The AU Brief: Google Recut Search, Trades AI Went In-Plan
Google's core update landed mid AI Overviews rewrite, Anthropic hit $965B, and trades platforms baked AI receptionists into base plans. What to do.
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The AU Brief: Google Recut Search, Trades AI Went In-Plan
Google's core update landed mid AI Overviews rewrite, Anthropic hit $965B, and trades platforms baked AI receptionists into base plans. What to do.
Your Dead Estimates Bleed $30K a Month. Plug It in May.
Dead estimates leak more cash than missed calls. Here is the five-touch followup stack that revives stale trades bids using your existing CRM.
Your Dead Estimates Bleed $30K a Month. Plug It in May.
Dead estimates leak more cash than missed calls. Here is the five-touch followup stack that revives stale trades bids using your existing CRM.
Google Killed Q&A. Gemini Speaks For Your Business Now.
Google retired GBP Q&A on Nov 3, 2025. Ask Maps now answers customers with Gemini. The FAQPage and LocalBusiness schema that controls the script.
Realtor.com Now Lives Inside ChatGPT. Win the Next Click.
Realtor.com shipped its ChatGPT app March 30. Portals now own the pre-search step. Solo agents should fight for the which-agent answer instead.
You Already Pay for AI. You Just Never Turned It On.
Anthropic's Claude for Small Business proved the point: most local operators already pay for AI they never switched on. Here is the 45-minute audit.
The AU Brief: Google Folded GEO Back Into Plain SEO
Google rebuilt the search box at I/O 2026, vendors shipped AI across real estate and trades, and 82% of small businesses now pay for AI tools.
A Missed Call Is a $40K Install. Plug the Leak This Month.
A missed after-hours call in HVAC can be a $40K install gone. Here is the voice-AI intake stack that books jobs while your phone team sleeps.
Your Google Business Profile Decays in 30 Days. Stop It.
Google Business Profile impressions drop after 30 idle days. Here is a 20-minute weekly cadence that keeps your local listing visible in 2026.