Free playbook · PDF · 16 pages
Local AI Presence Playbook
Your customers ask AI tools which local business to choose. This free playbook shows you how to get your business named in those answers. It is written in plain English for owners, not engineers.
- Read time
- 30 min
- Tasks this week
- 5
- Plan
- 30 days
- Cost
- Free
By Victor Ramayrat, Principal Consultant, A/GEO. Version 2026.10, October 30, 2026.
What you get
What does the playbook cover?
Everything a local business owner needs to start, in 16 short pages.
- How AI answers pick a business. The five conditions that make a business easy to name, and why one AI answer proves nothing.
- Where to start. A table that matches 13 common problems to a first step.
- Five tasks for this week. Most of them take no developer and no new budget.
- What to avoid. Guarantees, fake reviews, thin pages and other tactics that can hurt you.
- How to measure progress. Five levels, from correct facts up to qualified leads and revenue.
- A 30-day plan. A checklist for each week: Check, Fix, Publish, Track.
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Why does local AI presence matter now?
Many customers now ask an AI tool for a short list before they call or visit. If the answer does not name you, you are not on the list. And you do not see that lost lead in any report.
45%
of US consumers used AI tools for local business recommendations in 2026. In 2025, the number was 6%.
BrightLocal, Local Consumer Review Survey 2026, AI report of March 10, 2026. Survey of 1,002 US adults.
97%
of people who use AI for these recommendations sometimes compare them with real reviews. Your facts and reviews must agree everywhere.
BrightLocal, same report. Base: 455 people who used AI for local recommendations.
Look inside
Short pages, plain words, and tables and checklists that you can use the same day.
Who is the playbook for?
Businesses and nonprofits that serve customers in a city or region.
Get the free playbook- Owners of local businesses: home services, clinics, law and accounting firms, studios, salons and shops.
- Executive directors and staff at nonprofits that serve a local community.
- Office managers and marketers who keep the website and the Google Business Profile up to date.
- Agencies with local clients who want a plain guide to share before they start the work.
What should you do after you read it?
Measure first. Then do the work yourself, or let A/GEO do it with you.
- Free AI Visibility Score. 37 checks on your public pages in about 20 seconds. It shows what to fix first.
- AEO & GEO Starter Package. Home page schema and a section of questions and answers with matching schema, for $249 one time.
- Fractional AI Search & Content Growth Marketer. A marketer who runs the Check, Fix, Publish, Track loop for you each month.
- AI Visibility Engineering Playbook. The full 89-page method with 16 workstreams, for the people who do the work.
Questions about the playbook
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Is the Local AI Presence Playbook free?
Yes. The PDF is free. Enter your email address on this page. We email you a link to the playbook, and you can download it right after you submit the form.
Who is the playbook for?
It is for owners and leaders of businesses and nonprofits that serve customers in a local area. Examples are home services, clinics, law and accounting firms, studios, shops and community nonprofits. You do not need a technical background.
What is local AI presence?
Local AI presence is how often, and how correctly, AI tools name and describe your business when people ask for a business near them. AI tools include ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Gemini, Copilot, Claude and Perplexity.
How long does it take to read?
About 30 minutes. The five tasks for this week take about one working day. Most of them do not need a developer.
How is it different from the AI Visibility Engineering Playbook?
The Local AI Presence Playbook is the short version for the person who decides what to do. The AI Visibility Engineering Playbook has 89 pages and 16 workstreams for the marketers and engineers who do the work.
Does the playbook guarantee that AI tools name my business?
No. Nobody can guarantee a place in AI answers, because the answers change from one run to the next. The playbook shows how to make your business easier to find, understand, trust and recommend, and how to measure the result.
Can A/GEO do the work for me?
Yes. Start with the free AI Visibility Score. Then choose the Done For You package for a fast first fix, or the fractional AI Search & Content Growth Marketer to run the work each month.
Find out what AI says about you.
We ask leading AI answer engines the questions your customers ask. Then we show you who they name, and what to fix first. The check is free.