Short answer: you need content the AI models can read, structured for how they answer, and a way to check whether they're actually recommending you. That means SEO plus AEO (answer engine optimization) plus GEO (generative engine optimization) plus Local Search, plus nightly tracking to see if ChatGPT and Claude name your business.
## Why doesn't my website already show up in ChatGPT?
Because ChatGPT isn't Google. It doesn't rank ten blue links. It reads the web, decides what a business does, and picks one or two to name when someone asks. If your site has thin copy, no clear service pages, and no fresh content answering real customer questions, the model has nothing to grab. You get skipped.
Google rewards keywords and backlinks. AI assistants reward clarity: who you are, where you work, what you fix, and whether other pages on the web say the same thing about you.
## What actually gets a Cincinnati business named by ChatGPT?
Three things working together. First, content that answers the exact questions your customers ask, in your voice, published often enough that the models keep re-reading you. Second, local signals so a Cincinnati or Tri-State query pulls you and not a business in Indianapolis. Third, a feedback loop so you know when it's working and when it isn't.
That last part is the one most people skip. You can write blog posts for a year and never know if ChatGPT is picking you up. Without tracking, you're guessing.
## How does 513 AI's AI SEO Agent handle this?
The AI SEO Agent covers SEO, AEO, GEO, and Local Search in one product. Articles go out Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, written in your voice with a real editor reviewing before anything publishes. Every night it checks whether AI assistants like ChatGPT and Claude recommend your business, so you can watch the needle move instead of hoping.
It's $797/mo plus a $997 setup. Month-to-month, cancel anytime with 30 days notice. We ask clients to give it 90 days because content and AI indexing take time to compound, but there's no minimum term.
## What should I do before I hire anyone?
Ask ChatGPT yourself. Type in the query a customer would use: "best [your service] in Cincinnati," "who does [thing you do] in Northern Kentucky." See what comes back. Write down the businesses it names. That's your baseline. If you're in the list, you have a lead to protect. If you're not, you know the gap you're closing.
Then check your own site. Does a page clearly say what you do, who you serve, and where? If a stranger read it in 30 seconds, would they know? AI assistants are that stranger.
## What if I just want to hear how this works?
Book a free 15-minute call at cal.com/513ai-christian/15min, or call (513) 444-9330. No pitch. We'll pull up ChatGPT together, run a few queries for your business, show you what's already there, and tell you honestly whether the AI SEO Agent is the right starting point or if a smaller product makes more sense first. Built in the 513, for Cincinnati and the Tri-State.