How do I get my plumbing business found on ChatGPT
Blake FolgadoCo-founder, Tradehand
ChatGPT names a plumbing business when it can read a public page that says who you are, what you do and where you work. OpenAI's search crawler, OAI-SearchBot, is what puts a site into ChatGPT search, and sites that block it will not show in those answers. Tradehand builds those pages and leaves that crawler allowed.
What ChatGPT can actually use
1. Let the search crawler in
OpenAI says OAI-SearchBot is how a site appears in ChatGPT search. Blocking it keeps you out of those answers, even if the page is public. The sites Tradehand hosts allow that crawler.
2. Name the plumber and the towns
A page that only says "plumbing services" cannot be turned into "a plumber in Poole". Tradehand puts the business name, the services and the towns on the site so a retrieved block still makes sense on its own.
3. Put reviews where a machine can read them
ChatGPT will not invent your reviews. Tradehand pulls the reviews you already have onto the site and marks them up, so an assistant can quote a real customer instead of saying it found none.
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Blake FolgadoCo-founder, Tradehand
Frequently asked questions
How do I get my plumbing business found on ChatGPT?
ChatGPT names businesses whose public pages it can read. OpenAI says sites that block OAI-SearchBot will not show in ChatGPT search answers. Put your name, services, towns and reviews on a crawlable site. Tradehand builds that and marks the reviews so assistants can read them.
Is a Google Business Profile enough for ChatGPT?
A complete Google profile helps people find you on Google. ChatGPT search still needs pages it is allowed to fetch. Allow OAI-SearchBot and keep a public site that states who you are and where you work.
Can Tradehand guarantee ChatGPT will name me?
No. ChatGPT chooses what to name. Tradehand makes the pages ChatGPT can actually read: services, towns and reviews, on a site that allows OpenAI's search crawler.
