A simple way to check whether your business comes up
A small, repeatable check you can do yourself—without buying a dashboard.
Begin with the customer, not your business name
Write down three situations in which someone would be a good customer. For a restaurant, that might be a weekday lunch, a small celebration or a clearly described dietary preference. Turn each situation into a natural question and include the neighbourhood.
Run a separate name check
Now ask about your business by name. This tests whether the assistant describes a known business accurately; it does not test whether a new customer would discover you. Keep the two sets of observations separate.
Save what you see
Record the exact question, the date, the assistant and its answer. Note whether you were mentioned, whether your site was linked and whether any details were wrong. Save sources when they are provided. A screenshot can be useful alongside the written notes.
Do not turn one answer into a verdict
Repeat the check at another time and note any differences in location or search settings. The exercise is an observation, not a precise market-share estimate. Do not quietly discard answers that do not fit the story you expected.
Choose one useful next step
Start with an error or gap you can verify. Correct the opening hours on a page you control, make the current menu readable or repair a booking link. Record the change, then revisit the same questions. NearMention can do this work with you and handle the agreed fixes.
See how this applies
to your business.