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More people now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Gemini for local business recommendations instead of searching Google, and a cited study found 19 of 20 businesses invisible in these AI answers. At the same time, Germany's BFSG accessibility law has applied to many websites since 28.06.2025, and the first wave of legal warnings (Abmahnungen) carrying fines between 595 and 2,700 euros has already begun. Business owners typically have no way to know if they are being recommended by AI systems in their industry and city, or whether their site has accessibility defects that expose them to legal risk, until a customer or a lawyer tells them.

namedly runs a free Lite-Check that takes about 30 seconds: it enters a company name, website, city and industry, then queries AI systems with realistic customer questions (e.g. "Bester Zahnarzt in Fürstenfeldbruck") to produce a GEO visibility score teaser and a BFSG accessibility traffic-light rating. Paid options include single modules (BFSG check for 129 euros, GEO check for 99 euros) or a full 490-euro one-time Voll-Audit covering all major AI engines with a full prompt set, a competitor comparison showing who gets recommended instead, a complete BFSG deficiency report with a draft explanation, and a prioritized action plan delivered as PDF. The audit also checks technical SEO/AI-readability factors like structured data, meta tags, sitemap and llms.txt, plus site speed via Google PageSpeed Insights and Core Web Vitals. The founder states that every critical BFSG finding in the full audit is manually reviewed by him before delivery, not just automated.

BFSG accessibility law took effect 28.06.2025 with legal warning waves already starting, and consumers are shifting from Google search to asking ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini for recommendations, creating dual, time-sensitive exposure for businesses.