Get recommended on Reddit, Quora and local groups
Get named on Quora and trade forums
Quora questions like 'best [service] in [town]' rank for years and get quoted by AI, and the niche forums in your trade carry real weight with both. One useful answer keeps working long after you write it.
Answer the buying questions
The 'who's good for X in [town]' questions rank and feed AI. A useful, honest answer that names you works twice, it ranks on Google, and it gets quoted in AI recommendations.
Go where your trade hangs out
Beyond Quora, the specialist forums for your industry carry weight with Google and AI. Become a known, helpful voice there and it compounds into real authority.
Help first, sell second
Earn the spot. Lead with real help, mention your business where it fits, and it sticks. Pitch, and the mods bin it.
One strong Quora answer keeps ranking and keeps getting quoted, long after you hit post. The cheapest long-term recommendation there is.
Do this now
List the Quora questions and trade forums where a helpful answer naming my business could rank and get me cited by AI.