The Kodo blog covers how small business owners (and the agencies that help them) can show up when neighbors ask an AI assistant for a recommendation. We write about what's actually changing in local search, what to do about it, and how the same fixes that help you on Google also help you on ChatGPT, Gemini, Siri, and Perplexity.
Below is the first batch of posts, split into two tracks: practical guides for owners running a shop, and deeper pieces for marketers and agencies building a Generative Engine Optimization practice.
For small business owners
Plain-English guides for owners. Start with the free check, then read the piece that matches what you're worried about.
How Kodo works
The three-step version. We ask the five major AI assistants the questions a neighbor would ask, then hand you a one-screen report with your grade, three specific fixes, and a side-by-side with one local competitor.
Why AI visibility matters for small businesses
More than half of consumers now ask AI to recommend a local business, up from 19% the year before. Here's what the change to AI-first local discovery means for the shop at the end of the street.
Is my business on ChatGPT?
ChatGPT recommends roughly 1 in 100 local businesses for any category. Here's how to find out today whether you're on the list, and the four-source fix if you're not.
What does ChatGPT say about my business?
Beyond yes or no. The actual sentence ChatGPT writes when a customer asks about your shop, why it sometimes gets your phone number or hours wrong, and how to clean the sources it reads from.
Business not showing up on Google?
Six reasons your shop is missing from Google or Maps, ranked by impact. Most of the fixes are free and take less than an hour, and most of them also help you show up on ChatGPT.
Why does AI recommend my competitor and not me?
The most common question owners ask. Your rival isn't doing anything magic, they have cleaner signals across the sources AI reads. Here's why, and the prioritized fix list to flip it this week.
Why AI can't find your business
AI assistants don't crawl your shop. They read a short list of listing databases (Google, Yelp, Apple Maps, Bing Places, and the one nobody claims: Foursquare). The full list, and how to claim every one for free.
How to get your business on Siri and Apple Maps
Siri reads Apple Maps. If you're not on it, Siri literally can't name you. The free step-by-step to claim your business on Apple Business Connect so you show up when people ask their phone.
For marketers and agencies
Reference material for teams running GEO programs. Definitions, buyer guides, and head-to-heads built from the 2024-2026 research.
Generative Engine Optimization explained
The 2026 definition of GEO: what it is, the citation signals AI assistants weight, the KDD 2024 research it's built on, and how mention rate, citation share, and answer position replace blue-link ranking.
GEO vs SEO vs AEO
A side-by-side of what each discipline optimizes for, the signals it weights, the metrics it ships against, and the tactics that actually move the needle. The clean reference you can send a stakeholder.
Kodo vs Profound
An honest comparison of two AI visibility platforms. Where Profound is the safer enterprise pick, where Kodo's real-time alerts and transparent GEO scoring win, and how to choose for your team.
How to track your brand in ChatGPT
A practical guide to monitoring brand mentions in ChatGPT in 2026. The free manual method that works for one or two queries, the paid tools worth the money, and what most pages get wrong about how ChatGPT actually cites.
Picking an LLM visibility tracker in 2026
What an LLM visibility tracker actually does, the features that separate the leaders from the rest, and the honest tradeoffs between Profound, Otterly, Peec, AthenaHQ, Ahrefs Brand Radar, and Kodo.
AI share of voice, explained
The definition, the formula, and the benchmarks. What AI share of voice captures that older SEO metrics miss, how to calculate it without making the common mistakes, and how to use it as your north-star KPI.
New posts land here when there's something useful to say, not on a schedule. If you want to skip the reading and just see where your shop stands today, the free check on the home page takes about thirty seconds.
What does the Kodo blog cover?
Two tracks. The owner track is practical guides on showing up in ChatGPT, Gemini, Siri, and Google for small local businesses: how to check where you stand, why your shop might be missing, and the fixes that move the needle. The agency track is deeper Generative Engine Optimization material for marketers: definitions, head-to-heads with other tools, buyer guides, and the metrics worth tracking.
How often do you publish?
We publish when there's something useful to say, not on a calendar. We'd rather post one piece a month that's accurate and stays accurate than four pieces a month that go stale by Christmas.
Where should a small business owner start?
Start with How Kodo works for the three-step version of the product, then read Is my business on ChatGPT for the yes-or-no version of the question most owners are really asking. If you can't be found on Google either, the Business not showing up on Google piece walks through the six most common reasons.
Where should a marketer or agency start?
Start with Generative Engine Optimization explained for the pillar definition, then read GEO vs SEO vs AEO to see how the three disciplines fit together. If you're picking a tool, the LLM visibility tracker buyer guide and the Kodo vs Profound head-to-head will save you a few demos.
Can I get notified about new posts?
We don't run a newsletter yet. The fastest way to see new material is to check back here, or to follow the company on the social links in the footer. If you're on a paid Kodo plan, we include new owner-facing pieces in the monthly report email when they're relevant to your category.