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Field notes on how AI search chooses who to recommend

Written by Sandeep Kumar. Practical notes on how ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews decide which practice to name — and what actually changes their minds.

12 field notesLatest October 20, 2026
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Best Fertility & IVF Marketing Agencies US (2026)

US fertility and IVF marketing agencies, sorted into three lanes — paid acquisition, full-service retainers, and AI visibility. Who each lane is for, what everyone publishes, and who to skip.

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Ads Don't Touch HealthOctober 17, 2026

ChatGPT Ads and Healthcare: Why Clinics Can't Buy In

ChatGPT Ads made $1B annualized in under 200 days. OpenAI's own policy keeps ads out of personal health conversations — and that's a bigger deal for clinics than the revenue number.

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Only One Finds ClinicsOctober 16, 2026

New Health AIs (ChatGPT Health, Copilot Health) & Your Clinic

ChatGPT Health, Claude for Healthcare, Copilot Health, One Medical's assistant and Verily Me all shipped in the last year. Only one can point a patient at your clinic — here's what that changes.

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Worth the Disruption?October 16, 2026

Is Switching AEO Agencies Worth It?

Bad reporting is the loudest complaint about AEO agencies — and sometimes a reason to switch, sometimes the cheapest problem to fix. The test to run before you break up.

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Best AEO AgenciesSeptember 25, 2026

Best AEO Agencies for Healthcare (2026)

A ranked list of AEO agencies for independent elective-healthcare practices — what each one specialises in, who it fits, and who it doesn't. Written by one of the agencies on it.

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AEO BasicsSeptember 22, 2026

Is Your SEO Agency Actually Doing AEO?

Most agencies selling "AEO" are SEO shops that renamed a package without changing the work. The test: ask for AI visibility by doctor, service, and location.

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Watch Them PanicSeptember 13, 2026

One Question to Ask Your AEO Agency

One question separates agencies actually doing Healthcare AEO from agencies that added the word to their homepage last quarter — including, especially, the SEO agency you already have. Here it is, and here's what changes if the answer's bad.

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Smoke Detector, Not Fire DepartmentSeptember 13, 2026

Free AI Visibility Checkers Fall Short

Paste a domain, get a score in 60 seconds — that's what every free AI visibility checker promises. Here's exactly what that number can't tell you, and why it isn't a substitute for a real audit.

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Not a Crisis. A Starting Line.September 1, 2026

How to Check Your Practice AI Visibility

Nearly half of patients now use AI to research providers — and most businesses never appear in its answers. Twelve questions, five platforms, twenty minutes: find out where you stand and what to fix.

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Selling Hope, Not AEOAugust 31, 2026

How to Choose an AEO Agency

Not all AEO agencies deliver the same results. Here's how to evaluate an AEO partner — and why a solo specialist might beat a big agency for healthcare.

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Never Heard of YouAugust 30, 2026

Ranking #1 on Google, Invisible to ChatGPT

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is why a practice can dominate Google and still be invisible when a patient asks ChatGPT. Here's what it actually is, and what it actually takes.

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