The idea is the same in every sector. The route isn’t.

A buyer doesn’t run one search. They run a sequence, and the sequence repeats within a sector. These are the routes we work, and who’s trusted at each stop today.

The map pack answers “near me”, an AI answer handles “is it worth it”, and a directory takes the shortlist. Reddit decides whether the shortlist is trusted, and LinkedIn is the last check before the call.

  1. Map packLocal firms with complete profiles
  2. AI answerMoneyHelper, Unbiased
  3. Directory (Unbiased)Unbiased, VouchedFor
  4. Redditr/UKPersonalFinance
  5. LinkedInAdvisers who post weekly

Treatment searches start on Google, but the decision is made looking at before-and-afters on Instagram and reviews, then confirmed by an AI answer and the map pack.

  1. GoogleClinic treatment pages
  2. InstagramClinics posting before-and-afters
  3. ReviewsGoogle reviews, Trustpilot
  4. AI answerNHS, Bupa, clinic pages
  5. Map packClinics with complete profiles

The shortlist is built in an AI answer and checked on LinkedIn before anyone searches a firm name. Directories carry more weight here than in most sectors.

  1. AI answerLegal publishers, large firms
  2. LinkedInPartners who post
  3. GoogleFirm practice-area pages
  4. Directory (Legal 500)Legal 500, Chambers

Almost all of it happens before a website: the map pack, a trade directory, and a local Facebook group where someone asks for a recommendation.

  1. Map packLocal firms with reviews
  2. CheckatradeCheckatrade, MyBuilder
  3. Facebook groupLocal recommendation threads
  4. GoogleService pages

[draft] Symptom searches are answered by publishers and AI before a clinic is considered; the clinic is chosen on reviews and the map pack.

  1. AI answerNHS, Bupa
  2. GooglePublisher guides
  3. ReviewsDoctify, Google reviews
  4. Map packClinics with complete profiles

[draft] The shortlist is built in an AI answer and checked on LinkedIn. Google is the last stop, not the first.

  1. AI answerPublishers, large firms
  2. LinkedInPartners who post
  3. GoogleFirm service pages
  4. YouTubeConference talks

[draft] Two routes at once: the client route runs through LinkedIn and AI answers, the candidate route through job boards and Reddit.

  1. LinkedInRecruiters who post
  2. AI answerJob boards, publishers
  3. GoogleAgency sector pages
  4. RedditCandidate threads

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