https://donnelsonmyers.com/blog Answer-first writing on local SEO, Google Business Profile, reviews, and showing up when people ask AI who to call nearby. en-us https://donnelsonmyers.com/blog/how-to-show-up-when-people-ask-ai https://donnelsonmyers.com/blog/how-to-show-up-when-people-ask-ai Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT People now ask AI tools who to call nearby, not only Google. You show up when your public pages state who you are, where you are, who you serve, and what a first visit looks like, in sentences a model can quote. This is AEO in plain language: answer-first writing, a true Google listing, and facts that match. It is not a new ad network and not a ranking trick. https://donnelsonmyers.com/blog/what-is-google-business-profile https://donnelsonmyers.com/blog/what-is-google-business-profile Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT A Google Business Profile is the listing Google shows for your shop on Search and Maps. It holds your name, address, hours, category, photos, and reviews. For a lot of local businesses it is the front door, even if you paid for a website. If the hours are wrong, the door is locked while you are standing inside. https://donnelsonmyers.com/blog/what-is-local-seo https://donnelsonmyers.com/blog/what-is-local-seo Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:00:00 GMT Local SEO is the work of showing up when someone nearby searches for what you do. It is not a pretty website. It is not ads that vanish when you stop paying. It is your name, your hours, your reviews, and a plain sentence about who you serve, sitting where maps and Google already look. If a neighbor cannot find you on their phone, the shop is closed to them.