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Why AI isn’t recommending you (yet)

Most people think they have an SEO problem. What they actually have is a visibility problem with AI. I see this a lot. A business has: a solid website decent traffic clear services But when you ask ChatGPT or Gemini: 👉 “Who should I hire for this?” They don’t show up. Not because they’re not good. Because AI doesn’t understand or trust what it’s reading. I tested this recently on a few sites (including my own). And the pattern was consistent: weak or unclear About pages no structured answers...

1️⃣ One Story: I Finally Stopped Treating ChatGPT Like a Junk Drawer For a long time, my ChatGPT looked like my desktop in 2012. Random ideas. Half-finished prompts. Very important thoughts living next to nonsense. Every time I opened it, I knew I’d asked something useful — I just couldn’t find it. The solution for this: Projects. 2️⃣ One Visibility Tip: Projects Work Because of Instructions and Files Projects aren’t just folders. They’re context containers. Two things make them powerful:...

One story I reviewed a site this week for a service-based business that was frustrated they weren’t being recommended by AI. They had solid services. Good reviews. Decent traffic. But when I asked ChatGPT who they were and who they help… the answer was vague. Why? Their About page was doing what most About pages do: talking around the business listing credentials without context focusing on personality instead of clarity Humans could skim it and “get the vibe.”AI couldn’t tell who to...

One Story: “We Just Opened — Why Can’t Anyone Find Us?” On a recent client call, I was talking with a local service-based business that opened a second location in 2025. They said something I hear pretty often from businesses: “Our original location does great… but the new one isn’t showing up anywhere. It feels like we don’t exist.” So we pulled up the data. Their original location? Steady searches, consistent traffic, busy office, solid brand recognition. The new location? Barely any...

1️⃣ One Story: “Why is my business not recommended in ChatGPT? Over the last few months, I kept hearing the same thing from smart, established business owners: “We’re ranking on Google… so why isn’t ChatGPT mentioning us at all?” At first, people assumed something was broken. SEO penalty? AI bias? Bad luck? But after dozens of AI audits, the pattern became clear: AI wasn’t ignoring them.AI just didn’t understand them well enough to recommend them. Once we saw this pattern clearly, we knew our...

1-1-1 by Meg One story. One visibility insight. One simple next step.Found With AI 1 — One Story: AI Doesn’t Show Lists Anymore A few weeks ago, a client said something that stopped me in my tracks: “I’m ranking on Google… so why isn’t ChatGPT mentioning me at all?” That’s the shift we’re in right now. AI tools like ChatGPT and Google’s AI Overviews don’t return lists the way traditional search does.They make recommendations. And if your business isn’t being recommended, it’s usually not...

1 — One Story: “Wait… Where Did That GPT Go?” Last week, a client asked me a question I’ve been hearing more and more: “Meg, I have like… 17 custom GPTs and 6 Projects. I cannot tell what is doing what.” Same, friend. Same. I remember the first time I realized I had created a tiny AI kingdom with no actual organization.I had a Content Planner GPT… a Writer GPT… a Voice GPT… two “final draft” chats… and five versions of the same SEO project scattered everywhere like digital laundry. Every time...

Hey there! Welcome to the very first edition of my new newsletter, Found by AI — your Sunday scoop on how to make AI your business’s new best friend. And since it’s the holiday season, let me kick things off with a little Thanksgiving story. 🍞 How I Used AI to Save My Bread Recipe My sister Molly hosted Thanksgiving this year (she lives super close, so thankfully we didn’t have to travel far). I was in charge of bringing mac n’ cheese, cinnamon apples, and, of course, bread. Now, full...

Hello Reader I hope your summer’s been full of slow afternoons, pool time, and great books. ☀️📚 Mine? A total blur. I can’t believe it’s almost August. 😅 Search Party on Pause...for now I wanted to let you know I’m pressing pause on Search Party. Why? Because the resource library is based on traditional Google SEO, and honestly… it’s aging fast. It’s only six months old, but I’d estimate 80% of the content is already outdated. 🤯 Right now, I’m deep in the world of AI search—and I haven’t had...

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👏🏼 Clapping Dog Media Growth Tips that Work Hey Reader Before we dive into this week's lead generation tip, I want to celebrate some absolute rockstars from the Search Party who are crushing it right now. Meet KK: From Ads to Organic in Just 3 Months KK runs a clean skincare brand and joined us in January. She earned our "most enthusiastic" award by: • Watching all the videos • Implementing what she learned • Showing up to weekly sessions • Asking all the right questions The result? Just 3...