More and more people ask ChatGPT, Claude or Perplexity before they call anyone. We check whether those assistants recommend your company, show you who they recommend instead, and fix what's keeping you out of the answer.
Here are a few well-reviewed local companies that offer emergency furnace repair:
…and your company isn't on the list.
of consumers now use AI tools to find local business recommendations, up from 6% a year earlier.
times AI assistants recommended one Columbus HVAC company with 1,600+ five-star-average reviews. A competitor got 23.
checked side by side: ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity, each with live web search, asked the questions your customers actually ask.
AI answers change from one question to the next, so a single check means nothing. We ask every question repeatedly across every major assistant and report how often you come up.
“Best furnace repair in your city.” “Emergency plumber open on weekends.” “Who installs heat pumps?” Asked 3 times each, on 3 different assistants.
How often you were recommended, who was recommended instead, question by question, plus the actual answer a homeowner saw.
We fix the things AI assistants draw on: your directory profiles, review flow, service pages and listing consistency. Then we re-check every month.
Three Columbus HVAC companies with 1,000 to 1,600 Google reviews each were recommended in 0 or 1 of 72 AI answers. Reviews matter, but AI assistants also lean on directory profiles, service pages and how consistently your business shows up across the web.
In our Columbus scan, when assistants cited sources, the most common were directory profiles like BBB, Birdeye, HomeAdvisor and Angi, along with company websites.
Complete, current, consistent profiles on the sites assistants cite most often.
Automatic review requests after each job, so recent reviews mention the work you do: “furnace repair,” “same-day,” “no heat.”
Clear pages for emergency service, furnace repair, heat pumps and water heaters in the towns you serve.
Mismatched listings make it harder for assistants to connect your reviews to your business.
No long contracts. You'll see the numbers before and after.
No, and be wary of anyone who says they can. AI answers vary from run to run. What we can do is measure your recommendation rate honestly, fix the things assistants rely on, and show you whether the number moves.
It overlaps, but it's not the same. Google ranks pages; AI assistants summarize what many sources say about you and name a few companies. Directory profiles, reviews and consistent listings tend to matter more than keyword rankings.
Not for the snapshot. That's built entirely from public information. For the Fix Sprint we'll ask you to add us as a manager on profiles like Google Business Profile, which you can remove at any time.
We're starting with HVAC and plumbing companies in Columbus, Ohio and Knoxville, Tennessee. If you're elsewhere, reach out anyway.
Tell us who you are and where you work. You'll get your free one-page AI snapshot within two business days.