AI Search Agency · Derbyshire
Make sure your business is the one AI recommends when customers ask
More of your customers are now asking ChatGPT, Google's AI answers and tools like Perplexity who they should call, rather than scrolling through a list of websites, and the businesses those tools recommend are picking up enquiries that used to come from page one of Google. We're an AI search agency in Derbyshire, and we help businesses across Derby and the county get found and recommended in those answers, then show you every month whether it is working.
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The way people find local businesses is changing
Over half of UK adults now use AI tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini, according to Ofcom's April 2026 report, and in BrightLocal's 2026 survey 45% of people said they use ChatGPT or another AI tool when looking for a local business. At the same time, when Google shows an AI answer above its normal results, the website sitting in first place gets 58% fewer clicks than it did before those answers existed, so ranking well on Google is no longer the whole story on its own.
The opportunity
A gap most local businesses have not closed yet
Most local businesses have not started on this, and the AI tools are still working out which businesses to trust, which leaves a real opening for the ones that move first. BrightLocal's research found that AI answers mention a given local business in only around a third of searches, compared with two thirds on Google Maps, and that the businesses they name change from one search to the next. That is exactly why we treat this as steady monthly work rather than a one-off job, because being recommended once does not mean you will be recommended next week.
You may hear this called GEO, or generative engine optimisation, which is the industry name for it. We just call it getting your business recommended by AI, because that is what it is.
Services
Three ways we can help
AI search visibility check
We start by asking ChatGPT, Google's AI answers, Perplexity and Gemini the same questions your customers ask, so we can see which businesses they recommend, whether you appear at all, and what they say about you when you do. Alongside that we check the technical side: whether AI tools can actually reach your website, whether they can understand what you do from the information on it, and whether there is a file pointing them to your most important pages. You get a plain English report covering everything we found and a fixed price for anything that needs fixing, before any work starts.
- Your customers' questions put to the main AI tools, and who gets recommended
- Whether AI tools can read your website
- Whether they understand what your business does
- Whether there is a file telling them what to read
- A plain English report and a fixed price to fix anything we find
Monthly AI search visibility
This is the ongoing work that makes your business the obvious answer when someone asks an AI tool for a recommendation in your area. We shape your pages around the questions your customers actually ask, and we keep your Google Business Profile, reviews and directory listings accurate and consistent, because those are the sources AI tools lean on when they decide who to trust. As the tools change, which they do almost every month, we keep the technical side of your website in order so nothing quietly stops working.
- Pages written around the questions your customers ask
- Google Business Profile, reviews and directory listings kept consistent
- Technical checks every month as the AI tools change
- Works alongside your Google SEO rather than replacing it
AI visibility reporting
Every month we show you where your business is appearing in Google's AI answers, using the new AI reports Google added to Search Console in June 2026, along with where Microsoft's Bing is citing you in its AI answers and how you compare with your competitors for the questions that matter most to your business. It comes as a plain English report you can read in a few minutes, and it can be added to an existing SEO plan or taken on its own.
- Where you appear in Google's AI answers, from Search Console
- Where Bing's AI cites your website
- How you compare with competitors on the questions that matter
- A short plain English report every month
How it works
How it works
- 1
The check
We put your customers' questions to the AI tools, check your website from the outside, and send you a plain English report with a fixed price for any fixes.
- 2
The fixes
If you go ahead, we sort out anything blocking AI tools from reading or understanding your website, usually within a few days, so you are starting from a solid base.
- 3
The monthly work
From there we keep shaping your pages, listings and reviews around the questions that bring in customers, and keep an eye on the technical side as the tools change.
- 4
The report
Each month you get a short report showing where you appear in AI answers, what we did and what we are working on next, so you always know whether it is paying off.
Sample check result
Each finding comes with a plain English explanation and a fixed price to resolve it.
Pricing
Clear prices, agreed before we start
AI search visibility check
£295 one-off
Includes the report and a fixed quote for any fixes
Monthly AI search visibility
From £495 a month
Includes the monthly report. Rolling monthly, no minimum contract
AI visibility reporting
£195 a month
On its own or added to an existing SEO plan. Rolling monthly
Every price is agreed with you before any work starts, and if you already work with us on SEO, the AI work can be added to your existing plan so everything is reported together in one place.
Derby and Derbyshire
Helping Derbyshire businesses get ahead of this
Most businesses in Derby and across Derbyshire have already had the conversation about ranking on Google, but very few have had the one about being recommended by AI, which leaves plenty of room for the businesses that start now. We're based in South Normanton and work with businesses across the county and the rest of the UK, and because this sits right alongside the SEO and Google Business Profile work we already do, it fits naturally into what you may already have in place.
Common questions
What does an AI search agency do?
We help your business get found and recommended when people ask AI tools like ChatGPT, Google's AI answers, Perplexity and Gemini for a recommendation. That starts with a check of who those tools recommend today and whether they can read your website, then carries on as monthly work on your pages, listings and reviews, with a report each month showing where you appear. We work with businesses in Derby, across Derbyshire and the rest of the UK.
What is the difference between AI search and Google search?
Google search shows you a list of links ranked by its own algorithm. AI search tools like ChatGPT read the web, then give you a direct answer or recommendation, often without any links at all. They are built on separate crawlers and separate rules, so doing well in one does not automatically mean doing well in the other.
Do I need good Google SEO as well?
The two work best together. AI tools still lean heavily on the same things Google looks at, such as a well built website, a complete Google Business Profile and consistent reviews and listings, so strong SEO gives the AI work a head start. We can do the AI work on its own, but if your Google SEO needs attention we will tell you, and the two can be run and reported together.
How do I know if it is working?
Every month you get a short report showing where your business appears in Google's AI answers, using the AI reports Google added to Search Console in June 2026, where Bing's AI is citing your website, and how you compare with competitors for the questions that matter to you. You will be able to see whether it is growing month on month, rather than taking our word for it.
What is GEO?
GEO stands for generative engine optimisation, which is the industry name for getting your business mentioned in AI-written answers, in the same way SEO is about ranking in Google's normal results. You might see agencies use it, but it means the same thing as what we describe on this page.
Why can't this be a one-off job?
Because the AI tools keep changing, and the answers they give change too. BrightLocal's research found that the businesses AI tools recommend change noticeably from one search to the next, so being recommended once does not mean you will be recommended next week. The monthly work and reporting are there to keep you in those answers and show you whether you are.
Which AI tools does this affect?
The audit covers the major AI search and assistant tools currently in wide use, including ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini. These tools are changing quickly, so this is an area worth checking periodically rather than treating as a one-off job.
Do you need access to my website to do this?
For the audit itself, no. We can check crawler access, structured data and llms.txt from the outside. If fixes are needed, we will talk you through exactly what access we would need and why before asking for anything.
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