Ghostd Study Finds a Single Missing Line of Code Is Deciding Which Small Businesses Show Up for AI Search

Ghostd scanned 180 small and mid-sized businesses and found that one simple technical fix predicts AI readiness far more reliably than company size or budget. A new benchmark from Ghostd, a generative engine optimization platform for small businesses, upends a common assumption about why small businesses struggle to compete in the age of AI search. […]

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