Welcome to Episode 63 of The GEO Show, the daily podcast on Generative Engine Optimization: how brands earn visibility, mentions and citations inside AI answers.

Paris Childress, founder of Hop AI and co-founder of GEOforge, is joined by Jonah Bautista, founder of Atlanta Pro Network, a local agency for home service contractors in Atlanta. Their topic: why so many local businesses are invisible to AI, and how to fix it.

In this episode:

• 🔎 AI search is the new front door
  Homeowners are already asking ChatGPT and Google AI Mode who to hire, and most contractors have no idea whether they show up.
• 🛠️ An audit tool built in Claude
  Jonah's five question intake checks Google Maps and Semrush data and produces an AI visibility report in a few minutes. It also doubles as his best lead magnet.
• 🏗️ The local GEO foundations
  Google Business Profile, consistent directory listings, schema, FAQs on every page, llms.txt, backlinks and a presence on Reddit.
• 🤖 Agentic ads on commission
  Paris imagines AI assistants like Meta Muse introducing an advertiser's sales agent into the chat, closing the deal without a click and taking a commission instead of charging per click.
• 🧭 Why Jonah left e-commerce
  Platform policy risk, account suspensions and why local GEO is the bigger opportunity right now.

Guest: Jonah Bautista, Atlanta Pro Network

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