How to Get Clients Who Are Searching Google and AI
Want to know how to get clients in 2026? Start by understanding how your ideal client chooses. They don’t pick the person with the most content. They pick the person they feel seen by, and more and more, they find that person through Google and AI. In this episode of The Visibility Impact Show, Crissy Conner breaks down why AI visibility is now part of every client acquisition strategy.
Crissy opens with a personal story from her dad’s surgery. In less than 10 minutes, her dad, a pastor, made a hospital transporter named Kayla feel completely seen. That moment reveals what visibility really means and why it’s the key to becoming the person your ideal client chooses.
The 3 levels of visibility:
See yourself and know your identity
Allow yourself to be seen
Make someone feel seen by you
Crissy also explains how to go beyond your ideal client’s surface problem to find the deep desire they won’t say out loud. She shares why people in pain want a solution now and won’t wait for you to cross their feed. Instead, they search Google or ask AI to recommend the best person to help them. Even people who already know you from social media often use search or AI to confirm their choice.
That’s why findability matters. No matter how niched down you are or how well you know your person, if they can’t find you where they’re searching, they can’t feel seen by you or hire you.
Ready to be seen by AI? Join Seen, Crissy’s free week where she walks you through exactly how to build your AI visibility foundation so your ideal clients can find you. Replays are available for a limited time.
FAQs
What is the true definition of visibility?
True visibility has three levels. First, you see yourself and know who you are. Second, you allow yourself to be seen. Third, and most important, someone feels seen by you because you understand their problems and desires better than anyone else.
How do I make my ideal client feel seen?
Go deeper than their surface level problem. Learn what keeps them up at night, what they tell their best friend and what they’re too embarrassed to say out loud. When your message speaks to that real problem and desire, your ideal client feels seen and chooses you.
Why do potential clients search Google or AI instead of waiting for social media?
People in pain want a solution right now. People who are high achievers want to learn how to get out of their current situation, right now. Instead of waiting for you to show up in their feed, they search Google or ask AI for the best person to solve their problem. Even people who already know you often use search or AI to confirm their choice before they hire you.
What is AI visibility and why does it matter for getting clients?
AI visibility is how easily tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI results can find and recommend you. More people now ask AI who can solve their problem, so if AI can’t find you, your ideal clients can’t either.
What is AI visibility and why does it matter for getting clients?
AI visibility is how easily tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI results can find and recommend you. More people now ask AI who can solve their problem, so if AI can’t find you, your ideal clients can’t either.
