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How ChatGPT Decides Which Local Business to Recommend — And What You Can Do About It

Steve Cory

Published on: 24/04/2026

ChatGPT doesn't rank businesses — it recommends them. And the decision process is nothing like traditional Google search. Here's exactly what signals ChatGPT weighs when a customer asks who to call — and what Middle Tennessee business owners can do to influence those signals starting today.

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