Insights on AI search optimization and getting your brand recommended by AI engines.
Perplexity AI citations of Yelp pages increased 23% in April 2026. Yelp is now the 7th most-cited domain across all AI engines. Here's what local businesses should do about it.
AI search traffic grew 527% last year. Your agency clients will ask about it. Here's the exact playbook to package, price, and sell AI visibility as a new service line.
AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity cite specific directories when recommending businesses. Yelp, Wikipedia, and Reddit top the list. Here's what that means for your visibility.
70% of business discovery prompts are brand-agnostic. ChatReady's Prompt DNA research reveals why most AI visibility tools test the wrong prompts.
58% of consumers now ask AI instead of Google for recommendations. Here's how to check if ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude actually recommend your business. Takes 5 minutes.
ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini recommend businesses differently than Google ranks them. Learn the 6 signals AI engines use and why so many businesses are invisible.
GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is how businesses get recommended by AI engines. 31% of businesses are effectively invisible to AI engines.
Original data from the ChatReady 100-business study (median small business appears in 10.4% of AI answers) plus key third-party AI search statistics for 2026.
AI engines don't rank pages: they synthesize answers from dozens of sources. Here's what the research says about how they choose which brands to cite.
GEO is how businesses get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini. Learn what it is, how it differs from SEO, and the research-backed strategies that actually work.