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AI Overviews for Local SEO: How Service Businesses Can Still Win Clicks in 2026
- AI Overviews compress the top of the funnel, so local businesses need pages that answer specific buying questions instead of relying on generic rankings alone
- The strongest local SEO assets in 2026 are service pages, city pages, FAQs, schema, and proof-heavy content that gives Google clean facts to cite
- Winning in AI search is less about chasing one trick and more about building a site that is fast, structured, locally relevant, and genuinely useful