What happened
An AI search company posted on X that in half of its 50 test questions, ChatGPT picked a business with fewer than 50 reviews. It shared a 30 day plan.
Source: X, 2026-10-13. This is our short summary. Read the source for the full story.
How a contractor could use it
You do not need a huge pile of reviews to show up. Keep asking every customer for a review and keep your service pages clear.
Added 2026-10-15. Check any tool's price and terms on its own site before you use it.
Try this prompt
Copy it into Grok Bot, Claude or ChatGPT. Fill in the parts in [brackets].
I am a [trade] in [city]. Write a friendly text asking a customer for a Google review after we finished [job]. Under 300 characters. Include [review link]. No gifts or discounts.
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