Google My Business (now called Google Business Profile) was a huge leap forward when it launched. Suddenly, local businesses had a standardized way to show up in Google Maps and local search results.
It still matters. Keep it. But it was designed for a world where people type short queries into Google and click through to results. That world is changing fast.
📌 GMB answers the question "Where can I find this business on Google?" — AI profiles answer "Should I recommend this business?"
| Google My Business | Yeow.ai AI Profile | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Google Maps & Search results | ChatGPT, Perplexity, Siri, Gemini |
| Data format | Google's proprietary format | Open schema.org — universal standard |
| Service list | Basic category + services tab | Full structured service catalog in JSON |
| FAQ content | Q&A section (rarely used) | Dedicated FAQ schema (AI gold) |
| AI readability | Partial — some signals read by AI | Full — purpose-built for AI crawlers |
| Files generated | None — data stays in Google | ai.json, faq.json, services.json, llms.txt |
| Indexed URL | maps.google.com/... (Google owns it) | yeow.ai/site/yourdomain.com (stable, citable) |
| Cost | Free | Free profile, $10/mo for Pro |
With GMB, Google owns your profile. They can change the format, de-rank it, or decide it's not worth surfacing. You have no control over how other AI systems access that data.
With a Yeow.ai profile, your structured data lives at a stable, indexed URL that any AI crawler can fetch. ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Siri don't need to ask Google for permission to read it. It's open, machine-readable, and citable.
Don't abandon GMB. It still drives real results:
The strategy is simple: keep GMB for Google, add a Yeow.ai profile for everything else.
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Siri, Alexa, Gemini, and Copilot are the others. GMB only helps with Google. A Yeow.ai profile helps with all of them.
Keep your GMB. Add your Yeow.ai AI profile. Takes 2 minutes. Free.
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