How to Get Found in 2026 (When the Search Box Is Now an A.I.)

Search has fundamentally shifted in the last two years, and most service-based business owners are still optimizing for how clients used to find them. This episode shows you the full landscape of where your ideal clients are searching now and the specific moves that get you found across every search format.

In this episode:

• The three search games running simultaneously (SEO, AEO, and GEO) and why playing only one leaves money on the table
• How AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews decide which businesses get surfaced and which get ignored
• Five content and visibility priorities that work regardless of which search format your client is using
• Why this shift is affecting service providers globally, across every market and language
• The AI shortcuts that let one person build search presence that used to require a dedicated marketing team

Who this is for: Service-based business owners who want inbound clients finding them naturally, especially those who sense their current content strategy is built on search behaviors their clients have already moved past.

Seed & Society is hosted by Makeda Boehm. Find tools, resources, and the free A.I. Employee Report at seedandsociety.com.