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Saltwater Cafe is a made-up cafe in Tampines, Singapore, serving brunch and coffee, with a catering side for offices and events. We ran all six specialists on it. The reports and prescriptions below are the same ones you get in your account; the business, the AI answers and the ad numbers are invented.

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℞ AI VisibilitySample report, fictional cafe

AI visibility: Saltwater Cafe (6 questions)

Asks an AI assistant with web search the questions your customers ask, like 'best lash extension salon in [your area]'. Checks whether your business is named, where it ranks, whether your website is a source, and which competitors show up. Then shows which sites the AI is reading so you know where to get listed.

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Diagnosis

We asked 6 questions someone looking for brunch or catering might type into ChatGPT or Perplexity. Saltwater Cafe is named in 2 of 6 answers and its website is never used as a source, while Copperpot Kitchen shows up most. The answers below are made up for this sample; the detection and scoring are the real code.

The prescriptions

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High priorityAI Visibility

Get listed on the guides and directories AI assistants are reading

The answers drew on third-party sites such as google.com, honeycombers.com, reddit.com, thesmartlocal.com. AI assistants recommend businesses those sites already mention.

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Email and each site's 'add a business' or contact page

  1. 1Open each site in the 'most cited domains' list and find the article or category page for your service.
  2. 2For listicles: email the writer or editor with a short pitch (what you do, what makes you different, your address, photos, price range).
  3. 3For directories and booking platforms: create or claim your free listing and fill in every field, including services and prices.
  4. 4Keep a simple list of where you pitched and follow up after two weeks.
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High priorityAI VisibilityLocal SEO

Ask every happy customer for a Google review that names the service

AI answers lean on Google Maps reviews. Reviews that mention the service and area help assistants match you to questions like these.

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High priorityAI Visibility

Add an FAQ to your catering and menu pages that answers these exact questions

saltwater-cafe.example was not used as a source. Assistants quote pages that answer the question directly in a few sentences.

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MediumAI Visibility

Add LocalBusiness schema with your name, address and services

Structured data helps assistants connect your brand name to your services and location.

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LowAI Visibility

Re-run this check every month with the same questions

AI answers change over time and between assistants. Tracking the same questions shows whether your fixes are working.

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How to read this

The answers below come from Claude with web search, used as a stand-in for AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. Each assistant uses different sources, and answers change over time, so treat this as a snapshot and re-run it monthly.

Score: each question scores 100 if Saltwater Cafe is named and your website is one of the sources, 70 if you are named but your site is not a source, and 0 if you are not named. The score is the average across 6 questions. Here you were named in 2 and cited in 0.

Question by question

Whether each answer named you, where you came in the list, and whether your website was one of the sources.

QuestionNamedPositionSite cited
01best brunch in Tampines
Competitors named: Tidewater Coffee House, The Little Larder, Copperpot Kitchen
 No-- No
02office catering in Tampines for 30 people
Competitors named: Tidewater Coffee House, The Little Larder, Copperpot Kitchen
 Yes#3 of 4 No
03cafe with good coffee near Tampines
Competitors named: Tidewater Coffee House, The Little Larder, Copperpot Kitchen
 No-- No
04where to order a birthday cake in Tampines
Competitors named: Tidewater Coffee House, The Little Larder, Copperpot Kitchen
 No-- No
05corporate lunch catering in Singapore
Competitors named: Tidewater Coffee House, The Little Larder, Copperpot Kitchen
 Yes#3 of 4 No
06cafes in Tampines that do catering
Competitors named: Tidewater Coffee House, The Little Larder, Copperpot Kitchen
 No-- No

Share of voice

How many answers name each business.

Copperpot Kitchen6 / 6
The Little Larder6 / 6
Tidewater Coffee House6 / 6
Saltwater CafeYou2 / 6

Get listed on these sites

These sites came up as sources. Being listed, reviewed or mentioned on them is how businesses end up in AI answers.

google.com Google Maps / Business Profile6 questions
honeycombers.com Listicle / media3 questions
reddit.com Reddit / forum3 questions
thesmartlocal.com Listicle / media3 questions
tripadvisor.com.sg Review site3 questions

Why others get named

  • 01the businesses that get named appear in local 'best of' listicles and lifestyle guides, which AI assistants read and quote.
  • 02answers lean on Google Maps reviews. Businesses with many recent reviews that mention the service by name get recommended more.
  • 03Reddit threads are a common source. A business that real customers mention there gets picked up.
  • 04saltwater-cafe.example was never used as a source, which usually means menu pages do not answer the question directly (no FAQ, no prices, no location details).

Full AI answers

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01best brunch in TampinesNot named
Here are some places people in Tampines, Singapore often recommend for "best brunch in Tampines": 1. Tidewater Coffee House: appears in several 'best of' roundups and has many recent Google reviews. 2. The Little Larder: often recommended in Reddit threads for being consistent and transparent on pricing. 3. Copperpot Kitchen: has a detailed services page with an FAQ, so it is easy to tell what to expect. Tips: compare recent Google reviews, check that prices are listed up front, and check the menu and opening hours before you go.
Named
Tidewater Coffee HouseThe Little LarderCopperpot Kitchen
02office catering in Tampines for 30 peopleNamed

How you were describedneutrallisted briefly with a one-line description, below better-reviewed competitors.

Here are some places people in Tampines, Singapore often recommend for "office catering in Tampines for 30 people": 1. The Little Larder: appears in several 'best of' roundups and has many recent Google reviews. 2. Copperpot Kitchen: often recommended in Reddit threads for being consistent and transparent on pricing. 3. Saltwater Cafe: has a detailed services page with an FAQ, so it is easy to tell what to expect. 4. Tidewater Coffee House: well rated on Google Maps, with reviewers mentioning friendly staff. Tips: compare recent Google reviews, check that prices are listed up front, and check the menu and opening hours before you go.
Named
The Little LarderCopperpot KitchenSaltwater CafeTidewater Coffee House
03cafe with good coffee near TampinesNot named
Here are some places people in Tampines, Singapore often recommend for "cafe with good coffee near Tampines": 1. Copperpot Kitchen: appears in several 'best of' roundups and has many recent Google reviews. 2. Tidewater Coffee House: often recommended in Reddit threads for being consistent and transparent on pricing. 3. The Little Larder: has a detailed services page with an FAQ, so it is easy to tell what to expect. Tips: compare recent Google reviews, check that prices are listed up front, and check the menu and opening hours before you go.
Named
Copperpot KitchenTidewater Coffee HouseThe Little Larder
04where to order a birthday cake in TampinesNot named
Here are some places people in Tampines, Singapore often recommend for "where to order a birthday cake in Tampines": 1. Tidewater Coffee House: appears in several 'best of' roundups and has many recent Google reviews. 2. The Little Larder: often recommended in Reddit threads for being consistent and transparent on pricing. 3. Copperpot Kitchen: has a detailed services page with an FAQ, so it is easy to tell what to expect. Tips: compare recent Google reviews, check that prices are listed up front, and check the menu and opening hours before you go.
Named
Tidewater Coffee HouseThe Little LarderCopperpot Kitchen
05corporate lunch catering in SingaporeNamed

How you were describedneutrallisted briefly with a one-line description, below better-reviewed competitors.

Here are some places people in Tampines, Singapore often recommend for "corporate lunch catering in Singapore": 1. The Little Larder: appears in several 'best of' roundups and has many recent Google reviews. 2. Copperpot Kitchen: often recommended in Reddit threads for being consistent and transparent on pricing. 3. Saltwater Cafe: has a detailed services page with an FAQ, so it is easy to tell what to expect. 4. Tidewater Coffee House: well rated on Google Maps, with reviewers mentioning friendly staff. Tips: compare recent Google reviews, check that prices are listed up front, and check the menu and opening hours before you go.
Named
The Little LarderCopperpot KitchenSaltwater CafeTidewater Coffee House
06cafes in Tampines that do cateringNot named
Here are some places people in Tampines, Singapore often recommend for "cafes in Tampines that do catering": 1. Copperpot Kitchen: appears in several 'best of' roundups and has many recent Google reviews. 2. Tidewater Coffee House: often recommended in Reddit threads for being consistent and transparent on pricing. 3. The Little Larder: has a detailed services page with an FAQ, so it is easy to tell what to expect. Tips: compare recent Google reviews, check that prices are listed up front, and check the menu and opening hours before you go.
Named
Copperpot KitchenTidewater Coffee HouseThe Little Larder

These are sample answers made up to show the report, not real AI answers.

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