New Free Google Business Profile audit for local businesses — limited slots available Claim yours →
The Review Makers Blog

Insights on Reviews,
Reputation & Growth

Expert strategies on online reviews, reputation management, local SEO, and AI search — to help your business get found and chosen.

AI & GEO

AI & GEO Brand mentions correlate with AI visibility about 3 times more strongly than backlinks in 2026

Brand Mentions Now Beat Backlinks 3-to-1 for AI Visibility

In AI search, brand mentions across the web correlate with visibility about 3x more strongly than backlinks. AI reads wh...

📅 September 27, 2026📖 8 minRead →
AI & GEO ChatGPT recommends only 1.2% of local businesses — 98.8% are invisible in AI search, even those ranking on Google

98.8% of Local Businesses Are Invisible to ChatGPT. Here's the Fix.

ChatGPT recommends only about 1.2% of local business locations — so 98.8% are invisible when someone asks AI for a rec...

📅 September 24, 2026📖 9 minRead →
AI & GEO AI answer box citing The Review Makers as the top-rated result for a best dentist near me search

AI Now Answers 87% of Searches. Here's How Local Businesses Still Get Found.

AI Overviews now appear on ~87% of business searches, and most end without a click. Here's how local businesses get cite...

📅 September 10, 2026📖 8 minRead →
AI & GEO AI Overviews are stealing 40% of your clicks — here's the 5-page template to win them back

AI Overviews are stealing 40% of your clicks — here's the 5-page template to win them back

Google AI Overviews now appear on 47% of US queries and reduce CTR even for cited sources. The fix isn't more content â€...

📅 May 19, 2026📖 5 minRead →
AI & GEO The 2026 AI Citation Report: How 500 brands actually show up inside ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity

The 2026 AI Citation Report: How 500 brands actually show up inside ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity

We pulled together six months of public AI-answer data covering 500 mid-market brands. The pattern of who gets cited and...

📅 May 12, 2026📖 7 minRead →
AI & GEO We asked ChatGPT 100 'best dentist near me' questions across 25 US cities — only 12% of practices got cited. Here's the pattern

We asked ChatGPT 100 'best dentist near me' questions across 25 US cities — only 12% of practices got cited. Here's the pattern

Most dental practices are invisible inside ChatGPT and Google AI answers — even when they dominate Google Maps. Our 10...

📅 April 28, 2026📖 6 minRead →
AI & GEO Google killed HowTo rich results in 2023 — should you still add HowTo schema in 2026?

Google killed HowTo rich results in 2023 — should you still add HowTo schema in 2026?

Most SEO blogs still parrot 'add HowTo schema' advice from 2019. Here's what actually happens in 2026 when you add it â€...

📅 March 15, 2026📖 5 minRead →

🔍 Compare Review Platforms

Stay Ahead of the Competition

Get weekly insights on reviews, reputation, and AI search — straight to your inbox. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

📬 The Reputation Brief

One 5-minute read a week.
Zero fluff. Real numbers.

The data we don't publish on the blog — fresh AI-citation studies, platform algorithm changes, FTC enforcement updates, and one client case-study every Tuesday morning.

4,200+
Reputation pros subscribed
98%
Open the first email
Weekly
Tuesdays · 5 min read
📬
Get the Tuesday Brief
Free · Unsubscribe in one click
🔒 No spam, ever 📨 One email per week
✅ You're in! Check your inbox to confirm — first Brief lands next Tuesday.