Author: Marlowe

There’s a really understandable instinct behind the “near me” search. When you’re about to spend significant money on a service that will take months to show results, working with someone local feels safer. You can meet them in person. You can check their local reputation. If something goes wrong, they’re accessible. These aren’t irrational concerns. But here’s the honest reality of AI SEO in 2026: the geographic restriction is almost certainly costing you. The agencies doing the most sophisticated work in AI-informed search optimization are concentrated in a handful of cities globally — and if none of them are near…