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    How do AI Overviews and tools like ChatGPT affect local SEO?

    LocalHero editorialUpdated July 24, 20262 min read

    AI Overviews and chat based search tools now answer many local questions directly, so businesses need clear, direct content that these tools can quote and cite.

    This is on top of, not instead of, ranking well in traditional Google search and the Map Pack. Clear, well structured answers on your site make it more likely an AI tool will mention your business by name.

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