Many businesses skip claiming their Google Business Profile, a mistake that costs them visibility in both search results and AI answers. ChatGPT and Gemini pull from maps data to answer local questions, so a claimed profile with reviews is what actually shows up.
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And it's also, you know, it's also important to like claim your Google, whatever they want to call that now, your Google Business Page, Business Profile, used to be Google My Business. It amazes me how many businesses do not claim that on the internet, and it's super important for your— I guess it's— I think it's important for your SEO, but it's definitely important for your visibility.
Exactly. And local businesses absolutely winning in these AI changes because ChatGPT relies on Bing Maps, Gemini AI mode rely on Google Maps. Anytime there is local intent, ask whether it's search results, whether it's AI platform, Maps with all those claimed profiles and reviews would always show up. So