Juniper Hair Studio
Hair salon · Austin, TX
- Website
- juniperhair.com
- Prepared
- August 19, 2026
- AIs we asked
- ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude
- Questions
- 8 customer questions × 4 AIsThis sample shows 8 to keep it short. A full report asks 24.
- Asked
- 3 times each
- Prepared by
- Answer the Business
- What’s inside
- Who AI names instead of you, what it gets wrong, and every fix with who usually does it. We ask each AI through its official connection, not the chat app, so what a person sees can differ a little.
In short
We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude 8 questions a customer might ask, 3 times each. Counting each question once per AI (32 in all), AI recommended Juniper Hair Studio in 12 (first in 2) and recommended a rival instead in 5, most often Sable & Stone Salon and Eastside Hair Co. AI repeated two wrong facts about you. Your score is 35 out of 100: rarely named. The fix worth the most (+9 points) is to tell AI what you offer, in a form it can read. Who usually does it: your web person.
Also inside: one answer word for word, where ChatGPT named Sable & Stone Salon and not you; how you compare with the rivals AI names most; a 30-day plan sorted by who does each fix; and your website’s AI setup, with corrected files to paste.
Findings
How to read this
The few things that matter most, in plain sentences. Each one comes from the answers further down, so you can check it there.
- 1
AI named a rival instead of you in 5 of 32 answers.
Sable & Stone Salon took 2 of them, Eastside Hair Co. 2, and Vine Street Studio 1.
- 2
You’re named for “best colourist in Austin” and “top rated hair salon Austin”.
No AI named you for 3 of 8 questions, including “which hair salon in Austin takes walk-ins”.
- 3
Two AIs repeat wrong facts about you.
ChatGPT says “Closes at 5pm on weekdays”. Perplexity says “A well-reviewed salon based in Dallas”.
- 4
Score
How to read this
A number from 0 to 100. Under 40 means AI rarely names you, 40 to 69 sometimes, 70 and over usually. Each small square below is one question put to one AI, and the seven checks that add up to the number are at the bottom of this section.
35/ 100
Your AI visibility score: how often AI names you when customers ask.
Rarely named, so far.
AI named you in 12 of 32 answers, and named a rival instead in 5.
Start with fix 1: tell AI what you offer, in a form it can read
The 32 answers behind the number
Question by question
How to read this
Each row is a question a customer might ask. Each column is an AI. Read across a row to see which AIs recommended you for that question. We asked each AI every question three times, and each square shows your best result from those tries. “Recommended instead” under a question names the business an AI picked when it didn’t pick you. “Read what each AI said” under a question opens every answer to it, word for word.
- Named you first
- You were the first business it recommended.
- Named you
- You were in the answer, but not first.
- Named a rival instead
- It recommended another business and not you. Circled in pen.
Who AI names instead of you
Each rival AI recommended instead of you, and the questions where it did.
How to read this
The boxes beside each name count the answers it took from you, out of every answer a rival won. “Named for” lists those questions, with the AI in brackets.
- 1Sable & Stone Salon2 of 5 lostAI read its website more often than any other salon’s.Named for: “best hair salon in Austin” (ChatGPT), “affordable hair salon in Austin” (ChatGPT)
- 2Eastside Hair Co.2 of 5 lost
Why rivals win
What we measured about you and the rivals AI names most. These are things we could count, not every reason an AI might pick one business over another.
How to read this
One row per business. “Recommended” counts the answers that named that business; for a rival, only the ones that left you out. “Named first” counts the ones that put it at the top. Every try counts here, so these numbers run higher than the squares on the board. Rating and reviews are from Google. “AI read their site” counts answers in which an AI read that business’s own website. Schema and llms.txt are explained in section 10. “Not checked” means we couldn’t find or open it, not that it’s missing.
| Business | Recommended | Named first | Google rating | AI read their site | Schema | llms.txt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper Hair StudioYou | Recommended26 |
The sites AI trusts about you
How to read this
Before an AI answers, it often reads other websites, such as review sites and directories. These are the ones it used most when it talked about you, and how many times. We don’t check what each site says; a listing you can claim is one you can correct.
| Site | Times AI used it | Status | What we found |
|---|---|---|---|
| yelp.com | 14 times AI used it | Not checked | Third-party source |
| instagram.com | 11 times AI used it | Not checked | Third-party source |
What AI said, and what’s true
How to read this
On the left, what an AI said about you. On the right, what your Google listing says. The label under each claim is how much it could cost you: a wrong closing time can send a customer elsewhere.
ChatGPT said
Closes at 5pm on weekdays
High
What’s true
Monday: 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Google listing
Perplexity said
A well-reviewed salon based in Dallas
Medium
What’s true
Google lists this business in Austin, TX
Google listing
Gaps and fixes
How to read this
Each row is one gap we found and the fix for it, the fix worth the most points first. “Who” says who usually does that fix, so you can forward the row to them. Points are on the same 0 to 100 scale as your score: +6 means today’s score would be 6 higher if that gap were already closed. It’s worked out from today’s answers, not a forecast, and nobody can promise how AI will answer next month.
Gap foundYour site doesn’t spell out your details for AI
Your homepage doesn’t give your address, hours or services in a form AI reads directly, so AI has to guess them from your pages.
Start here. This one fix moves the most.
Read the guide: Tell AI what you offer, in a form it can readYour 30-day plan
How to read this
The fixes from section 08, sorted by who does them, as a checklist. Tick each one off as it’s done, or print this page and tick it by hand. Thirty days is a pace we suggest, not a promise: AI can take longer than that to notice a change, and nobody can promise how it will answer.
You, this week
Changes you make yourself, on your Google profile and the sites that list you.
- Claim and correct your listing on yelp.comYou, on that site · 20 minRead the guide: Claim your Yelp listing and check your hours there
- Claim or create a StyleSeat profileYou, on that site · 30 minRead the guide: Get listed on StyleSeat
Send to your web person
Changes to your website. Forward this list with section 10, which has the files ready to paste.
- llms.txt + LocalBusiness schemaYour web person · 1 hrRead the guide: Tell AI what you offer, in a form it can read
- A page per service, not one Services pageYou write it, your web person posts it · 2 hrsRead the guide: Give each service its own page
- Make name, address and phone match GoogleYour web person · 15 min
Ongoing
Habits rather than one-off jobs. Start this week and keep going.
- Request reviews that name specific servicesYou and your front desk, asking customers · Ongoing
This is a sample, so ticks here aren’t saved.
Want us to do the fixes? Email us at hello@answerthebusiness.com.
Your website’s AI setup
What your homepage tells AI and search engines about you, checked against your Google listing, then a corrected version of each part, ready to paste.
How to read this
There are two parts. Schema is a hidden block of labelled facts (name, phone, address, hours) in your homepage that search engines and AI read without guessing; it matters more. llms.txt is a separate plain-text summary written for AI. It’s low impact: Google doesn’t use it, and no AI company has promised to read it. “✓ Right” matches, “Missing” and “Differs” are what to fix, and “Note” is worth a look. You don’t need to understand the code: send the boxes to whoever looks after your website.
We read https://juniperhair.com/ on August 19, 2026.
Business details for AI and search engines (schema)
- Differs
Your schema describes you as Organization, which says "a company", not "a place customers can visit". A LocalBusiness type (HairSalon) is the one that carries your address and hours.
- Your site
- Organization
- Should say
- HairSalon
- ✓ Right
Your schema's business name matches Google.
Prepared August 19, 2026 · example · answerthebusiness.comJuniper Hair Studio · Sample
