From a1d1e12dc52b13c48084de57d3bacadfddcae82c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: porbot Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:25:33 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Scribe Discovery foundation / AI readiness owner tier names --- docs/GLOSSARY.md | 3 +++ docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md | 9 ++++++++- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/GLOSSARY.md b/docs/GLOSSARY.md index bfbb532..f898ce8 100644 --- a/docs/GLOSSARY.md +++ b/docs/GLOSSARY.md @@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ Running definitions for industry terms used in geolocal.io planning. | **Bing Places** | Microsoft’s local business listing for Bing and related Microsoft surfaces. | | **Core listings** | Owner-facing term for the main places customers (and AI) look a business up. Prefer this over “citations” / “directories” with owners. | | **Core 3** | The common US min-bar listing set: GBP, Apple Business Connect, Bing Places. Genre/market adds (Yelp, Facebook, TripAdvisor, vertical dirs) are separate. | +| **Discovery foundation** | Owner-facing name for tier 1: Core listings + NAP/hours/category/contact consistency (internally: “2017”). | +| **AI readiness** | Owner-facing name for tier 2: known-for / recommendability scorecard and structured presence when ready (internally: “2027”). | + diff --git a/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md b/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md index 4b8e696..2c86ddd 100644 --- a/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md +++ b/docs/strategy/BUSINESS_PLAN.md @@ -91,7 +91,13 @@ Keep to **three top-line outcomes**, each with plain “why not yet” underneat **Agreed essence so far:** scorecard is owner-plain (exist / know what you do / would recommend), not a long SEO audit. How we *measure* “would recommend” (heuristics vs live assistant checks, free vs paid depth) is still open discussion — do not treat packaging ideas as POR until Ty says they stick. -### 2017 good-enough foundation (working direction — essence) +### Discovery foundation + AI readiness (working direction — essence) + +**Two tiers, one product story** (owner language): +1. **Discovery foundation** — Core listings + NAP/hours/category/contact consistency (internal: “2017”) +2. **AI readiness** — known-for queries, exist / know what you do / would recommend, structured presence when ready (internal: “2027”) + +Measure both early; *fix* foundation first when broken. Owner vocab (use these terms going forward): - **Core listings** — main places customers (and AI) look the business up @@ -164,6 +170,7 @@ If something here conflicts with `CANONICAL_STRATEGY.md`, resolve on purpose in | 2026-09-15 | Process note: scribe essence of agreed direction only — exploratory packaging stays out of POR until it sticks | | 2026-09-15 | Essence: validation gate before tool use (prove you represent the business); plan tier numbers still open | | 2026-09-15 | Essence: owner vocab Core listings / Core 3; 2017 foundation six-point bar checked on Core 3 + site | +| 2026-09-15 | Essence: two tiers — Discovery foundation → AI readiness (owner names); measure both early, fix foundation first when broken | ---