And that same principle applies to visibility: if your public footprint doesn’t reliably reflect what you do, the system will fill in the blanks for you.
AI is now sitting between you and the next decision-maker.
Not as a trend. Not as a novelty. As infrastructure.
When someone looks for a golf coach, a tennis instructor, a consultant, a specialist, a speaker, a strategist—AI is increasingly the first pass at “Who should I choose?” Sometimes it’s obvious (a chatbot response). Sometimes it’s subtle (summaries, rankings, recommendations, knowledge panels).
Either way, your work is being compressed into a short explanation.
And short explanations decide who gets considered.
The mistake: treating AI visibility like a posting problem
Right now, a lot of people are responding to “AI visibility” with output:
- more content
- more platforms
- more frequency
- more tactics
That’s understandable—and it’s the wrong first move.
Because AI visibility isn’t primarily about how often you post.
It’s about whether your expertise can be understood accurately from what’s already public.
If your public footprint is vague, scattered, inconsistent, or light on proof, AI doesn’t fix that. It amplifies it. It fills gaps. It guesses.
And when AI guesses, you don’t become “wrong.”
You become generic.
Generic is expensive.
The core principle
Here’s the cleanest way I can say it:
If your language forces interpretation, you lose the fast decision.
Confusion isn’t always messy. Sometimes it’s just vague.
If a human has to interpret what you do, they hesitate.
If AI has to interpret what you do, it will generate a simplified version of you—usually the same interchangeable language it uses for everyone else.
And once you sound like everyone else, you’re competing on noise, not value.
What AI is actually doing (in plain terms)
AI systems don’t “know” you. They infer you.
They infer from patterns across what’s public:
- your website (especially About + offer pages)
- your bios (LinkedIn, directories, association profiles)
- repeated language across platforms (consistency matters)
- mentions/citations (press, podcasts, event pages, awards, affiliates)
- proof signals (credentials, outcomes, verifiable claims, clear boundaries)
AI is not impressed by adjectives.
AI mirrors what it can corroborate.
So the question becomes:
What would a reasonable system conclude about you from your public footprint?
Not what you believe is true.
What your assets support.
The three control levers
When people feel overwhelmed by “AI visibility,” it’s usually because they’re trying to control the wrong things: platform algorithms, hacks, trend tactics.
There are three levers you can control—reliably.
1) Clarity
Clarity means someone can describe you accurately in one sentence.
Not “I help people reach their potential.”
Not “I’m passionate about transformation.”
Not “I empower high performers.”
Those aren’t descriptions. Those are aspirations.
Clarity is not about sounding impressive.
It’s about being understood accurately.
If you can’t be summarized clearly, you can’t be chosen quickly.
2) Consistency
Consistency means you have one source of truth and your public assets don’t drift.
Most experts don’t have a marketing problem.
They have a credibility drift problem.
Their website says one thing.
LinkedIn says another.
Their bio changes depending on the event.
Their offers are described differently across pages.
When you do that, you force interpretation.
And AI will interpret.
Consistency doesn’t mean repetition. It means your core identity stays stable:
- role
- audience
- outcomes
- proof
- boundaries (what you do not do)
The simplest fix is having a single internal document that holds your canonical language—then you update everything from that, instead of “making it up fresh” each time.
3) Proof
Proof is the difference between “sounds nice” and “seems true.”
AI doesn’t reward “premium.”
AI rewards evidence.
Proof includes:
- credentials and affiliations (when relevant)
- named methodology (if you actually use it)
- specific outcomes you can stand behind
- quantified experience (years, volume, contexts)
- verifiable mentions/citations
- testimonial language that describes results, not just personality
When your public presence is mostly adjectives, AI will mirror that.
When your public presence includes proof, AI has something to anchor to.
Two examples (so this stays practical)
Example A: The sports coach (golf/tennis/pickleball)
A lot of coaches describe themselves online like this:
- “passionate coach”
- “helping athletes reach their goals”
- “transforming performance”
That language is well-intentioned—and interchangeable.
A clarity-based version might be:
“I help competitive amateurs and juniors lower scores by building practice systems and decision routines that transfer to tournament play.”
Now your assets support it:
- your About page reflects that sentence
- your coaching page describes the method
- your social media headline isn’t generic
- your proof is aligned (players coached, results, credentials, contexts)
That becomes easy to summarize. Easy to recommend. Easy to trust.
Example B: The consultant / service provider
Many consultants have a list of services online, but no clear positioning.
AI then summarizes them as: “business consultant who helps clients grow.”
A clarity-based version might be:
“I help experts clarify positioning, strengthen credibility, and make better strategic decisions so their offers are easier to buy.”
Then your proof supports it:
- examples of work (case studies, outcomes, testimonials)
- consistent bio language
- defined boundaries
The goal isn’t fame.
The goal is to become easy to choose when someone is already looking.
Your turn: a five-minute audit
Take five minutes and answer these without overthinking:
- If someone read your About page, could they describe what you do in one clean sentence—without guessing?
- Do your LinkedIn/social media headline, bio, and website say the same thing—or three different things?
- Are you using adjectives where you need proof?
- If AI wrote a 3-sentence summary of you today, would you agree with it?
If any of those feel uncomfortable, that’s not bad news.
That’s actionable.
What to do this week (without making this a project)
If you do nothing else, do this sequence:
Step 1: Write one clarity sentence.
One sentence that can survive compression.
Step 2: Build a “brand clarity dossier.”
Not a brand book. Not a course.
A single working document: your positioning, proof, offers, exclusions, geography, bio variants, FAQs, claims you can substantiate.
Step 3: Inventory the assets AI pulls from.
About page. Offer page. LinkedIn. Key directories. Press/mentions.
Then fix only the top 3 inconsistencies first.
Not everything. Not perfection. Highest impact.
This is how you build visibility that doesn’t depend on being loud.
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Final thought
AI isn’t the enemy. It’s a mirror with reach.
If your reputation is clear, consistent, and provable, AI becomes a distribution layer.
If your reputation is vague, scattered, and thin on proof, AI becomes a distortion layer.
Be specific. Be consistent. Be provable. That’s visibility.
Smiles,
Dr. Greta