AI recommendations, checked
See who ChatGPT recommends instead of you.
Then see what to change. We ask ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity the questions your customers ask, free, usually in 1 to 3 minutes, and show you who they name and the first thing to fix. The full report adds Claude.
The full report isLaunch price $49, normally $99for the first 100 businesses. 100 left.See what you get
Built by Shaik Arif Hussain, local SEO and Google Business Profile consultant since 2019.
A customer asks
“best hair salon in Austin”
For a well-reviewed salon in Austin, Sable & Stone Salon is a frequent pick. It appears in several local city guides, and reviewers mention skilled cuts and colour work.
Juniper Hair Studio isn’t in this answer.
The same question, 4 AIs
- ChatGPTNamed Sable & Stone Salon instead
- GeminiNamed no one
- PerplexityNamed you
- ClaudeNamed you
Why it matters
Customers ask AI who to choose. It answers with a few names.
01
They ask.
“Who’s the best one near me?” Typed or spoken into an AI assistant, instead of a search box.
02
AI picks a few.
Not a page of ten links. A short list of businesses, each with a reason to choose it.
03
The rest never hear.
If you’re not on that list, that customer never sees your website, and you won’t know unless you check.
48 of 108
1.2%
The free scan shows which side of that list you’re on, in a few minutes.
What you get
Your report, in your own dashboard.
Pay once and we get to work. When your report is ready we email you, and it waits here: every question, every answer, who AI named instead of you, and what to fix first.
Juniper Hair Studio
Hair salon · Austin, TX · August 19, 2026
Your score
35 out of 100Rarely named
Named in 12 of 32 answers. Up 7 since the last report.
Action plan · start at the top
- Tell AI what you offer, in a form it can readAbout 1 hr+9
- Claim your Yelp listing and check your hours thereAbout 20 min+7
- Get listed on StyleSeatAbout 30 min+6
Questions · who AI named, one by one
| Question a customer might ask | ChatGPT | Gemini | Perplexity | Claude | Named you |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| best hair salon in AustinAsked often2 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named a rival instead | Gemini: Named no one | Perplexity: Named you | Claude: Named you | 2 of 4 |
| which hair salon in Austin takes walk-insAsked often0 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named no one | Gemini: Named no one | Perplexity: Named no one | Claude: Named a rival instead | 0 of 4 |
| best colourist in AustinAsked sometimes4 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named you | Gemini: Named you | Perplexity: Named you first | Claude: Named you | 4 of 4 |
| affordable hair salon in AustinAsked sometimes0 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named a rival instead | Gemini: Named a rival instead | Perplexity: Named no one | Claude: Named no one | 0 of 4 |
| hair salon in Austin open nowAsked often0 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named no one | Gemini: Named no one | Perplexity: Named no one | Claude: Named no one | 0 of 4 |
| top rated hair salon AustinAsked sometimes4 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named you | Gemini: Named you | Perplexity: Named you | Claude: Named you first | 4 of 4 |
| salon in Austin for curly hairAsked less1 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named no one | Gemini: Named no one | Perplexity: Named you | Claude: Named no one | 1 of 4 |
| walk in haircut AustinAsked less1 of 4 AIs named you | ChatGPT: Named a rival instead | Gemini: Named no one | Perplexity: Named no one | Claude: Named you | 1 of 4 |
| Times each AI named you, out of 812 of 32 in all | 2 of 8 | 2 of 8 | 4 of 8 | 4 of 8 | 12 of 32 |
Inside the report
Everything AI said about you, and what to do about it.
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Every answer, word for word.
Read exactly what each AI said, run by run, and the sites it used to say it.
ClaudeNamed you, secondHighly rated hair salons in Austin include Eastside Hair Co., known for precision cuts, and Juniper Hair Studio on South Congress, which reviewers praise for colour and balayage.
Sites it used: yelp.com · juniperhair.com
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Who AI names instead of you.
The businesses winning your customers’ questions, how often, and the reason AI gives for picking them.
- Sable & Stone Salon2 of 5 lost answersAI read its website more often than any other salon’s
- Eastside Hair Co.2 of 5 lost answersMore Google reviews than any other salon here
- Vine Street Studio1 of 5 lost answersThe highest Google rating here, from the fewest reviews
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The sites AI trusts.
Where each AI got its facts about you, and which of those pages are missing or out of date.
- yelp.comNot checkedUsed in 14 answers · Third-party source
- instagram.comNot checkedUsed in 11 answers · Third-party source
- google.comNot checkedUsed in 9 answers · Third-party source
- styleseat.comNot checkedUsed in 6 answers · Third-party source
04
What AI gets wrong.
Wrong hours, wrong city, wrong services: each one set against what your Google listing says.
- ChatGPT saidCloses at 5pm on weekdaysYour Google listing saysMonday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
- Perplexity saidA well-reviewed salon based in DallasYour Google listing saysGoogle lists this business in Austin, TX
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Code for your website, written for you.
The files that tell AI what you offer, filled in with your details. Paste them in, or send them to your web person.
llms.txtReady to paste# Juniper Hair Studio > Hair salon in Austin, TX. ## Services- Haircuts- Colour- Balayage- Curly cuts- Blow-dry
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See it move.
Add the monthly plan ($29 a month) and we run the full report again every month.
Last report28This report35+7 since last month. We email you when it moves.
Samples from a report for an invented salon, every figure made up. Your report quotes what AI really said about you.
What it costs
The full report is $49 for the first 100 businesses.
One payment, not a subscription. After the first 100, it’s $99. We email you when it’s ready, and it waits in your dashboard.
100 of 100 launch spots left · then $99
Not sure yet? The scan is free. 5 questions, asked once each. No card.
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Nobody can honestly promise you a place in AI answers, so we don’t. Want us to do the fixes? Email us at hello@answerthebusiness.com.
Full report · one business
- Questions your customers ask24
- AIs we askup to 4
- Times we ask each question3
- Answers read for youup to 288
- Every answer, word for wordIncluded
- Who AI names instead of youIncluded
- What AI gets wrong about youIncluded
- The sites each AI trustedIncluded
- Fixes, ranked by points won backIncluded
- Ready-to-paste code for your siteIncluded
One payment · no subscription · launch price, first 100 businesses
Why I built this
Shaik Arif Hussain
Founder, Answer the Business
I’ve helped local businesses get found since 2019.
As a local SEO and Google Business Profile consultant, I’ve taken more than 650 business profiles through suspensions, reinstatement, verification and ownership disputes.
Now the owners I work with ask a new question: what does AI say about us? Nobody could show them. So I built the thing I wanted to hand them: it asks AI the questions their customers ask, reads every answer, and shows what to fix, in plain words.
It won’t promise you a place in AI answers, because nobody honestly can. It shows you what’s true today, and what to change.
Questions
What owners ask before they buy.
Can you guarantee AI will name me?
No, and be sceptical of anyone who does. Nobody controls what an AI engine says. We show you exactly what the engines say today, who they name instead and what to fix, the way a rank tracker shows the gap without promising position one.
Why is the report $49?
It’s our launch price for the first 100 businesses, and 100 of those spots are left. After that, the report is $99. Same report either way.
Is the free scan really free?
Yes, and no card. It asks 5 questions once each across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity. You see your score straight away. Sign in with Google or an emailed code to see your whole free scan result, and we email you a copy.
What does the $49 report add?
The full report asks 24 questions 3 times each across up to 4 engines: the scan’s 3, plus Claude. It adds the word-for-word answers, the sites each engine leaned on, who gets named instead of you, and the full fix list ranked by the points each fix wins back.
What do I do with the report?
Work down the fix list from the top. Each fix says who usually does it (you, your front desk, or your web person), roughly how long it takes, and why it matters; the website fixes come with the files written out, ready to paste. If you’d rather someone did them for you, email hello@answerthebusiness.com.
How soon will AI name me after I fix things?
Nobody can promise when, or that it will. Each AI reads the web again on its own schedule, and some sources change sooner than others: your own site and Google listing are usually picked up before a directory that updates slowly. It can take weeks. The monthly plan runs the full report again each month, so you can see what moved.
My SEO agency handles this. Do I need it?
Maybe not. The report is a measurement, not a service: it shows which questions AI answers without you today and why, so whoever looks after your site and listings has a specific list to work from, and a way to see what changed.
Is this the same as ranking on Google?
No. Google ranks pages; an AI assistant writes one answer that names a few businesses, drawing on several sources at once, often your listing, reviews and directories as much as your site. Ranking well helps, but it doesn’t guarantee a mention.
How do you ask the AIs?
Through each AI’s own web search, over a direct connection, not the chat app. It’s the most repeatable way to measure, and close to what a person sees. It isn’t identical: apps personalise answers, and features roll out unevenly.
Why does the score change between runs?
Because the engines do. Ask the same question twice and you can get two different lists. That’s why the full report asks each question 3 times and tells you how many runs named you, instead of pretending one answer is the answer.
See who AI names instead of you.
Start with the free scan. If AI already names you, you’ll know in a few minutes, and you won’t need us. If it doesn’t, the full report is $49 while the launch spots last.