How-to
Does ChatGPT recommend my business?
More customers ask ChatGPT and other AI assistants for recommendations. Here is how to see whether your business is being named, and what tends to help.
Check it by hand
- 1. Open ChatGPT in a private window (so your own history does not shape the answer).
- 2. Ask the questions a new customer would ask, without your name: "Who is the best [service] in [city]?", "Which [product] should a small business use?"
- 3. Note whether you are named, and who is named instead.
- 4. Ask each question more than once. Answers vary from one ask to the next.
Or let AI Radar do it
AI Radar reads your homepage, writes 5 to 8 buying questions that do not include your name, asks each one, and shows whether you were named and who was named instead. The free Demo Trial includes one check using ChatGPT, with no card and no time limit. Paid plans check ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok on a schedule.
Why ChatGPT might not name you
- • Your website does not clearly say what you do, where, and for whom.
- • Few other sites (directories, reviews, local press) mention you.
- • Your business name is easy to confuse with another company.
- • Competitors are described more clearly or more often online.
What tends to help
No one can guarantee an AI assistant will recommend you. Anyone who promises that is overselling.
- • Say plainly on your homepage what you offer, where, and your prices if you can.
- • Keep your name, address and phone the same everywhere (Google Business Profile, directories).
- • Earn genuine mentions and reviews on sites customers already trust.
- • Re-check over time. One answer is a sample, not a verdict.
Questions
How do I know if ChatGPT recommends my business?
Ask it the questions a customer would ask, without your name, several times, or run the free AI Radar check in the Radar My Business Demo Trial (no card).
Can I pay to be recommended by ChatGPT?
No. Normal ChatGPT answers are not paid placements. Clear website content and genuine mentions elsewhere are what you can work on.
Does the free check cover Gemini, Claude and Grok?
The free check uses ChatGPT. Paid plans (from $29/mo) check ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and Grok.