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The Vimina blog

Notes on AI search and how urgent-search local 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.

Research07

We Ran 1,296 AI Searches Across DFW. Here Is the Engine We Built to Do It.

Before we sold anything, we built a measurement engine: 280 query units, 1,944 jobs, 10,279 audited citations, and a scoring model you can check our math on.

Restoration08

Who Does AI Name for Water Damage in DFW? We Counted 2,719 Citations.

We measured 2,719 AI citations for restoration searches across eight DFW cities. One franchise dominates, and the rest of the field is wide open.

Collision09

When AI Picks a Body Shop in DFW, Aggregators Are Beating the Shops

We measured 2,219 AI citations for collision and auto repair searches in DFW. The most-cited names are not shops. They are aggregators.

Junk Removal10

AI Has Already Picked Its Favorite Junk Removal Companies in DFW

We measured 2,647 AI citations for junk removal searches in DFW. The winners are national brands, and the levers are four profiles most local haulers never claim.

Home Services11

Home Services Is the Most Wide-Open Sector in DFW's AI Answers

We measured 2,694 AI citations for home services searches in DFW. No sector's answers were more scattered, and scattered answers are answers nobody owns yet.

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