Clarté Blog
Plain-English guides on getting your local business found and recommended by AI assistants.
Elon Musk on AI: 3 Interviews and What They Mean for Local Business Visibility
Three widely viewed Elon Musk interviews about AI, with quoted highlights and timestamps from the transcripts, plus what the ideas mean for how AI recommends local businesses.
How Do Google AI Overviews Choose Which Local Businesses to Mention?
What Google has said about AI Overviews, which sources they tend to draw on for local questions, and the practical steps a local business can take to be eligible.
How to Check If ChatGPT Recommends Your Business (A 20-Minute Test)
A simple, repeatable way to see whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI name your business when customers ask, and how to track it month to month.
Reviews and Citations: What AI Assistants Look At When Recommending Local Businesses
Which kinds of reviews, listings and mentions give AI assistants confidence to recommend a local business, and how to build them honestly.
Why Does ChatGPT Recommend My Competitor Instead of My Business?
If ChatGPT names your competitors but not you, the cause is usually what AI can find and confirm about each business. Here are the common reasons and what to fix first.