The way people find local businesses has changed. They're not searching — they're asking AI. Found Local helps small businesses, nonprofits, and career-driven professionals across southern Ohio show up when it matters most.
Most people in your community already want to support local businesses. The problem is that when they ask ChatGPT, Google's AI, or Siri for a recommendation — many great local businesses simply don't come up. Not because they aren't good. Because AI doesn't know enough about them to recommend them with confidence.
That's the local discovery gap. And it's fixable.
Most local businesses are missing at least one of these. Many are missing all three.
Your business information must be accurate and consistent everywhere AI looks — Google, Apple Maps, directories, your own website. Start with the GPS test: search your business on two different map apps. Do they agree?
AI recommends businesses it can verify are real, active, and well-regarded. Reviews, responses, media mentions, and owner visibility all send trust signals that AI weighs when deciding who to recommend.
AI answers conversational questions. Your business needs language that matches how people actually ask — specific, natural, and clear about who you serve and where you are. FAQs, blog posts, and plain-language descriptions all help.
"The intention to shop local already exists. AEO is the missing bridge between that intention and your front door."
— Found Local · L2 Studio, LLC
The fastest way to find out if your most basic information is working for you or against you.
Open your favorite map app — Google Maps, Apple Maps, Waze — and search your business name. What address comes up? Is it correct? Now open a second app and search again. Do they say the same thing?
If your GPS apps don't agree on where you are, neither does AI. And a business AI isn't confident about is a business AI won't recommend.
The Found Local scorecard covers all three pillars across 20 items. Each gap you find is an opportunity to get in front of the people already looking for exactly what you offer.
Score yourself across findable, trustworthy, and describable. See your gaps clearly. Know exactly where to start.
Score my business nowFree · No login required
Found Local consulting meets you where you are — whether you need a clear picture of where you stand or full implementation support.
One hour. Scorecard reviewed, priority gaps identified, three next steps written down. In person or video call.
Nonprofit rate: $75
Fix the findable pillar. GPS audit, schema markup, directory cleanup, and Google Business optimization.
All three pillars addressed over four to six weeks. Content, listings, trust signals, and active signals.
Monthly check-ins, content updates, and re-audits as AI evolves. Stay ahead of the changes.
No jargon. No overwhelming to-do list. Just a clear picture of where your business stands, where you want to be, and the most direct path between the two. Book your AEO audit and leave with a plan.
Book your AEO audit60 minutes · In person or video call · $150 · Nonprofit rate $75