# ShoutEx AI Visibility Report > Free AI visibility report and paid AI search audits for SaaS, technology, professional services, and home & trade businesses. ShoutEx Inc. (https://shoutex.com/) provides SEO, generative engine optimization (GEO), and AI search optimization services. Founded in 2011 by Zaki Usman (https://www.linkedin.com/in/zusman/). The free tool at https://ai.shoutex.com/ reviews your website for clues about how AI could find, understand, and recommend your brand. Paid AI search audits go deeper. ## Important notes - The free AI visibility report is a website-signal review, not a live ChatGPT ranking test. - Findings are preliminary estimates based on website and public signals. - They are not measured ChatGPT rankings or guaranteed placements. - Optional follow-up: a paid AI search audit, emailed action plan, and consulting with ShoutEx. - We help software and technology companies, professional services firms, and home and trade businesses improve their AI visibility. ## Links - Free AI visibility report: https://ai.shoutex.com/ - FAQ: https://ai.shoutex.com/#faq - Agency: https://shoutex.com/ - Founder: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zusman/ - Guides Hub: https://hub.shoutex.com/ - Industry guides: https://industry.shoutex.com/ - Work: https://shoutex.com/work - Contact: https://ai.shoutex.com/#contact - Privacy: https://shoutex.com/privacy - LLMs summary: https://ai.shoutex.com/llms.txt - LLMs summary (well-known): https://ai.shoutex.com/.well-known/llms.txt - Sitemap: https://ai.shoutex.com/sitemap.xml ## Finding your business on ChatGPT 1. Q: How can I check whether ChatGPT recommends my business? A: Ask questions your customers would ask when looking for services or comparing providers. Test several variations rather than just searching your company name. Our guide to measuring AI visibility explains how to approach this. 2. Q: Why does ChatGPT mention competitors instead of us? A: Competitors may have clearer product information, more relevant content, or stronger third-party coverage. The question being asked also affects the answer. Explore why your business may not be showing up in AI search. 3. Q: Why does my business appear for some questions but not others? A: AI answers vary with the question, context, and available information. Your business might appear for a specialist service but be absent from a broader comparison. Checking a range of buyer questions gives a more useful picture than testing one prompt. 4. Q: We already rank on Google. What does AI search optimization add? A: SEO provides an important foundation. AI search optimization also examines how your business is described, cited, and recommended in AI answers. Read about AI search versus SEO. 5. Q: Can AI search bring us leads? A: It can help buyers discover your business while researching problems and comparing providers. Turning that attention into inquiries also depends on your offer, website, and follow-up. Learn more about how buyers use AI search. ## How ShoutEx works 1. Q: What does the free AI visibility report include? A: A preliminary review of your website, potential visibility gaps, competitor comparisons, and suggested improvements. It is a starting point, rather than a verified record of recommendations across AI platforms. 2. Q: How accurate is the free report? A: It provides general guidance based on available information. Findings may be incomplete or inaccurate and should be validated before making business decisions. A paid AI search audit provides a deeper review and tailored recommendations. 3. Q: What does a paid AI search audit include? A: We review your offering, competitors, and target market in more detail, validate initial findings, and develop a prioritized action plan. The scope is agreed around the business questions you want answered. 4. Q: Which audit is right for our business? A: The Focused Product Audit suits a review of one product or offering. A broader audit suits businesses with multiple products, services, or markets. We'll help define the scope around your goals. 5. Q: Which AI platforms does ShoutEx focus on? A: We focus on ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot. The platforms included in your audit depend on the agreed scope and where your buyers are researching. 6. Q: How long does it take to see improvements? A: Timing depends on your starting point, the changes involved, and how platforms discover and use information. Completing recommended changes and observing changes in visibility are separate milestones. No fixed timeline or placement is guaranteed. ## Software & Technology Companies 1. Q: Why does AI recommend competing software instead of ours? A: We investigate whether your product's capabilities, customer fit, and differences are clearly explained and supported online. Our guide to brand mentions in AI provides useful background. 2. Q: Can you focus on one product within our portfolio? A: Yes. A Focused Product Audit examines a specific offering, its buyers, and its competitive landscape. That gives your team a defined set of priorities without reviewing the entire business. 3. Q: How can we improve visibility when buyers compare software alternatives? A: Your content should explain who your product serves, which problems it solves, and the differences buyers need to evaluate. We review gaps in your product, use-case, comparison, and customer-proof content. 4. Q: Our technology is complex. Can an audit help clarify our offering? A: Yes. We examine whether your website explains what the technology does, who needs it, and where it fits. Clear positioning helps connect technical capabilities with buyer needs. Explore our guide to SaaS homepage messaging. 5. Q: Does this apply to IT services and cybersecurity firms? A: Yes. The review can focus on your specialist services, target customers, and evidence of expertise. See our guides to AI search for managed IT providers and AI search for cybersecurity companies. ## Professional Services 1. Q: How can accounting and advisory firms get found for higher-value services? A: Your online presence should distinguish the services you want to grow, such as corporate tax, business advisory, or outsourced CFO work. We assess whether your expertise and ideal clients are clearly represented. Explore AI search for accounting firms. 2. Q: How can law firms improve visibility for specific practice areas? A: We review how your website presents your practice areas, lawyers' experience, locations, and the types of matters you handle. The goal is to help prospective clients understand where your firm fits their needs. Read about AI search for law firms. 3. Q: Can consultants get discovered beyond their referral network? A: An audit can identify whether your website explains your specialist expertise in language prospective clients use. Clear service descriptions, relevant examples, and evidence of experience help buyers evaluate your fit. 4. Q: How does this apply to engineering and technical consulting firms? A: We examine how clearly your capabilities, sectors, qualifications, and project experience are presented. The focus is connecting technical expertise with the problems clients need to solve. Explore AI search for engineering firms. 5. Q: We serve clients nationally. Should we focus on local or national visibility? A: That depends on how you win work. Location may matter for some services, while specialist expertise matters more for others. We help distinguish geographic opportunities from service and industry opportunities. ## Home & Trade Services 1. Q: Can AI search help customers discover our HVAC business? A: It can provide another route for customers researching heating, cooling, installation, and maintenance providers. We review how your services, coverage areas, and credentials are represented online. Explore AI search for HVAC companies. 2. Q: How does this apply to plumbing companies? A: The review can focus on the services and customers you want to attract, from residential repairs to commercial plumbing. We examine whether your online presence clearly communicates that focus. Read about AI search for plumbers. 3. Q: We already invest in local SEO. What would an AI search audit add? A: Local SEO supports discovery in local search and maps. An AI search audit adds a review of how your business is represented in AI answers, alongside your existing search work. Learn more about AI and local search. 4. Q: Can you review several locations or service areas? A: Yes. A broader audit can examine how your locations and coverage areas are represented online. We look for unclear coverage, missing information, and opportunities to explain each location's services. See our guide to multi-location SEO. 5. Q: Can we focus on the jobs we want more of? A: Yes. Your audit can prioritize services such as commercial HVAC, system installations, or commercial plumbing. That keeps the recommendations connected to the work you want to win. 6. Q: We already have a marketing agency. Can we still use the audit? A: Yes. The audit can give your existing agency or internal team a defined set of priorities. It helps you decide what needs attention and who will handle each improvement.