# Written so AI assistants can read, understand and quote your business

> AI crawlers let in, an llms.txt file, structured data and answer-first copy, so ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s AI answers can read your business. Included on every plan.

- Source: https://nerdsharks.com/features/ai-search-ready
- Publisher: Nerdsharks (Exeter, Devon, UK)
- Updated: 2026-09-27

More people now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google’s AI Overviews "who is a good electrician near me" instead of scrolling a list of links. Those tools can only mention a business they can read. Every Nerdsharks site is built to be easy for them: AI crawlers are allowed in, not blocked by a default setting nobody checked. There is an llms.txt file that summarises your business in plain text, structured data that spells out your services and area, and page copy that answers the obvious questions in the first sentence. Nobody controls what an AI chooses to recommend, so we will not promise you a mention. What we make sure of is that nothing on your site stands in the way.

## How it works

1. **AI crawlers are let in** - Your robots.txt welcomes the crawlers used by search engines and AI assistants. Some hosting setups block them by default, so we check the live site, not just the file we wrote.
2. **An llms.txt file** - We publish a short plain-text summary of who you are, what you do, where you work and how to contact you, at the address AI tools increasingly look for.
3. **Structured data behind every page** - Your business type, services, area, hours and contact details are marked up in the format machines read, so nothing has to be guessed from the layout.
4. **Answers first, waffle never** - Each page and FAQ opens with a clear, self-contained answer, the kind of sentence an assistant can lift and quote without it losing its meaning.

## Why it matters

- **Found in the new places people ask** - If a customer asks an AI assistant for a recommendation and your site cannot be read, you are not even in the running. This keeps you eligible.
- **Quoted accurately** - When the facts about your business are stated clearly in one place, an assistant is less likely to get your area, services or phone number wrong.
- **Good for Google too** - Clear answers and proper structured data are the same things that help ordinary search. None of this is a trick that works against your Google rankings.

## Questions

### Can you get my business recommended by ChatGPT?

No one can honestly promise that an AI assistant will recommend a particular business, because each tool decides for itself. What we do is make sure your site can be read, understood and quoted, which is the part within anyone’s control.

### What is an llms.txt file?

An llms.txt file is a short plain-text summary of a website, written for AI tools to read. It is a proposed convention rather than an official standard, so not every assistant uses it, but it costs nothing to include and we add one to every site.

### Should I block AI crawlers from my website?

For most local businesses, blocking AI crawlers does more harm than good, because it stops AI assistants learning that you exist. Your site lets them in by default; if you would rather block them, tell us and we will.

### Is AI search optimisation included in the Monthly plan?

Yes, everything on this page is included on every plan, including Monthly at £99 a month. It is part of how we build, not an extra.