For franchises, multi-location brands, and agencies
Multi-location AEO and GEO for every market.
Help AI name the right location when buyers ask for a business nearby.
- Its own page with address, phone, and hours
- Found
- Those facts in the HTML that loads first
- Found
- LocalBusiness markup linked to the brand
- Missing
- Hours match Google Business Profile
- Mismatch
Definition
What is multi-location AEO?
Multi-location AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) is the work that helps AI tools name and cite the right location of a brand when a buyer asks a local question. People also call it multi-market AEO, multi-location GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), or local AEO.
It builds on local search engine optimization, and Google's guide to its AI features says SEO best practices still apply.
The work
Give AI clear facts for every location.
In our tests, AI names businesses whose facts are clear and match across sources. For AZ Coatings, its Michigan and Florida locations help AI tell it apart from a similarly named company.
On each location page
- A page of its own with its address, phone, hours, and services.
- Facts in the first HTML, not only in a store finder that loads with scripts.
- LocalBusiness markup for each location, as Google's LocalBusiness guide describes.
Across the web
- Matching facts on Google Business Profile, Bing Places, and directories.
- Local proof from reviews, local news, and partner pages.
In the reports
- Local questions tested against each market's competitors.
- Change over time, compared with earlier runs.
Measurement
Track each market under one domain.
Each market gets its own pages, buyer questions, competitors, and location. A citation counts only for the market whose page it points to.
Read how we model many markets or see Canonry Custom.
- /locations/atlanta-midtown
- Atlanta
- /locations/atlanta-buckhead
- Atlanta
- /store-finder
- Shared
- /blog/ac-repair-costs
- Unmatched
Who it helps
Brands that serve buyers in many places.
- Franchise brands and franchisee groups
- Separate questions, competitors, and results for each group's locations.
- Multi-location service businesses
- Clinics, dental offices, home services, legal, and insurance firms.
- Hotel, resort, and apartment portfolios
- Each property on its own, plus one portfolio view.
- Agencies with multi-location clients
- Market reports for each client. Our white-label AEO team can do the work under your brand.
How we work
How to start with a few markets.
Test one location page first with the free site check.
- 01
Map your markets
Share your domain, locations, and markets. We map pages and competitors to each one.
- 02
Set a baseline
We run local buyer questions in each AI tool and record which locations get named and cited.
- 03
Fix each location
We fix pages, markup, and business facts, or give your developers or agency clear tasks.
- 04
Track and report
We repeat the checks and report each market and the full portfolio.
Questions
Questions about multi-location AEO.
What is multi-location AEO?
Multi-location AEO helps AI tools name and cite the right location when buyers ask local questions. It covers a page for each location, LocalBusiness markup, matching business facts across the web, local answers, and tracking of AI answers for each market.
How is multi-location AEO different from multi-location SEO?
Multi-location SEO helps location pages rank in search results and map packs. Multi-location AEO helps AI tools mention a location or cite its page in an answer. Both need accurate pages, matching business facts, and reviews. AEO adds tracking of AI answers by market and buyer question.
Are multi-location AEO and multi-location GEO the same?
Mostly. Both name the same work for a brand with many locations. Some teams say GEO for generative AI tools and AEO for any tool that answers questions. We use the terms together unless the difference matters.
Which AI tools use each market's location?
We send each market's location to the AI tools whose APIs accept one, including the OpenAI, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity APIs. Each result records whether the location was used. When markets share a question, AI tool, model, and location, we run it once.
Can you promise AI will name every location?
No. AI answers change with the model, the search, and the sources it finds. We fix clear gaps, track each market over time, and report what changed.
What does multi-location AEO cost?
It depends on how many markets you track, which AI tools you check, and how much work each location needs. We agree on scope and price before work starts. The free site check costs nothing.
We already use a listings tool. What does Canonry add?
Listings tools keep your business facts in sync across directories, and that work still matters. Canonry adds a record of what AI tools say in each market: which locations they name, which pages they cite, and which competitors they recommend. We can work alongside your listings tool.
Do franchisee sites on their own domains fit?
Yes. A market can cover more than one URL or domain, such as a franchisee's own site, once you approve the mapping. We agree on these mappings when we map your markets.
Can each location manager see only their market?
Yes. Team members can access only the markets, tools, and results they need. Corporate teams can see the full portfolio, and local teams can see their own markets.
How many markets can you track?
Our intake covers anything from one market to more than 250 under one domain. We suggest starting with a few priority markets and adding more once the reports are useful.
Next step
Plan AI search for each of your markets.
Arber Xhindoli, our founder, reads every request. Not ready? Check one location page for free.