Get recommended on Reddit
Ask ChatGPT 'best [service] in [city]' and watch where it pulls from. Reddit, again and again. City subreddits are full of 'who should I hire' threads that rank on Google for years and feed the AIs. Get named in the right one and it pays off long after you posted.
Find your city's subreddit
Most towns and cities have one, and hobby subreddits cover the rest. That's where the buying questions live, and where a recommendation sticks around instead of scrolling away.
Answer, don't advertise
Reddit spots marketing instantly and buries it. Show up as a real, helpful person, answer questions in your wheelhouse, and let your business come up on its own.
One good thread, years of payoff
A single honest recommendation in the right thread keeps ranking and keeps getting quoted by AI. Slow to earn, but it compounds while your ads keep costing.
Find the subreddits where people in my area ask for recommendations in my category, and the threads worth showing up in.