Get Found.
Get Chosen.
Get Booked.
Build awareness of your local business, compete for top Google and Google Maps rankings, and turn discovery into appointments. Get found when customers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Claude who to call.
Discover questions your customers could ask ChatGPT about your business, then get a free audit with Chris to improve how you get found.
Found on Google Maps
Show up when customers search near them.
Recommended by AI
Be the answer when they ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Claude.
Found Near You
Dentists, HVAC, plumbers and more: more calls, more appointments.
More Awareness. More Appointments.
Build Awareness
Become a familiar name when local customers search or ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. Build a clear, trusted presence around what your business does best.
Climb the Search Results
Compete for top positions on Google and Google Maps for the searches that matter to your business. Focus on customers looking for what you offer, right where you work.
Turn Interest Into Appointments
Give people a clear reason to choose you and an easy next step to call or book. Measure progress in qualified inquiries and appointments—not just website traffic.
Be the business people discover when they ask AI.
Your next customer may ask ChatGPT or Claude for help choosing a dentist, finding an HVAC company or comparing local contractors. We help make your business easier to find, understand and consider when those tools search the web.
What is answer engine optimization?
Answer engine optimization (AEO) means making your expertise and business information useful to tools that give answers, not just lists of links. Large language models (LLMs) power tools such as ChatGPT and Claude; their web-search features can draw on public pages and cite sources.
This is not a replacement for SEO. It connects clear website content, local credibility and search accessibility with the questions customers ask before they buy.
The goal isn't just an AI mention. It's a qualified customer who understands why to choose you—and knows how to reach you.
Answer the questions that lead to a call.
Explain what you do, who you help, where you work and what happens next. Build useful answers around real customer concerns—not pages stuffed with keywords.
Give AI a business it can understand.
Make your services, service area, experience and contact details clear and consistent across your website and public business profiles. Check whether search tools can actually read your pages.
Build evidence beyond your own website.
Strengthen genuine reviews, relevant local listings and credible mentions. Compare answers for selected customer questions over time, keeping the question, location and source so a single answer isn't mistaken for a ranking.
No one can guarantee a ChatGPT or Claude recommendation. Answers vary by question, location and whether web search is used. A search-ready website is not proof that an AI tool currently recommends your business.
02 / GOOGLE SEARCH & GOOGLE MAPS
Show up where local customers are ready to act.
A search for “dentist near me” or “AC repair” is different from a casual website visit. We help you compete for those high-intent searches across Google Maps and Google's regular search results, then turn discovery into calls, appointments and estimate requests.
Google Maps & Business Profile
Your Google Business Profile—formerly Google My Business—is your storefront in Maps. Accurate categories, services, hours, contact details and genuine reviews help customers understand and choose your business. We work toward stronger local map positions, including the top spot where achievable.
Google says local results depend mainly on relevance, distance and prominence. Nobody can control how far away a searcher is.
Google search & your website
Help the right service pages show up when someone searches for what you offer. We focus on useful service and location content, readable pages, clear internal links and a website Google can find and understand—not hundreds of near-identical city pages.
Then make the visit count: visible phone numbers, a clear reason to choose you and an easy appointment or estimate request.
Google's guidance says the same SEO foundations apply to AI Overviews and AI Mode. There is no special AI markup or secret submission that guarantees inclusion—or a number-one ranking.
LOCAL BUSINESS. REAL CUSTOMER QUESTIONS.
Built for the businesses people need close to home.
Local dentists
“Which dentist near me helps nervous patients?”
Explain the care you actually offer, your location and what a first appointment involves. Make it easy for a patient to call.
HVAC businesses
“Who repairs air conditioners in my area?”
Show your real repair services, service area and availability. Help a homeowner go from a search to a service request.
Construction & home services
“How do I choose a local remodeling contractor?”
Show relevant projects, your process and verified credentials. Give someone a clear path to request an estimate.
Why work with Chris Mefford?
Chris brings 20 years in marketing, is a best-selling author and ran one of the world's largest websites, with 1.2 billion pages. His focus is getting businesses found and turning that attention into action.
Get a practical plan that joins Google Maps, Google search, AI discovery and website conversions. Current research and AI-assisted analysis support the work; clear priorities and real business outcomes guide it. No jargon-heavy report left for you to figure out alone.
Research behind this approach
- Google: how local ranking works — relevance, distance and prominence.
- Google Search Central: AI features and your website — established SEO practices, not special AI markup.
- OpenAI: search crawlers — search access and model-training access are different controls.
- Anthropic: Claude web search — web answers can include source citations.
03 / REDDIT & COMMUNITY DISCOVERY
AI answers don't stop
at your website.
Neither should you.
Reddit is where people compare businesses, ask follow-up questions and share experiences. Those conversations can become sources for AI answers—not just another social feed.
If relevant conversations never include your business or expertise, you're missing a place customers—and AI search tools—could discover you. We help dentists, HVAC companies and contractors find those openings and contribute something worth reading.
Explore Reddit management for your businessFind the conversations you're missing
Look for service questions, local recommendations and competitor mentions in relevant communities.
Make your expertise part of the answer
Contribute useful, openly affiliated answers where professional participation is welcome.
Connect visibility to real inquiries
Track Reddit referrals and observed AI citations separately. No fake customers, purchased votes or manufactured popularity.
Reddit is a potential discovery channel, not a shortcut to a guaranteed Google ranking or ChatGPT recommendation.
Get Found. Build Trust. Get Booked.
We check what AI says about you
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google about your business and your competitors, and show you exactly where you're missing.
We fix your foundations
Google Business Profile, listings, reviews, and your website get cleaned up so search engines and AI tools trust what they read about you.
We build your AI reputation
We publish clear answers about your services and get you mentioned on the local sites and directories AI tools pull from.
Turn discovery into bookings
Make it easy for interested customers to call or request an appointment. Track inquiries alongside search rankings and AI mentions to see what is moving your business forward.
Local businesses, launched
Search rankings that are out of this world.
Finalist for the 2025 Search Engine Land Awards
We're one of only five SEO teams in the United States recognized by the Search Engine Land Awards. You get award-winning SEO at a local business price.
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Mission Reports
Local High-End Cosmetic Dentist
Organic Traffic
- •In 90 days they went from page four of Google to page one
- •In four months, they ranked in the top 5
- •In six months, they ranked for over 100 keywords
Non-Alcoholic Bottle Shop
Organic Traffic
- •In 60 days, ranked on page one of Google in all major categories
- •30 days later they were discoverable on ChatGPT + Anthropic
- •In six months, they ranked for over 300 keywords
Global HR Business
Qualified Leads
- •Went from 100K impressions a year to 30M
- •Went from 30 leads a year to 365
- •Added 500 landing pages in 12 months
Start-Up Home Appraisal Business
Growth
- •Built 100 pages at launch
- •Went from 0 impressions to 10K in two months
- •Now averaging two jobs per week
*Shared with permission from Qontent Agency (qontentagency.com). These are their real client outcomes.
Your Next Appointment Starts With Being Found
Find practical local-search opportunities on your website, including AI search readiness. See useful findings first, then choose whether to request a free report.
Missions Deployed
Keywords Tracked
Mission Success Rate
"They actually move the needle"
Real words from people we work with.
Speed & Execution
They move at a pace I didn't think was possible
"Traditional agencies take weeks to do what these guys do in days. We had a client emergency where we needed to pivot strategy fast—they turned it around in 72 hours. That kind of responsiveness is unheard of in SEO."
Sarah K.
Agency Owner
Finally, an agency that doesn't drag their feet
"We launched 50+ optimized pages in the first month. With our previous vendor, that would've taken 6 months and cost 3X more. The AI-powered workflow isn't hype—it's real, and it shows in the output."
Michael T.
Marketing Director
Transparency & Communication
No more black box SEO
"I can log in any time and see exactly what they're doing. The dashboard shows every change, every ranking shift, every piece of content. My previous agency sent me a PDF once a month with vague 'progress updates.' This is night and day."
Jennifer M.
CMO
They actually tell you when something isn't working
"Most vendors make excuses or hide behind jargon. These guys said, 'That keyword strategy isn't performing—here's what we're changing and why.' That level of honesty builds trust fast."
David P.
Agency Partner
Featured Testimonial
"They transformed our entire digital presence"
"Within 3 months of working with YourBestSeo.com, our organic traffic increased by 340%. The ROI has been incredible. Their team feels like an extension of our own."
Amanda Thomas
Dentist
Get clarity on your AI visibility.
Start with the free Local Search Opportunity Check, then request help with your findings. Or contact us directly about getting found on ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google Maps.
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