The Shmeer blog

Notes on getting found.

Practical guides on generative engine optimization, AI search visibility and SEO, from the team that built InfluenceLayer.

Home Services

Home Services SEO: A Guide for Contractors and Service Businesses

Home services SEO for HVAC, plumbing, electrical, roofing and landscaping: map pack, service and city pages, reviews, technical basics and booked-job tracking.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 6, 2026
Real Estate

Real Estate SEO: How Agents and Brokerages Rank on Google

A real estate SEO guide for agents, teams and brokerages: Google profile, neighborhood pages, IDX, market content, reviews, local links and AI visibility.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 5, 2026
Real Estate

How to Get Real Estate Leads: 12 Ways That Build a Pipeline You Own

How real estate agents get buyer and seller leads: sphere, past clients, Google profile, neighborhood content, valuation funnels, ads, social and follow-up.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 5, 2026
Local GEO

How Restaurants Get Listed in AI Search Results

How ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI answers choose which restaurants to recommend, and the practical steps that make your restaurant more likely to be named.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 4, 2026
Restaurants

Restaurant SEO: How to Get Your Restaurant Found on Google

A practical restaurant SEO guide: Google Business Profile, menus in HTML, reviews and photos, local pages for each location, listings and tracking reservations.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 4, 2026
Home Services

Landscaping SEO: How Landscapers and Lawn Care Companies Rank on Google

An SEO guide for landscapers and lawn care companies: Google Business Profile, service and town pages, reviews with photos, seasonal content and tracking.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 3, 2026
Digital Transformation

Business Process Optimization: A Practical Guide for Growing Companies

A practical guide to business process optimization: how to find costly processes, map and fix them, where automation and AI fit, and how to measure savings.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 3, 2026
Analytics

Marketing Dashboard Examples: 7 Dashboards Every Business Should Have

Seven marketing dashboard examples, from executive overview to SEO, paid media, social and lead pipeline, with the KPIs to show and the tools to build them.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 2, 2026
Social Media

Social Media Management Pricing: What It Costs and What You Get

What social media management costs from freelancers, agencies and in-house teams, what typical packages include, what drives price and how to compare quotes.

Roy Kimhi · Nov 2, 2026
Strategy

What Is a Fractional CMO? Role, Cost and When to Hire One

What a fractional CMO is, what they do, how they differ from an agency or consultant, what they cost, and the signs your company is ready to hire one.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 30, 2026
Digital Transformation

AI for Small Business: 12 Practical Ways to Save Time and Money

Practical AI ideas for small and local businesses: where AI saves the most time, use cases by department, costs, risks and how to start without wasting money.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 30, 2026
Legal

Law Firm Website Design: What a Website That Signs Clients Needs

Law firm website design that turns visitors into consultations: practice area pages, attorney bios, trust signals, intake, ethics rules, speed and examples.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 29, 2026
Home Services

Electrician SEO: Local SEO for Electricians That Brings In Jobs

Local SEO for electricians: win the map pack, build pages for panel upgrades, EV chargers and generators, earn reviews and attract high-value electrical jobs.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 29, 2026
Legal

Google Ads for Lawyers: How to Run PPC That Signs Cases

Google Ads for lawyers and law firms: what legal clicks cost, campaign structure, Local Services Ads, landing pages, intake and tracking cost per signed case.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 28, 2026
Home Services

Plumber SEO: How to Rank Your Plumbing Company on Google

A practical plumber SEO guide: win the map pack, build pages for every plumbing service and town, earn reviews, fix technical basics and get more calls.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 28, 2026
Home Services

Roofing SEO: How to Rank Your Roofing Company on Google

A practical roofing SEO guide for roofers: win the map pack, build service and city pages, use project photos and reviews, and earn exclusive roofing leads.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 27, 2026
Dental

Dental Implant Marketing: How to Attract More Implant Patients

Dental implant marketing that books consultations: implant pages that convert, Google Ads, financing, before-and-after photos, reviews and follow-up.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 27, 2026
Dental

Dental SEO: How to Rank Your Dental Practice on Google

A practical dental SEO guide: win the map pack, build treatment and location pages, earn reviews safely under HIPAA, fix technical basics and show up in AI.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 26, 2026
Dental

How to Respond to Patient Reviews Without Violating HIPAA

How dentists and healthcare practices can reply to online reviews without violating HIPAA: what not to say, safe reply templates and how to get more reviews.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 26, 2026
Home Services

HVAC Website Design: What a High-Converting HVAC Website Needs

HVAC website design that turns visitors into calls: the pages, features and trust signals every HVAC website needs, templates vs custom, costs and examples.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 26, 2026
Home Services

HVAC SEO: How to Rank Your HVAC Company on Google and in AI

A practical HVAC SEO guide: rank in the map pack and organic results, build service and city pages, earn reviews and links, and show up in AI answers.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 23, 2026
Home Services

HVAC Marketing: 15 Strategies That Bring In More Jobs

A practical HVAC marketing guide: 15 strategies and ideas for more calls and booked jobs, from Google Business Profile and SEO to ads, AI and 24/7 intake.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 23, 2026
Web Design

How to Choose a Web Design Company: 12 Questions to Ask

How to choose a web design company: the types of providers, 12 questions to ask before you hire, how to compare quotes, and the red flags to avoid.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 22, 2026
Paid Media

How Much Does PPC Management Cost? A 2026 Pricing Guide

What PPC and Google Ads management costs in 2026: pricing models, typical fees by ad spend, how much ad budget you need, and red flags in agency contracts.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 22, 2026
GEO

GEO vs SEO Budget: Do You Need Extra Budget for AI Search?

Should you add budget for generative engine optimization or shift it from SEO? What the data says about AI search traffic, and how to split your budget.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 21, 2026
GEO

GEO for Law Firms: How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT and AI Search

How potential clients use ChatGPT to find lawyers, how AI chooses which firms to name, and a GEO playbook for law firms that stays within advertising rules.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 21, 2026
Web Design

Website Redesign Checklist: 60+ Steps From Planning to Launch

A complete website redesign checklist: when to redesign, planning, content, design, SEO migration, pre-launch QA, launch day and what to check after.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 20, 2026
Web Design

How Much Does a Website Redesign Cost? A 2026 Pricing Guide

What a website redesign really costs in 2026, from $500 refreshes to $10,000+ custom builds, what drives the price, hidden costs, and what maintenance costs.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 20, 2026
Local GEO

Google Business Profile Checklist for AI Search

A field-by-field Google Business Profile checklist for the AI era: what to fill in, what Google’s rules allow, and how your profile feeds AI recommendations.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 19, 2026
Local GEO

How Local Businesses Get Recommended by ChatGPT and Google AI

How ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI choose which local businesses to recommend, and 8 steps to get your business named when customers ask AI who to call.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 18, 2026
GEO

How to Get Your Website Cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity

A practical checklist to get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google AI: crawler access, JavaScript, indexing, quotable content and sources.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 17, 2026
GEO

How to Measure GEO: The AI Visibility KPIs That Actually Matter

How to measure generative engine optimization: the AI visibility KPIs to track, how to benchmark against competitors, and why analytics alone undercounts AI.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 17, 2026
GEO

What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? A Practical Guide

Generative engine optimization (GEO) gets brands cited in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews. What it is, how it differs from SEO, and how to do it.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 17, 2026
GEO

What Is llms.txt? What It Does, Whether It Works, and How to Create One

llms.txt is a Markdown file that tells AI tools what your site is about. What it is, who actually reads it, what the evidence says, and how to create one.

Roy Kimhi · Oct 17, 2026