How to get ChatGPT to recommend your business
No form or fee gets you recommended. These steps make a business easier for ChatGPT to find and describe, from crawler access to a monthly re-check.
Guides
Plain steps for getting a small business named by ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. No promises, no invented numbers.
Does Google AI Overviews show local businesses?
Sometimes: Google decides query by query. What is known about AI Overviews and local searches, and the steps a local business can take.
AI visibility checklist for small businesses
A plain checklist for being found by ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews: reachable, clear, consistent, trusted and measured.
How to claim a business in ChatGPT
Claiming a business in ChatGPT happens in Business Hub, and only a person allowed to represent the business can do it. OpenAI's help article lists phone, email, a DNS TXT record, or Shopify, then identity verification with Persona. The article says review time varies. Claiming does not control ChatGPT's own recommendations.
How the check works
The check calls API products, not the consumer apps. ChatGPT uses OpenAI's Responses API with the shopper's city. Gemini uses the Gemini API when that engine is on. Google AI Overview text comes from Bright Data when Google returns one. The same question can change on the next run, so the report shows a count rather than a standing.