For plumbers, HVAC, electricians, roofers & other local trades
Recomendr shows local trades if ChatGPT recommends them, and how to get recommended more.
More customers now ask AI assistants who to call. Get named in those answers and win the job, instead of your competitor. Every week you get a score and a short to-do list, in plain English.
Want it every week? Recomendr Pro is 7 days free, then $29/month. Cancel anytime.
45%
of US consumers used AI tools like ChatGPT for local business recommendations
6%
did the year before. The shift happened in 12 months.
Source: BrightLocal Local Consumer Review Survey 2026 (US panel).
What you get, in 3 steps
- 1. Run the free check above with your business name, trade and city. No account needed.
- 2. See who AI assistants name when customers ask for your trade in your area: you, or a competitor.
- 3. Get a short fix list in plain words, then re-check each week to see if it moved.
How it works
Tell us about your business
Your business name, trade and city, plus a few competitors. Takes about 2 minutes. No tech skills needed.
We ask the AI assistants for you
Every week we ask ChatGPT about 20 questions your customers really ask, like "best emergency plumber in Edmonton".
Get your score and a to-do list
See if you were recommended, who got named instead, and a short list of fixes, biggest win first.
Example: what you get each week
Prairie Peak Plumbing · Edmonton
Named in 9 of 20 answers this week
42/100
▲ 8 vs last week
- “Emergency plumber south Edmonton”ChatGPT named you #2
- “Water heater install Sherwood Park”ChatGPT named Rapid Rooter instead
Your top 3 fixes this week
- Add “water heater installation” to your Google Business Profile services
- Get listed on HomeStars: ChatGPT cited it 6 times
- Ask 5 recent customers for a Google review
Sample business for illustration. Your report uses your real business and competitors.
A fix list, not just a score
Enterprise AI-visibility platforms are built for big brands and priced accordingly. Recomendr is built for a one-location trade business: every week you get a short, prioritised list of things that make AI assistants more likely to recommend you.
Works great with Merciloop
Reviews feed AI visibility. Merciloop texts or emails every customer a direct Google review link after the job, with one polite reminder (7 days free). Try Merciloop →
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Google Business Profile
Category, services, hours, photos: the data Google Maps and Google's AI answers draw on.
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Reviews
Count and recency. AI answers keep justifying picks with "great reviews".
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Name, address, phone
Identical everywhere, so the AIs are confident you're one real business.
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Website facts
Services, service area, FAQ and schema markup the models can quote.
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Get cited
The exact directories, lists and threads ChatGPT cited when it named a competitor.
Run it from your AI assistant
Busy running jobs? Connect Recomendr and Merciloop to Grok Bot (or another assistant that supports MCP connectors) and just ask. Your assistant reads your real numbers from both apps. It doesn't guess, and it tells you when something isn't available yet.
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“How am I doing this week?”
Your AI visibility score, how it changed, how often ChatGPT named you, and who it named instead.
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“What should I fix next?”
The top items from your Recomendr fix list, in plain language, and it can tick them off when you're done.
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“Ask last month's customers for a review.”
It shows you exactly who'd get a Merciloop text and what it says. Nothing is sent until you say yes.
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Every Monday morning
A short check-in message: score change, new reviews, your top two fixes and one suggested next step.
Illustrative example
Ask the customers from the last couple of months for a review.
3 customers with texting consent haven't been asked yet: Maria L., Dev P. and Chen W. They'd get: “Hi Maria, thanks for choosing Prairie Peak Plumbing! Would you leave us a quick Google review?…” Send these 3?
Yes, send them.
Done: 3 review requests sent through Merciloop.
The honest fine print
- Review requests always need your OK, and only go to customers who agreed to hear from you (CASL). Daily limits apply.
- You connect with a key from Recomendr Settings. Revoke it any time and the assistant loses access.
- The assistant can't change billing, passwords or business details.
- Your assistant app's own terms and pricing apply. Scheduled check-ins need an assistant that supports scheduled tasks.
Why it works
- AI assistants answer from the web. ChatGPT search and Google's AI features show the web pages they used as sources, so what the web says about you shapes the answer.
- Clear, matching facts are easier to repeat. When your services, service area and contact details are the same on your site, your Google Business Profile and directories, there's less for an assistant to get wrong.
- You measure instead of guessing. Recomendr asks real customer-style questions and shows whether you were named, so you can tell whether a fix helped.
One simple plan
Start with the free score. When you want it checked every week, make a free account (no card), and try Pro free for 7 days only when you want it.
Recomendr Pro
RecommendedKnow every week if AI assistants recommend you, and exactly what to fix when they don't.
$29/ month
7 days free, then $29/mo. Card required, you won't be charged until day 8. We email you 2 days before; cancel in one click before then and you pay nothing.
The free check and a free account need no card. Paying yearly? Full refund if you ask within 30 days of your first yearly payment.
Not ready? Get your free one-time score first · no card needed
- A weekly check of ChatGPT for your business (1 location)
- About 20 questions your customers really ask, written for your trade and city (edit them any time, up to 25)
- Your score out of 100, tracked week by week
- Who gets recommended instead of you (up to 5 competitors)
- A plain-English to-do list of fixes, biggest win first
- A weekly email report
- Re-check any time after a fix (up to 8 checks a month in total)
Cancel anytime. Plus sales tax where it applies.
Questions
What does Recomendr actually do?+
More people now ask ChatGPT and other AI assistants things like "who's the best plumber near me?". Recomendr asks those questions for you every week, about 20 of them, and checks whether your business gets recommended. You get a score out of 100, the competitors named instead of you, and a short to-do list to get named more often.
Do I need to be technical?+
No. You type your business name, trade and city, and add a few competitors. We do the rest. The to-do list is in plain English, like "add your services to your Google Business Profile", with steps for each item.
What does it cost, and when am I charged?+
The free score is free and needs no card. Recomendr Pro (weekly checks) is $39 a month in Canada and $29 in the US (other countries see their own price on the pricing page), or get 2 months free yearly. Pro starts with a 7-day free trial. Card required, you won't be charged until day 8 (the date is shown before you start), and we email you 2 days before. Cancel in one click from Billing before then and you pay nothing. One free trial per business.
Which AI assistants do you check?+
ChatGPT (OpenAI), with web search switched on, so the answers reflect what's online about you today. We read every answer to see if you're named, where you rank, which competitors are named, and which websites the AI pointed to.
Will the results match what I see in the ChatGPT app?+
Not always. We use the providers' official connections. The apps can give different answers because of personalisation, memory, your exact location and plain randomness. Treat Recomendr as a steady weekly measure of the trend, not a screenshot of one person's screen.
What can I actually do to get recommended more?+
The to-do list focuses on what AI answers lean on: a complete Google Business Profile, a steady stream of recent reviews, the same name, address and phone everywhere, a website that plainly lists your services, service area and FAQs, and being listed on the sites the AIs quote for your area.
Do you guarantee I'll be recommended?+
No, and be wary of anyone who does. AI answers change constantly. We measure, show you what ChatGPT relies on, and give you a prioritised list of fixes that also help regular Google search.
How do I cancel?+
Sign in (top right), open “Account” in the app menu and press “Cancel subscription”, then confirm. No phone call, no form. You keep Pro until the end of the time you've already paid for (or the end of your trial), and you can press Undo before then.
Step-by-step: how to cancel (or get a cancel link by email)