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Illustrative Sprint report. All names, answers, and results are example data. “Marin Home Services Demo” is fictional. This is not a customer result or case study.

Example data · Prepared August 28, 2026

Illustrative AI Visibility Report: Marin Plumbing Example

This is the paid Sprint report format. The free snapshot covers one question in the same format.

What this example shows

  • The example business appears in some answers but not others.
  • Competitors appear when the example business is absent.
  • A focused service page and matching business details are the clearest first steps.

Free snapshot

  • One buyer question
  • Three recorded checks
  • Businesses named
  • Public sources
  • One practical gap, when one is found
  • Personally reviewed by JJ

Sprint report

  • Five buyer questions
  • Fifteen recorded checks
  • Up to three agreed fixes completed and validated
  • Retest about 30 days later
  • Before-and-after report

Business and Market

Business
Marin Home Services Demo
Service area
Marin County
Priority service
Water heater replacement
Location
Novato, California

Worked example

Question 1, Example Results for All Three Engines

“Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?”

ChatGPT

live web search

Not named

Businesses named

North Bay Water Works DemoRedwood Pipe & Heat Demo

Example answer

This example answer lists North Bay Water Works Demo and Redwood Pipe & Heat Demo for water heater replacement. It describes both as local options for Novato homeowners.

Source types (example)

Example Novato water-heater service pageExample local plumbing directory

Google Gemini

Google Search grounding

Named

Businesses named

Marin Home Services DemoNorth Bay Water Works Demo

Example answer

This example answer names Marin Home Services Demo for water heater replacement in Novato. It also lists North Bay Water Works Demo as another local option.

Source types (example)

Example Google Business ProfileExample Novato water-heater service page

Perplexity

web search

Not named

Businesses named

Redwood Pipe & Heat Demo

Example answer

This example answer points to Redwood Pipe & Heat Demo for water heater replacement. It describes the fictional company as serving Novato and nearby homes.

Source types (example)

Example Novato water-heater service pageExample tankless water-heater guide

Example answer text written by FindMeNow.ai to show the report format. It was not collected from ChatGPT, Google Gemini, or Perplexity. Your report records the public sources behind each answer. This example uses plain-text source types instead of links so no fictional page can be mistaken for evidence.

Recommended first fix

Example observation
The fictional site does not have one clear page about water-heater replacement in Novato.
Reasonable interpretation
A clearer page may help visitors and answer systems connect the service to the location. This example does not establish why any answer changed.
Recommended action
Create a focused Novato water-heater replacement page on the fictional site with matching business information.

Five Buyer Questions

  1. 1Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?
  2. 2Which plumber serves homes in Marin County?
  3. 3Who handles emergency plumbing near Novato?
  4. 4Which local company installs tankless water heaters?
  5. 5Who should I contact for a leaking water heater?

Fifteen-Check Evidence Grid

Five questions multiplied by three engines. Every status below is example data.

NamedNot namedCould not verifyExample data
Buyer questionEngineExample resultExample source pattern
Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?ChatGPT (with live web search)Not namedExample local directory and water-heater service pages
Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)NamedExample business profile and Novato service page
Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?PerplexityNot namedExample local guide and plumbing service page
Which plumber serves homes in Marin County?ChatGPT (with live web search)NamedExample Marin service-area and business-profile pages
Which plumber serves homes in Marin County?Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)NamedExample business profiles and location pages
Which plumber serves homes in Marin County?PerplexityNot namedExample county directory and company service pages
Who handles emergency plumbing near Novato?ChatGPT (with live web search)Not namedExample emergency-service and directory pages
Who handles emergency plumbing near Novato?Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)Could not verifyExample provider result unavailable during the dated check
Who handles emergency plumbing near Novato?PerplexityNot namedExample emergency-plumbing and local guide pages
Which local company installs tankless water heaters?ChatGPT (with live web search)NamedExample tankless service and business-profile pages
Which local company installs tankless water heaters?Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)Not namedExample installer pages and local business profiles
Which local company installs tankless water heaters?PerplexityNamedExample tankless guide and company service pages
Who should I contact for a leaking water heater?ChatGPT (with live web search)Not namedExample repair pages and local directory entries
Who should I contact for a leaking water heater?Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)NamedExample business profile and repair service page
Who should I contact for a leaking water heater?PerplexityNot namedExample troubleshooting guide and service pages

Check 1 of 15

Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?

ChatGPT (with live web search)

Not named

Example local directory and water-heater service pages

Check 2 of 15

Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?

Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)

Named

Example business profile and Novato service page

Check 3 of 15

Who should I call for a water heater replacement in Novato?

Perplexity

Not named

Example local guide and plumbing service page

Check 4 of 15

Which plumber serves homes in Marin County?

ChatGPT (with live web search)

Named

Example Marin service-area and business-profile pages

Check 5 of 15

Which plumber serves homes in Marin County?

Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)

Named

Example business profiles and location pages

Check 6 of 15

Which plumber serves homes in Marin County?

Perplexity

Not named

Example county directory and company service pages

Check 7 of 15

Who handles emergency plumbing near Novato?

ChatGPT (with live web search)

Not named

Example emergency-service and directory pages

Check 8 of 15

Who handles emergency plumbing near Novato?

Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)

Could not verify

Example provider result unavailable during the dated check

Check 9 of 15

Who handles emergency plumbing near Novato?

Perplexity

Not named

Example emergency-plumbing and local guide pages

Check 10 of 15

Which local company installs tankless water heaters?

ChatGPT (with live web search)

Named

Example tankless service and business-profile pages

Check 11 of 15

Which local company installs tankless water heaters?

Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)

Not named

Example installer pages and local business profiles

Check 12 of 15

Which local company installs tankless water heaters?

Perplexity

Named

Example tankless guide and company service pages

Check 13 of 15

Who should I contact for a leaking water heater?

ChatGPT (with live web search)

Not named

Example repair pages and local directory entries

Check 14 of 15

Who should I contact for a leaking water heater?

Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)

Named

Example business profile and repair service page

Check 15 of 15

Who should I contact for a leaking water heater?

Perplexity

Not named

Example troubleshooting guide and service pages

Businesses Named

All names are fictional. Appearance counts are example data, not ratings or outcomes.

  1. 1. Marin Home Services Demo6 example appearances
  2. 2. North Bay Water Works Demo6 example appearances
  3. 3. Redwood Pipe & Heat Demo5 example appearances
  4. 4. Marin Flow Services Demo5 example appearances

Sources Used

Source types are plain text because fake source links would be misleading.

  • Example Google Business Profile
  • Example Novato water-heater service page
  • Example Marin County service-area page
  • Example tankless water-heater guide
  • Example local plumbing directory

Controllable Visibility Gaps

  • The fictional website does not clearly connect water-heater replacement to Novato and Marin County on one focused service page.
  • The fictional business information varies between the example website footer and example public profile.
  • The fictional service pages do not include validated LocalBusiness and service structured data.

Example Implementation Scope

  • Clarify the priority service and service area on the controlled website.
  • Correct the example public business-information mismatch.
  • Add and validate LocalBusiness and service structured data as one of the three agreed fixes.

What a 30-Day Retest Compares

  • The same five buyer questions
  • The same three AI-assisted search engines
  • Businesses named and source patterns
  • Whether agreed controlled-property fixes remain valid
Illustrative before-and-after. Example data only. It does not predict your result.

What the final report adds

Illustrative Before-and-After for Question 1

Baseline August 28, 2026 · Retest September 29, 2026. Both dates are example data.

EngineBaselineRetestNote
ChatGPT (with live web search)Not namedNamedThe example status changed between checks; this does not establish a cause.
Google Gemini (with Google Search grounding)NamedNamedThe example status did not change.
PerplexityNot namedNot namedThe example status did not change.

Changes completed

  • Published the focused Novato water-heater replacement page.
  • Matched the fictional business information across the site and profile.
  • Added and checked LocalBusiness and service structured data.

Validation evidence

  • Confirmed the example page and business details were live.
  • Checked the example structured data after publication.
  • The full report repeats this comparison for all five questions.

What improved

  • The ChatGPT example changed from not named to named.
  • The focused service page made the main service and city easier to find.

What did not improve

  • The Perplexity example stayed not named in the retest.

Remaining recommendations

  • Keep the service details aligned when the fictional site or profile changes.
  • Review the remaining plain-text source types for practical follow-up work.

Limitations

AI answers can change over time and by session. No mention, position, ranking, traffic level, lead volume, or recommendation is guaranteed. This report reflects a point-in-time evidence review, not a permanent state.

Every status, date, and outcome in this section is example data. Could not verify represents unavailable evidence, never an absence.

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