Web design + AI search + local SEO

Get your local businessfound in Googleand AI search

MxdifyLocal helps local businesses increase visibility across Google Maps, Google Search, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and AI search using measurable SEO, AEO and GEO work, with honest reporting every month.

Measured across

  • Google
  • Google Maps
  • Google AI
  • ChatGPT
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity

We check what the major AI assistants say about a business like yours, plus your local signals, then send a real report from a human. How it is measured.

We check ChatGPT · Claude · Perplexity · Google AI Overviews · Gemini · Google Business Profile · NAP consistency · Reviews · Service pages

HVACRoofingRestorationConstructionCustom homesHome lendingReal estateSpecialty retailTradesSafety consulting

MxdifyLocal builds for Home Services, Real Estate, Home Lending.

[ 01 ]Design proof


See the transformation

Drag the handle. Same business, same services, different chance of getting the call.

J. Barton Construction website before the rebuild, dark hero with plain type
J. Barton Construction website after the rebuild, photographic hero with clear headline and quote button
BeforeAfter
J. Barton Construction, Coeur d'Alene. The previous J. Barton Construction site next to the rebuild now live at jbartonconstruction.com. Published with the client's permission.

In short

MxdifyLocal designs and builds fast, good-looking websites for local businesses, then runs The Local Visibility System on top of them. The system covers three surfaces at once: classic Google results, the map pack with Yelp and directories, and AI answer engines such as ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity. One team, one outcome: look great and get found.

[ 02 ]What makes us different


Most SEO agencies measure rankings. We measure AI recommendations.

Traditional SEO tells you where you rank in Google. We add the part nobody is reporting on yet: what the AI engines actually say when a customer asks for a business like yours.

  • Whether AI names your business at all when someone asks for your category nearby.

  • Whether it recommends you or just mentions you in passing.

  • Whether it cites a source you control, such as your site or your profile.

  • Where you appear for commercial-intent prompts, not vanity questions.

  • How your visibility compares with the competitors in the same prompt set.

  • Whether that visibility is gaining or slipping, month over month.

Measured across 5 AI search experiences: ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity. Every score we publish carries its date range, prompt count, geography and methodology version.

See the AI Visibility methodology →

[ 03 ]The Local Visibility System


Where do local buyers actually find you?

Three surfaces, and they reward different things. We work all three as one program, in seven components.

Surface

01


Google results

Classic Google results are the ranked blue links a person sees after a search. You earn a place there with pages that load fast, answer one clear question each, and describe your services and service area in language buyers actually use.

Surface

02


The map pack, Yelp and directories

The map pack is the block of three local businesses Google shows above the results, drawn from Google Business Profile. Yelp and the major directories sit alongside it and feed the same identity signals. You get in by being complete, consistent and reviewed.

Surface

03


AI answer engines

AI answer engines are assistants such as ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity that summarize an answer instead of listing links. You get found there by being easy to read, easy to quote and easy to verify.

See the seven components →

[ 04 ]Why us


Honest reporting, every month

One document a month: normalized data so periods actually compare, every commitment graded met, partly met or missed, and a plain-language diagnosis. Numbers that went the wrong way stay in the report. That is the whole pitch.

Commitments, graded

  • New site designed, built and kept onlineMet
  • Citations and business data across four major platformsMet
  • Google Business Profile built outMet
  • Classic Google page-1 positions heldMissed, explained

Plain-language diagnosis

AI visibility climbed from 34 in April to 53 in August, and the business moved from last among local builders in the measured set to second, within about six points of the leader. Classic Google page-1 positions resettled while the rebuilt site stabilized, and impressions held steady. Read month to month that looked like a dip. Read across the quarter, the trend is up. We put that in writing rather than leaving it out.

Real figures from one client engagement, published with permission, not a firm-wide average. The AI Visibility Score reflects presence across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Gemini for a recorded local prompt set. Competitors in the measured set are described, not named.

[ 05 ]What we do


What are the three parts of getting found locally?

01


Website Design & Build

A site that looks like the best business in your trade.

We design and build a fast, warm, easy-to-read site that shows what you do, where you work and how to reach you. Server rendered, mobile first, and light enough to load on a job site.

02


AI Search Optimization

Be the answer when someone asks an AI assistant.

We structure your content so ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity can read, trust and cite it: question-form headings, self-contained answers, definitions up front, and JSON-LD in the raw HTML.

03


Local SEO & Google Business Profile

Show up in the map pack and in your service area.

Consistent name, address and phone everywhere, a fully built Google Business Profile, service and location pages that match how people search, and reviews handled properly.

How the three fit together →

[ 07 ]Proof


What results can you show?

Home services

AI Visibility Score climbed from 34 to 53, from last in the measured set to second

AI Visibility Score across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity for a recorded local prompt set, benchmarked against other local Coeur d'Alene builders in the same set. Classic Google page-1 positions resettled earlier in the period while the rebuilt site stabilized, and impressions held steady.

April to August 2026 · One client engagement, not a firm-wide average. Site rebuild plus The Local Visibility System. Competitors are described, not named. · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Read the J. Barton Construction case study →

Home lending

AI Visibility Score of 38, ranked fourth and within single digits of the top three

AI Visibility Score across ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity for a recorded local prompt set, benchmarked against other local mortgage lenders in the same set. Site clicks also grew 60%, from 20 to 32. Not category leadership: the gap to the top three is small and closing.

30 days ending August 5, 2026, versus the prior 30 · One client engagement, not a firm-wide average. Lending content kept compliant with disclosures. Competitors are described, not named. · Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Read the At Home Lending case study →
How we measure results →

[ 08 ]FAQ


Common questions

What is AI search, and why does my business need to show up on it?

AI search is when customers ask tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini or Perplexity for a local business instead of scrolling Google. Those tools answer with a short list of names. If your business is not in that answer, you are invisible to a fast-growing share of buyers. We optimize you to appear across all of them.

Do I need a new website, or just SEO?

It depends on your current site. A modern, fast, well-structured site is the foundation both Google and AI engines read, so if yours is dated or slow, a rebuild usually pays for itself. If your site is already solid, we optimize what you have. We tell you honestly which you need.

How is this different from a regular SEO agency?

Most agencies optimize only Google's classic results. We cover all three places customers now search: Google results, the Google map pack and Yelp, and AI answer engines. We also keep your site fast and secure, and we report honestly every month, including what did not work.

How fast will I see results?

Local search compounds over months, not days. Foundation work takes the first one to three months, page-1 rankings and AI mentions build from months four to eight, and lead flow grows from there. Anyone promising instant rankings is not being straight with you.

How do you report on results?

Every month you get a plain-language report: your Google rankings, your AI Visibility Score, your traffic, your site health, what we did, and what we committed to last month graded met or not met. If we miss something, you see it.

What is The Local Visibility System?

It is MxdifyLocal's program for getting a local business found on three surfaces at once: classic Google results, the map pack alongside Yelp and directories, and AI answer engines such as ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity. It runs in seven components and ends every month with a report that grades each commitment.

What is AI search optimization?

AI search optimization is the work of making your business readable and quotable by AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Perplexity. It combines clear question-and-answer content, consistent business data, and structured markup in the raw HTML so an assistant can cite you with confidence.

Do I need this if I already rank on Google?

Ranking helps, but AI answers pull from a wider set of signals and often summarize instead of linking. A page that ranks can still be skipped if it buries the answer. We format your pages so the answer is easy to lift, and keep the classic local ranking work running alongside it.

How much does a new site cost?

Pricing is published on our pricing page rather than hidden behind a quote form. Scope changes the number, so the page shows ranges by project type and what is included in each.

Who is MxdifyLocal for?

Local businesses that sell to people nearby: home services, real estate, home lending, trades and specialty retail. If your customers find you by searching for someone in the area, this is built for you.

Part of the Mxdify family

Same studio standards as Mxdify, scoped and priced for businesses that serve a town.