You’ve worked hard to build your business and attract customers online. But what if your website isn’t prepared for the future of AI Search? As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to redefine how consumers search for businesses like yours, ensuring your website is visible and competitive is no longer optional—it’s essential.
At Local & Qualified, we’ve made it our mission to guide business owners through these changes and ensure their websites thrive in the AI-driven world. If you’re unsure how your website stacks up, you’re in the right place.
A Growing Problem for Business Owners
Imagine you’re a customer searching online for your services. You type or speak a query into an AI-powered tool like ChatGPT, Google’s Gemini, Bard, or Bing AI—but your business doesn’t appear. Why?
The problem often lies in how your website is structured. Many platforms that businesses rely on use JavaScript-injected structured data by default. While this approach is fine for traditional search engines like Google, it’s a growing issue for AI-driven tools like Gemini, ChatGPT, and Bard. These AI crawlers often struggle to process JavaScript-based schema, leaving your website’s critical information invisible to search engines and, ultimately, to potential customers.
Here’s the challenge: businesses using platforms that rely on JavaScript-injected schema may already be losing visibility in AI-driven search results. This creates an opening for competitors who are optimizing their websites with static HTML schema—making their sites easier to crawl and rank by both AI and traditional search engines.
Platforms commonly affected by this issue include:
- Duda: Uses JavaScript-injected schema by default, requiring custom coding for static schema.
- Wix: Relies on dynamic JavaScript injection with no native static schema options.
- Squarespace: Injects schema through JavaScript with no built-in static HTML capabilities.
- Weebly: Uses JavaScript for structured data and requires custom code for static schema markup.
- Webflow: Injects schema dynamically for CMS content; static schema requires manual embeds.
- GoDaddy Website Builder: Employs JavaScript injection for schema, with limited customization options for static schema.
If your website is built on one of these platforms, it’s worth asking: Is my site optimized for AI-driven search? If the answer is no—or you’re unsure—your business could already be falling behind competitors who have embraced AI-ready optimization. As referenced by Search Engine Journal, this reliance on JavaScript-based schema can hinder your visibility in AI-driven search engines, creating opportunities for competitors with AI-optimized websites to take the lead.
The AI Search Revolution
AI-powered search isn’t a future trend—it’s happening now. Tools like Google’s Gemini and others are setting new expectations for search experiences, providing highly personalized and context-rich results. By 2027, more than 90 million Americans are projected to use AI as their primary search tool, a massive jump from 13 million in 2023.
This shift means that businesses must adapt to stay visible. Relying on outdated SEO methods or platforms that don’t fully support AI-driven optimization could leave your business behind while competitors take the lead.
How to Ensure Your Website Stays Competitive
The solution lies in static HTML schema markup. Unlike JavaScript-injected structured data, static schema is embedded directly into your website’s HTML. This ensures all search engines—including AI-powered tools like Google’s Gemini, ChatGPT, and Bard—can effectively crawl and index your content.
At Local & Qualified, this has always been our approach. By implementing best practices like static HTML schema, we ensure our clients’ websites are future-ready and positioned to win in the rapidly evolving AI age.
What This Means for Your Business
If your website isn’t optimized for AI-driven search, your competitors with AI-ready sites will capture those opportunities. But the good news is that it’s not too late to catch up.
Schedule a Complimentary Website Audit
Not sure if your site is AI-ready? We offer a free website audit to:
- Identify the platform your site is built on.
- Evaluate whether your structured data is optimized for AI search engines like Gemini, Bard, and ChatGPT.
- Provide actionable steps to ensure your business stays competitive.
Stay Ahead of the Curve
AI search is redefining how customers discover businesses, and Local & Qualified is here to make sure you’re ready for this transformation. With our expertise, you’ll avoid being left behind and gain the edge needed to thrive in this new era of search.
Don’t wait until your competitors dominate the AI-driven search space. Contact us today to schedule your complimentary website audit and future-proof your business.
The future of search is here. Will your business be ready?
