❄️ HVAC Services Stay Found

From near-invisible to top HVAC recommendation in Atlanta in 45 days

14 → 61
AI Visibility Score
4x
AI mention growth
22%
Cost savings vs paid ads
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Verified Client · HVAC Services
Atlanta, GA · Stay Found · Joined 2026
ChatGPT · After Bizl Now appearing
"Best HVAC company in Atlanta for AC repair"

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Appearing in 61% of tracked HVAC prompts in Atlanta
The Challenge

An established HVAC company losing summer leads to AI-discovered competitors

This Atlanta HVAC company had 15 years in the market and a loyal customer base from word of mouth and Google Ads. But when homeowners asked ChatGPT or Gemini for the best HVAC company, the same three competitors came up every time. The practice wanted to understand exactly where the gap was before investing.

AI Visibility Score at audit
14 /100 POOR
8%
ChatGPT mention rate
34/120
Citations found
12%
Gemini presence
F
Schema grade

What the audit found

Critical
Outdated Google Business Profile data
Services, certifications, and emergency availability not updated in two years. AI engines were pulling stale information.
High
No schema for AC repair and emergency service
The two highest-volume search categories had no structured data telling AI engines what services were offered.
High
Inconsistent NAP across 28 directories
Phone numbers and addresses differed across 28 of the 120 directories AI engines reference, creating verification doubt.
Medium
Limited review velocity
Only 2 to 3 new reviews per month, while top competitors averaged 8 to 12. AI engines weight review recency heavily.
What We Did

A step-by-step plan our team executed
while the owner ran the business

From the day the business signed up for Stay Found, our team handled everything. Here is exactly what happened and when.

Day 1 to 2
Initial AI visibility scan and competitive analysis
We ran 280 prompts across all five AI engines and mapped exactly which competitors were appearing for which queries. Identified the three biggest gaps preventing AI recommendations.
280 prompts tracked Competitor mapping Gap analysis
Days 3 to 14
Client upgraded to Stay Found at week two
After seeing the data showing exactly why they were losing, the client upgraded so our team could execute the fixes directly. Quick wins started immediately.
Plan upgrade GBP refresh Schema rollout
Days 15 to 45
Citation cleanup and HVAC-specific directories
Cleaned up 28 inconsistent listings and submitted to 84 new HVAC and home services directories. NAP data now consistent across every source AI engines reference.
84 new citations 28 fixed HVAC directories
Days 46 to 90
Schema and content for AI-driven queries
Built HVACBusiness, Service, and EmergencyService schema. Added pages targeting the specific queries identified in the audit, with FAQ schema for common HVAC questions.
Schema deployed FAQ schema Service pages
Month 1 to 3
Weekly monitoring, competitor tracking and refinement
Every week we ran full scans across all five engines, tracked competitor visibility changes, and refined the optimization based on what prompts the business was winning and losing. Monthly reports showed the owner exactly what had changed and why.
Weekly scans 7 competitors tracked Monthly PDF reports
The Results

Score went from 14 to 61.
Calls tripled. In 90 days.

Every number below is from the business's Bizl dashboard, 90 days after starting Stay Found.

61/100
AI Visibility Score after 90 days, up from 14
4x
AI mentions across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity
101/120
Citations verified and consistent, up from 22
#1
ChatGPT recommendation for "best HVAC Atlanta"
AI Visibility Score over 90 days
This business
Top competitor
100 75 50 25 0 Start 30 days 60 days 90 days You overtake the competitor 61 58
AI mention rate by engine - before and after 90-day comparison
Engine Before Bizl After 90 Days Change
ChatGPT5%49%▲ +880%
Gemini3%44%▲ +1,367%
Perplexity11%57%▲ +418%
Claude2%38%▲ +1,800%
Grok0%33%▲ First appearance
"

We were spending four grand a month on ads and still missing the calls that matter, the 2am no-AC emergencies. Bizl got us showing up when someone asks ChatGPT for emergency HVAC near me. The first heat wave after we started, the emergency line did not stop ringing. I cut my ad budget and we still booked more jobs than last summer.

❄️
Verified Client
HVAC & Air Conditioning · Atlanta, GA · Stay Found Plan
14
Score before
61
Score after 45 days
What Changed

Beyond the numbers

The score and mention rate are measurable. But here is what actually changed for the business in practical terms.

📞
New customers mentioning AI
For the first time, customers started saying they found the business through ChatGPT or Gemini when asked how they heard about them. This had never happened before Bizl.
🚨
Emergency searches converting
Same-day and emergency AC and heating queries are the highest-value job type. After GBP and schema optimization, the business began appearing for these high-intent searches on all five engines.
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Competitor now in second place
The competitor that previously dominated AI recommendations in the area is now consistently appearing after this business. That top position is now the default for most emergency HVAC searches in Atlanta.
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Results that compound
Unlike ads that stop the day you stop paying, the citations and schema keep working. The score has climbed steadily every month since, and the business earns AI recommendations with no added ad spend.

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