# Publications

> Articles and expert publications by Oleksandr Koliesnikov about AI visibility, GEO, Local SEO and how businesses become discoverable in AI answers.

Author: Oleksandr Koliesnikov
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INSIGHTS · EXTERNAL PUBLICATIONS

Selected writing by Oleksandr Koliesnikov on AI visibility, GEO and the signals that help local businesses become understood, compared and recommended.

LATEST WRITING

## Ideas published elsewhere.

04 ARTICLES · 2026

04

**DEV Community** August 13, 2026 English

## How Should You Structure a Local Business Website for AI Search, Local SEO, and Usability?

A practical seven-part framework for structuring a local business website so it is useful to people, understandable to search engines and ready for AI search.
[Read article](https://dev.to/oleksandrkoliesnikov/how-should-you-structure-a-local-business-website-for-ai-search-local-seo-and-usability-47lm)

03

**LinkedIn** August 13, 2026 English

## GEO vs Local SEO: What Toronto Local Businesses Need in 2026

Learn when Toronto local businesses should use Local SEO, GEO or both, with a real flooring case and a practical budget-first framework.
[Read article](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/geo-vs-local-seo-what-toronto-businesses-need-2026-koliesnikov-vpkuc)

01

**Substack** July 30, 2026 English

## Want Your Business to Appear in AI Answers? Start With These Platforms

A practical guide to helping ChatGPT, Google AI, Gemini, Perplexity, Siri and Grok discover and understand your business.
[Read article](https://open.substack.com/pub/oleksandrkoliesnikov/p/want-your-business-to-appear-in-ai?r=8ttow4&utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web)

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**Medium** July 30, 2026 English

## What AI Visibility Means for Local Businesses in 2026

How ChatGPT, Google AI and other systems understand, compare and recommend local businesses—and why traditional SEO alone is no longer enough.
[Read article](https://oleksandrkoliesnikov.medium.com/what-ai-visibility-means-for-local-businesses-in-2026-ec2bcb79bc3f?sharedUserId=oleksandrkoliesnikov)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

## Oleksandr “Alex” Koliesnikov

Toronto-based AI Visibility, GEO and Local SEO consultant helping local businesses and personal brands improve how they appear in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI and search.
[Learn more about Oleksandr](https://koliesnikov.com/about)

WORK WITH OLEKSANDR

## Turn visibility ideas into a practical growth plan.

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