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Get your business recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews in Des Moines, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and the Quad Cities.
Try it yourself
Pick a question, choose an AI, then switch on the signals we build. Watch what happens to your business in the answer.
INVISIBLE
A simulated example to show how AI assistants weigh information when choosing businesses. Real answers vary by platform and change over time.
Optimizing for the assistants your customers already use
What we do
AI assistants don't rank ten websites. They read what's written about your business across the web, decide who fits the question, and recommend a few names. If your information is thin, inconsistent or hard to read, you get skipped, even if you're the best option in Iowa.
We fix that. AEO gives AI systems clean facts, clear answers and trusted third-party proof, so they can recommend you with confidence.
Check My AI VisibilityWe ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews the questions your customers ask, then show you who gets named, how you're described, and why.
AI pulls facts from Google, Bing, Apple Maps, Yelp and industry directories. We make your name, hours, services and details consistent everywhere it looks.
Service pages, FAQs and structured data that answer real customer questions in plain language, so AI has something specific to quote.
Mentions in local press, guides and directories AI trusts, plus a review process that gets customers describing what you do best.
How it works
A clear, repeatable process. No tricks, no gimmicks, just making your business easy for AI to understand and trust.
We test dozens of real customer questions across five AI assistants and record exactly who gets recommended in your town.
We clean up your listings, website details and structured data so every source tells AI the same, accurate story.
We build pages and FAQs that answer the exact questions people ask AI about your business and your town.
We grow reviews and local mentions, then re-test every month so you can see your AI visibility change.
Industries
Every industry gets asked different questions. We tailor the facts, pages and reviews to what your customers actually ask AI.
When someone asks AI where to eat tonight, it names three or four places. We make sure yours is one of them.
Learn morePlumbers, HVAC, roofers and electricians: when a pipe bursts, people ask AI who can come today.
Learn morePatients ask AI for a dentist who takes their insurance and is gentle with nerves. Be the practice it names.
Learn morePeople ask AI which attorney fits their exact situation. Clear practice details make you the answer.
Learn moreClinics, chiropractors, physical therapists and med spas: AI is the new front desk for first-time patients.
Learn moreBuyers and sellers ask AI which agent knows their neighborhood. Make sure it knows you.
Learn more“Who can fix my brakes today?” is a question AI answers every hour. Be the shop it trusts.
Learn moreSeed dealers, ag equipment, large-animal vets and rural services: Iowa runs on agriculture, and farmers ask AI too.
Learn moreLocations
Four home markets, plus the towns around them. We know which questions people ask AI in each one.
AEO vs SEO
| Traditional SEO | AEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Rank in a list of ten blue links | Get named in the answer itself |
| Where it shows | Google and Bing results pages | ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews |
| What wins | Keywords, backlinks, page speed | Consistent facts, specific reviews, clear answers, trusted mentions |
| How people search | Short keywords: “plumber Ankeny” | Full questions: “Who can fix my water heater in Ankeny today?” |
| What you measure | Rankings and clicks | Mentions, recommendations and how AI describes you |
AEO is the work of making your business easy for AI assistants to understand, trust and recommend. When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude or Google AI Overviews for a local business, AEO helps make sure your business is in the answer, and described accurately.
SEO helps you rank in a list of search results. AEO helps you get named in a single AI-written answer. They overlap, since both need a good website and accurate listings, but AEO puts extra weight on consistent facts, specific reviews, plain-language answers and third-party mentions.
The work we do helps across ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Perplexity, Claude and Microsoft Copilot. They all read the open web and major listing sources, so clean, consistent information helps everywhere.
Listing and website fixes are often picked up within a few weeks. Reviews, content and third-party mentions build over a few months. Every AI updates on its own schedule, so we re-test monthly and show you what's changed.
Yes. Google search still matters, and much of what AI reads comes from pages that rank well. Good AEO and good SEO support each other, and we build with both in mind.
Those are our home markets, but we work with businesses anywhere in Iowa and across the river in Illinois. AEO is mostly done online, and we're happy to meet in person around the state.
We ask the major AI assistants a handful of the questions your customers would ask, and send you what they say: whether you're mentioned, who's recommended instead, and the top fixes we'd make first.
Free AI visibility check
Tell us about your business. We'll ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI Overviews the questions your customers ask, and send you what they say, plus the first fixes we'd make.
Prefer email? info@iowaaeo.com