How to Check if ChatGPT Recommends Your Business (UK, 2026)
Step-by-step: test whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude recommend your UK business, what prompts to use and how to read the answers.
- Open ChatGPT with search on, in a private window, logged out if possible.
- Ask as a customer would: "Who are the best [trade] in [town]?" and "Recommend a [trade] near [postcode]".
- Repeat in Gemini, Perplexity and Claude.
- Note whether you appear, your position, and who appears instead.
- Repeat on another day: answers vary.
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