# PlacePilot

> PlacePilot (getplacepilot.com) is an AI crew for small businesses: it builds a business's website and socials in 3 minutes, personally for that business, from its real Google listing, photos, products and services.

PlacePilot at getplacepilot.com is an AI crew for small businesses; it is not placepilot.ai or placepilot.io.

PlacePilot is the AI crew for small businesses. It helps owners launch a business or improve an existing business's online presence. The current website flow checks a business's Google listing and search visibility, builds a website from its public details and photos, and lets the owner edit and publish it from a chat. The free report works for any business with a Google listing, and the website is built on a template for its type.

- The report is free with an account and takes about three minutes. It also builds a first version of the website for supported business types. Businesses without a Google listing need a different onboarding path that is not available yet.
- Monthly plans are Owner at $24.99 for one live business, Group at $74.99 for one, and Agency at $499.99 for ten. Each includes Autopilot's weekly website and search checks. See the pricing page for current availability and limits.
- Nobody can promise a Google ranking. PlacePilot gives Google and AI assistants the business's hours, address, prices and languages as real text.
- PlacePilot posts to the business's social accounts in its voice, with an opt-in Autopilot mode, ask-me-first approval and pause controls. Paid ads are coming soon, in the owner's ad account with an approved budget.
- PlacePilot does not process the business's customer payments. Owners can keep their existing booking or ordering provider and link it from their website.

Agents: the files under Data are static, built from the same data as the pages, and dated and sourced; read them instead of the HTML. [llms-full.txt](https://getplacepilot.com/llms-full.txt) has every page's facts in one file.

## Pages

- [Home](https://getplacepilot.com/): what PlacePilot does, from the free report to the website and the chat
- [How it works](https://getplacepilot.com/how-it-works/): the steps to understand and improve your online presence, and what we believe
- [Pricing](https://getplacepilot.com/pricing/): what is free (the report and a first version of the website), the plan needed to publish, and the Owner, Group and Agency plans
- [Business types](https://getplacepilot.com/for/): the kinds of business PlacePilot is built for
- [For AI assistants](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-info/): what PlacePilot is, who it suits, its plans and prices, what is live or coming soon, and how to cite it

## Business types

- [Restaurants and cafés](https://getplacepilot.com/for/restaurants/): a restaurant website Google can read, with menu, prices, hours and booking link
- [Home services and trades](https://getplacepilot.com/for/contractors/): A website for plumbers, electricians, cleaners and trades: your services, service area and a call button that works on phones. Start with a free report.
- [Salons and beauty](https://getplacepilot.com/for/salons/): A hair salon website with your services, prices, team and booking link, that looks like your Instagram. For salons, barbers, nails and spas. Free report.
- [Clinics and practices](https://getplacepilot.com/for/clinics/): A clinic website for dentists, physios, chiropractors and vets: treatments, team, insurance and a booking link new patients can find. Start with a free report.
- [Professional services](https://getplacepilot.com/for/professional-services/): A website for accountants, lawyers, consultants and agencies: your services, team and a way to get in touch that turns visitors into clients.
- [Fitness and studios](https://getplacepilot.com/for/fitness/): A website for gyms, yoga and pilates studios and trainers: classes, prices, a trial offer and a booking link. Start with a free report.
- [Shops and retail](https://getplacepilot.com/for/shops/): A website for boutiques, gift shops, florists and bookshops: what you sell, your hours and directions, so locals and visitors come in. Free report.
- [Auto services](https://getplacepilot.com/for/auto-shops/): A website for auto repair shops, mechanics, detailers and tyre shops: your services, hours and a way to call or book. Start with a free report.
- [Real estate](https://getplacepilot.com/for/real-estate/): A website for real estate agents and property managers: who you are, the areas you know, your listings and a way to get in touch. Start with a free report.
- [Events and weddings](https://getplacepilot.com/for/events/): A website for venues, photographers, florists and caterers: your best work, packages and a way to check a date. Start with a free report.
- [Community and nonprofits](https://getplacepilot.com/for/nonprofits/): A website for churches, clubs, nonprofits and tutoring: what you do, when you meet and how to join or help. Start with a free report.
- [Tours and excursions](https://getplacepilot.com/for/tours/): boat trips, walking tours and tastings, with departures, prices and languages
- [Rentals](https://getplacepilot.com/for/rentals/): scooter, boat, bike and car rentals, with the fleet, prices and pickup point
- [Transfers and shuttles](https://getplacepilot.com/for/transfers/): airport runs and shuttles, with routes, fixed prices and online booking
- [Stays](https://getplacepilot.com/for/stays/): apartments, rooms and villas, with photos, rooms and prices

## Platform

- [Search and AI audit](https://getplacepilot.com/platform/search-audit/): where a business ranks against the places near it, and what keeps customers from finding it
- [Website](https://getplacepilot.com/platform/website/): a website built from the business's own details, on its own domain, changed from a chat
- [Studio](https://getplacepilot.com/platform/studio/): where the owner changes the site: point at any part and say what to change, or edit it by hand; nothing goes live until they publish
- [Brand](https://getplacepilot.com/platform/brand/): the business's brand book, written from its own logo, colors, type and photos: what to use, where and what to avoid, as a page and a PDF
- [Creative](https://getplacepilot.com/platform/creative/): new pictures from the business's own photos: a product campaign shoot (beta), sharper copies of small or soft photos, and social posts and ads in its brand
- [Reviews](https://getplacepilot.com/platform/reviews/): coming soon; planned review reading and reply drafts for the owner to approve
- [Ads and socials](https://getplacepilot.com/platform/ads-socials/): an AI social media manager: automatic posts to Instagram, Facebook and Google Business Profile in the business's voice, with Autopilot or approval controls; paid ads coming soon

## Compare

- [All comparisons](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/): PlacePilot next to the website tools owners also look at, with prices and sources
- [Owner.com alternative](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/owner/): Owner.com takes the orders. PlacePilot gets you found.. Ordering, delivery and an app for restaurants in the US and Canada, from $249 a month plus 5% per order. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/owner.md)
- [Popmenu alternative](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/popmenu/): Popmenu signs you up for a year. PlacePilot goes month to month.. A team-built restaurant site with email and text marketing, from $159 a month on a yearly term. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/popmenu.md)
- [Toast alternative](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/toast/): Toast builds tills. PlacePilot builds your marketing.. The till maker's website builder: POS from $0 or $69 a month, and the site opens only with a Toast contract. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/toast.md)
- [Wix alternative](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/wix/): Wix gives you an editor. PlacePilot gives you a finished site.. A free plan and a drag-and-drop editor; paid plans from $17 a month billed yearly. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/wix.md)
- [Squarespace alternative](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/squarespace/): Squarespace is a template. PlacePilot is a marketing team.. Designer templates and a 14-day trial; plans from $19 a month billed yearly. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/squarespace.md)
- [AI website builders compared](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/ai-website-builders/): Lovable, Bolt and Durable need a prompt. PlacePilot needs your name.. Lovable, Bolt and Durable build from a prompt or three questions, from about $25 a month. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/vs/ai-website-builders.md)

## Get found in AI search

- [All guides](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/): how AI search engines pick the businesses they recommend
- [Get found in ChatGPT](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/chatgpt/): searches through partners and its own crawler, and cites Yelp more than any other directory for local places [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/chatgpt.md)
- [Get found in Google AI Overviews](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/google-ai-overviews/): built on Google's index; for places, your Business Profile is the source it cites most [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/google-ai-overviews.md)
- [Get found in Perplexity](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/perplexity/): its own index plus Yelp and Tripadvisor data, and it links every source it uses [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/perplexity.md)
- [Get found in Gemini](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/gemini/): takes places from Google Maps and grounds the rest of its answer in Google Search [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/gemini.md)
- [GEO vs SEO: what changes when an AI answers the search](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/geo-vs-seo/): SEO earns a ranked link; GEO earns a mention inside an AI answer. Google says its AI features need nothing beyond SEO. What that means for a small business. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/geo-vs-seo.md)

## Glossary

- [Glossary](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/): local and AI search terms, each defined in one sentence with how to check it yourself
- [Generative engine optimization (GEO)](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/generative-engine-optimization/): Getting your business named and cited inside the answers AI tools write [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/generative-engine-optimization.md)
- [Answer engine optimization (AEO)](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/answer-engine-optimization/): Writing pages so a search box or an AI assistant can lift a direct answer from them [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/answer-engine-optimization.md)
- [llms.txt](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/llms-txt/): A proposed file that gives AI tools a short map of a website [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/llms-txt.md)
- [Google AI Overviews](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/google-ai-overviews/): AI-written summaries at the top of some Google results, with links to their sources [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/google-ai-overviews.md)
- [AI visibility](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/ai-visibility/): How often, and how prominently, AI answers name or cite your business [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/ai-visibility.md)
- [Google Business Profile](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/google-business-profile/): Your free listing on Google Search and Maps: hours, address, photos and reviews [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/google-business-profile.md)
- [NAP consistency](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/nap-consistency/): Your name, address and phone number, written the same way everywhere [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/nap-consistency.md)
- [Schema markup](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/schema-markup/): Code on your pages that labels facts like your address and hours for search engines [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/schema-markup.md)
- [Local pack](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/local-pack/): The short list of nearby businesses, with a map, that Google shows for local searches [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/local-pack.md)
- [Core Web Vitals](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/core-web-vitals/): Three measures of how fast a page loads, answers a tap and holds still [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/core-web-vitals.md)

## Free tools

- [All free tools](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/): free tools for small business owners
- [Website grader](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/website-grader/): a free grade out of 100 for your website, Google listing and reviews, and how nearby businesses compare
- [Local rank checker](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/local-rank-checker/): where your business comes up on Google Maps and in Google search for one search, and who is above you
- [Google Business Profile optimization](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/google-business-profile-audit/): a free audit of your Google listing and reviews, and a checklist of what Google says a complete profile has
- [Menu & price list maker](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/menu-maker/): an online menu or price list in your website's look, with a QR code to print
- [Google review QR code generator](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/google-review-link/): a QR code and a link that open your Google review form, with a card to print for tables, receipts and messages
- [Local business schema generator](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/schema-generator/): JSON-LD local business schema for a restaurant, café, tour, rental, transfer or stay, ready to paste into your site
- [llms.txt generator](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/llms-txt-generator/): an llms.txt file for your website, with your summary, main pages and contact links, ready to upload
- [AI review response generator](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/review-reply-generator/): two or three short replies to a Google review, written from what actually happened, ready to copy
- [AI social media post generator](https://getplacepilot.com/tools/social-post-generator/): an Instagram, a Facebook and a Google Business Profile post from your own news, offer or event, ready to copy

## Blog

- [All posts](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/): Sourced numbers, tool lists and step-by-step guides for small business owners on websites, Google and AI search.
- [Airbnb fees for hosts in 2026, and what a direct booking keeps](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/direct-bookings-vs-ota-commission/): Most Airbnb hosts now pay a 15.5% service fee out of each payout. How that compares with Vrbo's 12%, Booking.com's commission and a booking on your own site. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/direct-bookings-vs-ota-commission.md)
- [Google reviews and SEO: what reviews change in local search](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/google-reviews-seo/): Google says more reviews and good ratings can help your local ranking. What local search experts rank highest for the map, and what reviews leave alone. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/google-reviews-seo.md)
- [Social media marketing for small business: a plan a café or tour can keep up](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/social-media-for-small-business/): Which platforms your customers use by age, from Pew's 2026 survey, how your posts can reach your Google profile, and why followers won't lift your ranking. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/social-media-for-small-business.md)
- [How to add a menu to your Google Business Profile](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/add-menu-to-google-business-profile/): How a restaurant, café or bar adds its menu to Google: the menu editor, a menu made from a photo or PDF, menu photos and the menu link. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/add-menu-to-google-business-profile.md)
- [How long does local SEO take? A realistic timeline for a small business](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/how-long-does-local-seo-take/): Local SEO runs on several clocks: days to verify a Google profile, weeks for Google to recrawl a page, months for reviews to add up. Here is each wait. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/how-long-does-local-seo-take.md)
- [Lovable pricing (2026): what a business website costs in credits](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/lovable-pricing/): Lovable costs $0, $25 or $50 a month, plus credits. What each plan includes, how credits run out, and what a café or tour website needs. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/lovable-pricing.md)
- [Local SEO backlinks: how a restaurant, tour or hotel earns local links](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-backlinks/): Where a restaurant, tour company or guesthouse gets links from local sites, which links Google counts as spam, and how to ask for the good ones. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-backlinks.md)
- [Local SEO for hotels: get an independent hotel found on Google Maps](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-for-hotels/): How an independent hotel, inn or B&B shows up when travellers search nearby: the right lodging category, a verified profile, amenities and booking links. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-for-hotels.md)
- [Local SEO vs organic SEO: which one brings customers to a small business?](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-vs-organic-seo/): Local SEO wins the map results through your Google Business Profile; organic SEO wins the web results below it. What each needs and which to do first. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-vs-organic-seo.md)
- [How much does local SEO cost for a restaurant, café or tour?](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-cost/): What local SEO costs a small business: a free Google profile, tools from $20 a month per location, and what SEO agencies and freelancers charged in 2024. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-cost.md)
- [Local SEO for multiple locations: a page for every branch](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-for-multiple-locations/): Give each restaurant, café or tour base its own page, link each Google profile to it, and keep the branches from reading as copies. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-for-multiple-locations.md)
- [Local SEO keywords: how to find the searches your customers use](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-keywords/): Find the local searches that bring customers to a restaurant, tour or stay, then give each one its own page, without stuffing town names. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/local-seo-keywords.md)
- [Wix pricing (2026): the plan a restaurant needs to take orders](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/wix-pricing/): Wix costs $0 to $159 a month, billed yearly. All five plans, what the free plan leaves out, and why a restaurant taking orders needs Core at $29. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/wix-pricing.md)
- [Hostinger Website Builder pricing (2026): the renewal price a café should plan for](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/hostinger-website-builder-pricing/): Hostinger Website Builder starts at $2.49 a month on a 48-month term and renews at $10.99. All three plans, what they leave out, and the one a restaurant needs. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/hostinger-website-builder-pricing.md)
- [GoDaddy Website Builder plans (2026): what a restaurant or café pays](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/godaddy-website-builder-pricing/): GoDaddy's Airo AI Builder costs $9.99 to $99.99 a month billed annually, or $19.99 to $199.99 monthly. Each plan, the extras, and what a restaurant needs. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/godaddy-website-builder-pricing.md)
- [Squarespace pricing (2026): what a restaurant or café pays](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/squarespace-pricing/): Squarespace costs $19 to $99 a month paid annually, or $25 to $139 paid monthly. Each plan, the fees on top, and the plan a restaurant needs. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/squarespace-pricing.md)
- [How to add your business to Google Maps, and why it isn't showing](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/business-not-showing-on-google-maps/): Add or claim your free Business Profile, verify it, and fix the four reasons a restaurant, tour or stay doesn't show on Google Maps. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/business-not-showing-on-google-maps.md)
- [How to get Google reviews: a guide for restaurants, tours and stays](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/get-more-google-reviews/): Copy your review link from your Business Profile, ask every customer the same day, and never pay for a review. Google's own rules and BrightLocal's 2026 survey. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/get-more-google-reviews.md)
- [The best AI visibility tools for restaurants and local businesses in 2026](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/best-ai-visibility-tools/): Seven AI visibility tools compared for a restaurant, café or tour company: what each costs for one location, which AI answers it checks and how often. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/best-ai-visibility-tools.md)
- [Restaurant SEO: how to get your restaurant found on Google](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/restaurant-seo/): Restaurant SEO starts on your Google Business Profile: a specific category, a typed menu, current hours, answered reviews. Nine steps from Google's guides. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/restaurant-seo.md)
- [Google Business posts: how to post on your profile, with examples](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/google-business-profile-posts/): How to post on your Google Business Profile: updates, offers and events, the photo size Google recommends, what gets a post rejected, and examples. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/google-business-profile-posts.md)
- [How much does it cost to build a website for a restaurant, café or tour?](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/how-much-does-a-website-cost/): What a small business website costs: builder plans from $2.49 a month, the renewal prices behind them, a developer's hourly wage and the domain. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/how-much-does-a-website-cost.md)
- [Reserve with Google: how to add a booking button for your restaurant or tour](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/reserve-with-google/): Reserve with Google adds a Book button to your Google listing through a partner booking provider. How to turn it on, what it costs, and the free fallback. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/reserve-with-google.md)
- [How to respond to Google reviews: a guide for restaurants, cafés and stays](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/respond-to-google-reviews/): Reply to every Google review within a week, by name, in a few lines, and take complaints offline. Google's own reply rules and BrightLocal's 2026 survey. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/respond-to-google-reviews.md)
- [14 AI search statistics for local businesses (2026)](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/ai-search-statistics/): Where ChatGPT and Google's AI answers find local businesses, how often they change their picks, and what gets a page cited. Each figure with its source. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/ai-search-statistics.md)
- [The best AI website builders for small businesses in 2026](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/best-ai-website-builder/): Eight AI website builders for small business, compared on the price to publish on your own domain, what renews higher and who keeps the site up for you. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/best-ai-website-builder.md)
- [Google Maps ranking: how to rank higher on Google Maps](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/rank-higher-on-google-maps/): Google ranks businesses on Maps by relevance, distance and prominence, and nobody can pay for a better spot. Six steps from Google's own guidance. [Markdown](https://getplacepilot.com/blog/rank-higher-on-google-maps.md)

## Data

- [Everything in one text file](https://getplacepilot.com/llms-full.txt): every public page's facts: business types, platform, pricing, comparisons with their sources, AI search guides, the glossary and tools
- [Pricing](https://getplacepilot.com/pricing.md): the plans, their prices and what each includes, as Markdown; the same as [JSON](https://getplacepilot.com/data/pricing.json)
- [Comparisons](https://getplacepilot.com/data/competitors.json): every live comparison: their prices and features next to PlacePilot's, row by row, each fact with its source and the day it was checked
- [Claims](https://getplacepilot.com/data/claims.json): what PlacePilot says it does, with each claim's status (live or coming soon) and what it rests on
- Per comparison: `https://getplacepilot.com/vs/<id>.md`; per AI search guide: `https://getplacepilot.com/ai-search/<id>.md`; per blog post: `https://getplacepilot.com/blog/<slug>.md`; per glossary term: `https://getplacepilot.com/glossary/<id>.md` (each linked above)

## Optional

- [Sitemap](https://getplacepilot.com/sitemap.xml): every public page
- [Terms of service](https://getplacepilot.com/legal/terms/): The agreement between PlacePilot and the people who use it: accounts, plans and payment, your content, AI, your visitors' data and liability.
- [Privacy notice](https://getplacepilot.com/legal/privacy/): What PlacePilot collects from users, visitors and the businesses we research, why, who processes it, how long we keep it and your rights.
- [Cookie notice](https://getplacepilot.com/legal/cookies/): The cookies and browser storage getplacepilot.com and the PlacePilot app use. All but one are needed to run the service; in the EU, the EEA and the UK we ask before setting the optional one.