Google's new AI search mode answers conversational questions directly instead of showing blue links. Home service businesses now need locally-focused content that matches how people actually describe their problems, like "my thermostat keeps shutting off" instead of "HVAC repair near me."
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60-second AI search masterclass for home service businesses. 3 months ago, Google changed their search results to show AI mode when you actually search something. So now people are not going to blue links on Google search engine results page. They're actually using AI mode to search. Now the average search has 3 times more words in it. Before it was HVAC repair near me. Now people are asking conversational questions like, my thermostat is on and the fan is blowing, but no cold air is coming out. This is the conversation that people are having with AI platforms now, and you have to be creating content to be shown when they ask the questions in your local area. This is how you build trust. This is how you build share of voice. You get mention rate, and this is how they end up working with you in the new era of search. You need to start creating content based off of real conversation.