The Vimina blog

Field notes on AI search and how restoration and auto-body businesses become the name the assistant recommends.

ChatGPT01

To Get Recommended by ChatGPT, You Have to Win Bing (Not Just Google)

Most local businesses optimize for Google and ignore Bing. That leaves the path into ChatGPT untouched.

Research02

Does ChatGPT Really Use Reddit to Pick Local Businesses? We Measured It

Reddit is a real lever for some AI engines and close to a dead end for others. The difference matters.

Reviews03

Before AI Recommends a Local Business, It Looks for One Thing: Reviews

Reviews and reputation are the most common things AI engines check before naming a local business.

Measurement04

Are Free GEO Scans Trustworthy? Here's What We Found When We Tested Them

A scan that checks once or twice may hand you a number, but there is a good chance that number is noise.

AI Search05

Your Google Reviews Are Great. So Why Doesn't AI Recommend You?

A strong Google presence is now half a visibility strategy. AI recommendations are a separate, winnable game.

Auto Body06

When Drivers Ask AI "Who Should Fix My Car?", Does Your Shop Come Up?

Auto body recommendations are still up for grabs, and AI engines pull from different sources to make the call.

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