28 May Can You Really Do Seo With Chatgpt? What Marketers Aren’t Telling You
Lately, you may have seen marketing companies claiming they can “optimize your website so ChatGPT recommends you” or offering “ChatGPT SEO packages.” It sounds futuristic, promising, and maybe even a little too good to be true—and that’s because it is.
Here’s the truth: ChatGPT is not a search engine. While it can answer questions, summarize content, and offer advice based on a wide range of training data, it does not crawl the internet in real-time or refer users to specific businesses unless prompted by name or based on publicly available and optimized content that was indexed before the model’s training cutoff.
At Life in Motion, we are committed to transparency, and we want to clarify what ChatGPT SEO can and cannot do so you can focus on marketing strategies that actually work.
What Is ChatGPT Really Pulling From?
When someone types “Who is the best HVAC company in Keller, TX?” or “What estate planning attorney should I talk to in Southlake?” into ChatGPT, the response is based on:
- Publicly available websites that were indexed before the last training cutoff
- Strong business listings like Google Business Profiles
- Online mentions and backlinks from reputable websites
- Well-written content that answers common questions clearly
Unless your business is explicitly named or appears in trusted sources, ChatGPT will likely answer in general terms rather than refer to specific providers.
Why “ChatGPT SEO Packages” Are Misleading
Many agencies are now offering vague promises to “get you listed in ChatGPT results.” However, since ChatGPT does not operate like Google, there is currently no way to guarantee that it will feature your business organically, especially if your business is local or has not established a strong digital presence through proven SEO practices.
What these companies are doing is capitalizing on the excitement around AI without backing it up with real results.
What You Can Do to Make Your Business AI Visible
While there is no magic switch to rank in ChatGPT, there are proven strategies that increase the chances your business will appear in AI-generated responses over time. At Life in Motion, our team focuses on smart, long-term solutions that are already working for clients in the healthcare, legal, and home service industries.
These include:
- Google Business Profile optimization to make sure your location and services are clear and verified
- Google Ads campaigns that target your ideal customers by location, service, and intent
- Strategic blog content and landing pages written in question-and-answer formats that match how people naturally search
- Schema markup to help search engines and AI models understand your content and services
- SEO-driven social media content that builds authority and increases visibility across platforms
Together, these tools create a strong digital presence that helps your business stand out on both traditional search and AI platforms.
Get a Free SEO Audit and Strategy Guide
If you’re wondering how your business is performing online or whether your digital presence is strong enough to appear in search and AI-assisted platforms, we’d love to help.
We are offering a complimentary SEO audit and custom marketing strategy document to help you identify what is working, what can be improved, and how to achieve better results.
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Bottom Line
“ChatGPT SEO” is not a service anyone can deliver with certainty today. But great SEO, valuable content, and strong visibility are still what matters most. That is what we provide at Life in Motion.
Skip the hype and focus on what works. Let us help you build a strategy that puts your business in front of real people asking real questions.
