{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The GEO Show","title":"Local Businesses Are Invisible to AI","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/7b53bcf7\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2465,"description":"Welcome to Episode 63 of The GEO Show, the daily podcast on Generative Engine Optimization: how brands earn visibility, mentions and citations inside AI answers.\nParis Childress, founder of Hop AI and co-founder of GEOforge, is joined by Jonah Bautista, founder of Atlanta Pro Network, a local agency for home service contractors in Atlanta. Their topic: why so many local businesses are invisible to AI, and how to fix it.\nIn this episode:\n🔎 AI search is the new front door\nHomeowners are already asking ChatGPT and Google AI Mode who to hire, and most contractors have no idea whether they show up.\n🛠️ An audit tool built in Claude\nJonah's five question intake checks Google Maps and Semrush data and produces an AI visibility report in a few minutes. It also doubles as his best lead magnet.\n🏗️ The local GEO foundations\nGoogle Business Profile, consistent directory listings, schema, FAQs on every page, llms.txt, backlinks and a presence on Reddit.\n🤖 Agentic ads on commission\nParis imagines AI assistants like Meta Muse introducing an advertiser's sales agent into the chat, closing the deal without a click and taking a commission instead of charging per click.\n🧭 Why Jonah left e-commerce\nPlatform policy risk, account suspensions and why local GEO is the bigger opportunity right now.\nGuest: Jonah Bautista, Atlanta Pro Network\nSubscribe to The GEO Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or YouTube for a new episode every day.\n💬 Question: Have you checked how your business shows up in ChatGPT?\nWatch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/u7tPuTqO1Tc","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/7cDHOTKwTPJbamMzkSU5XMeYqbfRSPk5nMQ6zhbTeaI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kY2Ri/MGIyZjViNzJiODc5/ZGM5MmJhYmE4NmYx/MTVhYy5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}