Torsion Talk S8 Ep118: If AI Doesn’t Know You, You Don’t Exist

Garage door pros, the way homeowners search is changing fast—and if your business isn’t showing up in AI-driven search, you’re invisible. In this episode, Ryan breaks down the seismic shift happening in local SEO as tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity start replacing traditional search engines. People aren’t googling “garage door repair near me” anymore—they’re asking AI assistants for a single recommendation, and if your company isn’t the answer, you're out of the conversation entirely.

From schema markup to review strategy to video content, Ryan lays out exactly how to prepare your business for the AI-first search era. He covers how platforms like Google are integrating AI responses, how AI tools pull from trust signals across the web, and what garage door companies must do now to build digital trust—or risk getting left behind.

You’ll also hear how Aaron Overhead Doors is already getting calls from AI-generated traffic, what’s working with website Q&A pages, and why your reviews now need to be longer, more detailed, and full of location-based language. And yes, he gets fired up about garage door websites that are nothing but expensive trash. It’s time to clean up your digital presence and fight for that top recommendation slot—because AI isn’t giving out second chances.

Ryan also shares updates on the mortgage rate drop and what it means for contractors, why now’s the time to reinvest in your business, and how Markinuity is helping dealers rank higher in AI results through powerful local SEO, content strategies, and schema optimization.

The end of this episode brings it all together with tactical steps you can take today to future-proof your visibility in a world where voice search and smart assistants are dominating. This isn’t hype. It’s already happening. If Siri or ChatGPT isn’t recommending you when someone says “garage door repair near me,” you’re not just behind—you’re at risk of vanishing.

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