How structured data supports local visibility across Google and AI

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Until a few years ago, schema helped search engines extract basic facts and display visual enhancements like star ratings and sitelinks.  However, in the AI-driven search world, schema plays a different and fundamental role for local SEO, helping Google and other AI systems understand who you are, what you do, where you operate, and how […]

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