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title: "AEO for Local Businesses: Track AI Visibility · Aeonav"
description: Show up when someone asks an AI assistant for the best option near them, across every location you operate.
canonical: https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/aeo-for/local-business
updated: "2026-10-08"
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Aeonav for local businesses

# AEO for Local Businesses

Show up when someone asks an AI assistant for the best option near them, across every location you operate.

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[![Aeonav Overview page: Visibility, share of voice, sentiment, and position at a glance](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/overview.png)![Aeonav Visibility page: How often AI names you, per prompt and model](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/visibility.png)![Aeonav Share of Voice page: Who AI recommends instead of you](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/share-of-voice.png)![Aeonav Sentiment page: How AI describes you when it mentions you](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/sentiment.png)![Aeonav Responses page: Every AI answer, with each brand's rank and tone](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/responses.png)![Aeonav Query Fan-Out page: The searches AI runs behind each answer](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/query-fan-out.png)![Aeonav Citations page: The sources AI trusts in your category](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/citations.png)![Aeonav Opportunities page: What to do next, ranked by impact](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/opportunities.png)](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-demo-frame)

Overview. Visibility, share of voice, sentiment, and position at a glance.

A Complete AI Search Visibility Workflow

- AI Visibility Tracking
- Share of Voice
- Citation Analysis
- Sentiment Analysis
- Prompt Research
- Rank Tracking
- Site Audits
- API and MCP

## Your buyers are asking AI. Is it naming you?

Near-me search was the last big shift in local discovery, and it is happening again. Rather than scanning a map pack, people ask an assistant for a recommendation and get a short list with reasons attached. The engine assembles that list from your business profile, your reviews, and whatever local publications say about you.

For multi-location operators the problem compounds: visibility is not one number but one per city, and the answer in Austin can look nothing like the answer in Denver. A single national ranking hides exactly the variance you need to act on.

Prompts local businesses should track

- best \[service] near me
- who should I call for \[problem] in \[city]
- is \[business name] any good
- \[service] open now in \[neighborhood]

Tracked up to 4× daily in

- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- Perplexity
- AI Overviews

and more

## See the Product Before You Sign Up.

See tracked prompts, competitor share of voice, sentiment, citations, and ranked opportunities in a guided walkthrough.

[Book a Demo](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-demo-frame)

## The AEO playbook for local businesses.

What gets a brand named in AI answers in your category, and where Aeonav shows you the gaps.

1. 1Run the prompt set per location

   AI answers to local questions are location-conditioned. Track each city or metro separately, because one strong market can mask several where you are invisible.

2. 2Keep the business profile factually clean

   Hours, service areas, and categories propagate into AI answers through the same feeds that power maps. Contradictions between your site and your profile give an engine a reason to prefer a competitor it can state confidently.

3. 3Earn mentions in local publications

   City guides, neighbourhood blogs, and regional press are disproportionately cited in local AI answers because they read as independent. One good local roundup often outperforms a dozen generic directory listings.

4. 4Answer the operational questions on the site

   Pricing ranges, response times, service radius, and what happens on a first visit are exactly what people ask assistants. Publishing them plainly gives the engine something concrete to quote.

Where Aeonav fits

Aeonav runs the same prompt set across every location you operate and reports visibility per market, so a strong city never hides a weak one. Self-hosting means adding your fiftieth location costs infrastructure, not another per-seat licence.

[Get started](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-aeo-for-hero)[Book a Demo](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-aeo-for-hero)

## From Zero to a Plan in One Afternoon.

No sales call, no bloat. Aeonav sets up your tracking and tells you what to change.

1. ![Aeonav prompts settings listing the buyer prompts tracked for Nike, each tagged by topic](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/prompt-settings.png)

   1Add your brand

   Point Aeonav at your site. It suggests the prompts your buyers ask and the competitors to track against.

2. ![Aeonav visibility page showing per-prompt visibility over time against competitors](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/visibility.png)

   2See where you stand

   Visibility, share of voice, and the sources AI cites, sampled up to 4× daily from the real apps.

3. ![Aeonav opportunities page with prioritized recommendations for content and sources](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/screenshots/opportunities.png)

   3Know what to fix

   Opportunities ranked by impact. Aeonav keeps you updated, so you always know what to do next.

## Every Answer Engine Your Buyers Use.

Aeonav both scrapes what real users see in popular AI search tools and captures all other models with direct API calls and OpenRouter.

- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- Perplexity
- AI Overviews
- AI Mode
- Copilot
- Grok
- DeepSeek
- Mistral
- Qwen
- Kimi
- All OpenRouter LLMs

## Why Teams Choose Aeonav

- More Frequent Data

  Aeonav can run prompts against tracked models up to 4× daily.

- Focused Scope

  We only do AEO / GEO, but we do it very well.

- API + MCP

  Connect Aeonav to your stack and AI agents.

- Open Source

  Self host at any time, with no lock-in.

## Simple, Self-Serve Pricing.

We recommend Starter for local businesses: 50 prompts across ChatGPT, checked 1× daily, for $29/mo. Unlimited seats on every plan.

[Best for local businessesStarter$29/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-starter)

[- 1 brand, 50 prompts- ChatGPT only- Answers checked 1× daily- 10 DataForSEO calls/day- No premium models](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-starter)

[Basic$99/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-basic)

[- 1 brand, 50 prompts- Any 4 AI platforms- Answers checked 4× daily- 30 DataForSEO calls/day- No premium models](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-basic)

[Pro$299/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-pro)

[- 2 brands, 150 prompts- Any 4 AI platforms- Answers checked 4× daily- 75 DataForSEO calls/day- 20 premium prompts 1× daily](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-pro)

[Business$649/mo](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-business)

[- 5 brands, 350 prompts- Any 4 AI platforms- Answers checked 4× daily- 150 DataForSEO calls/day- 30 premium prompts 1× daily](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-plan-business)

### Self-Hosted

Run the same product on your own servers with access to the full source.

[Read the Setup Guide](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/docs/getting-started)

### Custom

More brands, custom prompt limits, higher sampling rates, and any models.

Contact Us

### White Label

Offer AI visibility tracking to your clients under your own brand, domain, and SSO.

Contact Us

[Compare Every Plan](http://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/pricing)

## Frequently Asked Questions

Something we did not cover? Email <support@fivecoder.com>.

### Do AI assistants give local recommendations?

Yes. ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity all answer near-me style questions with named businesses and reasons, drawing on business profiles, review platforms, and local publications. The named set differs by engine and by city.

### How do multi-location businesses track AI visibility?

By treating each market as its own measurement. The same prompt returns different businesses in different cities, so visibility has to be tracked per location and compared across the portfolio rather than averaged into one score.

## Start Winning AI Search Today.

Start tracking your brand in minutes. Plans start at $29/mo.

[Get Started](https://app.aeonav.fivecoder.com/?ref=marketing-aeo-for-closing)[Book a Demo](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-aeo-for-closing)

- Self-Serve
- API and MCP Access
- Open Source

Want a walkthrough first? [Book a 30-Minute Tour](https://www.aeonav.fivecoder.com/demo?ref=marketing-cta).

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