AI visibility for home-service businesses

Homeowners with an emergency don't scroll ten blue links anymore — they ask ChatGPT or Gemini "who's the best HVAC company near me?" and call whoever it names. For plumbers, roofers, electricians and HVAC pros, that one-name answer is now a primary source of high-intent, ready-to-book jobs — and most local shops are invisible in it.

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Checks the AI-search readiness signals on your website. No signup. ~15 seconds.

FAQ

Do homeowners really use AI to find a plumber or HVAC company?Increasingly, yes — especially younger homeowners and anyone new to the area. AI assistants give a fast, confident recommendation for exactly the 'best [trade] near me' query that used to run through Google, and the conversion is higher because the model already vouched for you.

What gets a home-service business recommended by AI?Clean local entity signals (LocalBusiness schema, consistent NAP, a service-area page per city and trade, an llms.txt file), strong and consistent reviews on the platforms models trust, and citations in local 'best of' roundups. Cited is self-serve: enter a domain and get a 0–100 AI-search readiness score for your website, plus generated fixes (llms.txt, Organization and FAQ schema).

How do I check my shop's AI visibility?Run a free Cited scan — it checks the AI-search readiness signals on your website (crawler access, llms.txt, structured data and answer-ready content) and lists the fixes to make first. No signup to see the score, about 15 seconds.

See if AI recommends you — free

Most businesses score under 40/100 and have no idea. Find your score in 15 seconds, then fix it.

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