When homeowners ask AI who to hire, are you named?
We ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google the questions homeowners ask, count which contractors they name, and help you become one of them.
AskedWho’s the best HVAC company in Ashbridge?
These companies come up most often:
Named, out of 30 AI answers
- Brightwater Heating & Air Repairs and installs, strong reviews Named in 17 of 30 answers
- Kestrel Comfort Systems Family-owned, known for honest quotes Named in 15 of 30 answers
- Holt Air Conditioning Fast same-day AC repair Named in 12 of 30 answers
- Real answers from ChatGPT and Perplexity
- Every question asked three times
- Free, and yours to keep
Homeowners have started asking AI
22%of US homeowners who hire trades now use AI tools like ChatGPT to research or find them
37%of homeowners would look up HVAC contractors’ reviews through AI tools like ChatGPT
80%of ChatGPT’s local answers cited Yelp, across every kind of local business
Sources: Scorpion, 2026 (2,000 US homeowners); ACHR News, 2026 (782 homeowners); BrightLocal, 2026 (1,355 business locations).
How it works
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Ask
Five questions your customers ask, three times in each AI tool.
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Count
Who’s named, how often, and where you stand.
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Fix
We work on what the answers draw on, and keep checking every week.
Your free snapshot
- Who AI names in your town, and how often
- Where you stand, question by question
- The sites the answers trust
- Answers word for word, with their links
Staying named
AI answers change week to week. On the monthly plan, we keep watch, keep fixing, and show you what it brings in.
- Watch
- Weekly checks in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google, and an email if you drop out, a rival overtakes you, or AI gets your details wrong.
- Fix
- Every new Google review answered, new pages for the questions you’re missing, and your profiles kept right.
- Prove
- Your count every month, what AI tells customers about you, and how many new customers found you through AI.
Why weekly: in a 2026 study of nearly 350,000 locations, ChatGPT and Perplexity had business details right only about two times in three (SOCi). And when someone suggests an edit to your Google profile, you have four days to reject it before Google may publish it (Search Engine Roundtable).
Example month
Ferraby Heating & Air
- Week 1 Named in 4 of 10 answers
- Week 2 ChatGPT gave your old phone number Listing fixed
- Week 3 Someone suggested new hours on Google Rejected
- Week 4 6 new reviews All answered
Monthly report
9 of 30answers named you
Last month: 6
2 new customers said they found you through AI
Prices
Snapshot
Five questions, 30 answers, where you stand.
Free
Audit
The full picture, and 15 fixes in order.
What’s included
- 40 questions customers ask, in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s AI answers, each asked several times
- You against three local rivals: who’s named for what, and why
- Every site the answers cite near you, and whether you’re on it and listed correctly
- Anything AI gets wrong about you
- 15 fixes ranked by impact, each saying who does it
- Your report within seven days, and a 30-minute call
$750
Fix sprint
30 days making the fixes with you.
What’s included
- Your Google Business Profile completed: services, photos, hours, quote request link
- Bing Places and the directories your answers cite, with the same details everywhere
- A simple way to ask every customer for a review, sent from your own systems
- Printed cards and a sign with a QR code that opens your Google review form, delivered to you
- Up to four pages that answer what customers ask, approved by you
- Wrong details corrected wherever AI picks them up
$1,500
Monthly
Weekly checks and alerts, steady fixes, and a monthly report. Cancel anytime.
What’s included
Watch
- Weekly checks in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google
- An email if you drop out, a rival overtakes you, or AI gets your details wrong
- Edits people suggest to your Google profile checked within Google’s four days
- A weekly check that AI tools can still read your website
Fix
- Every new Google review answered within two business days, in your voice
- Up to two new pages a month for questions you’re missing
- Profiles kept up to date: photos, posts, services, holiday hours
Prove
- A monthly report: your count, your rivals’, and what AI tells customers about you and your prices
- How many new customers say they found you through AI
- A 15-minute call each month, if you’d like one
$750 a month
Questions
Isn’t this just SEO?
Partly. Google says its AI answers rely on the same things as ordinary search. The difference is what we measure: whether people asking AI hear your name.
Why does the answer change when I ask?
AI tools rarely give the same list twice, so we ask every question several times and count how often you’re named.
Is it the same as the ChatGPT app?
Close, not identical. We ask through OpenAI’s and Perplexity’s own developer tools, with your town set as the location. Google’s AI answers are checked with Otterly, a tracking tool.
How long do changes take?
Usually two to four months, as AI tools re-read the web and reviews build up.
Why monthly?
Because what AI answers draw on keeps changing: rivals collect reviews, AI tools update, and anyone can suggest edits to your Google profile. Most people look for reviews from the last three months (BrightLocal, 2026), so a one-off push fades. We check every week and tell you if something slips.
Do you need our customers’ details?
No. You send review requests from your own systems, so we never see who your customers are. The only figure we ask for is how many new customers said they found you through AI.
We get leads from Angi and Thumbtack. Why this?
Keep them. ChatGPT cited Yelp in 80% of its local answers in one 2026 study (BrightLocal), and Angi and BBB come up too, so your profiles there are part of what we work on. The difference is being named directly when homeowners ask AI, with no fee per lead.
Do you show our license number?
Yes, wherever your state requires it in ads (California does, for example). And we only mention licenses, certifications and warranties you actually hold.
Who runs Being Named?
Being Named is a trading name of Connor Neary, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and works with businesses in the US and the UK. Business details are on our terms page.
See where you stand
Tell us your business and town. We’ll ask ChatGPT and Perplexity the questions your customers ask, and show you who they name.
- Five questions, asked three times in each tool
- Who’s named, how often, and whether you are
- Every answer word for word, with its sources
- Free, and with you within two business days
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If you’d like to go through it together, reply when it arrives.
We’ll suggest some times for the call in that email.