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The Picks Index · Meta

How Meta Muse picks local businesses

We ask Meta Muse the questions customers ask about local businesses and record every answer. This is what it read and what it rewarded across 314 answers in 142 markets, from each question's latest round.

Businesses it weighs per answer
6.8
Picks whose own website it read
78%
Its most common reason for a pick
Reviews and ratings, 69%

What it rewards

The reasons Meta Muse gives for a pick

Share of its picks whose stated reason mentions each thing. A reason can mention several.

  • Reviews and ratings69%
  • Price and financing50%
  • Speed and availability47%
  • Licenses and credentials38%
  • Experience and history33%
  • Local or family owned17%
  • Specific service match15%

What it reads

The sites Meta Muse leans on

Share of its answers that cite each site, leaving out the businesses’ own websites. These are the directories, reviews and records it checks you against.

  • reviews.birdeye.com11%
  • angi.com10%
  • pro.porch.com8%
  • homeadvisor.com4%
  • yelp.com4%
  • expertise.com4%
  • thumbtack.com4%
  • threebestrated.com2%

In its own words

Businesses Meta Muse picked, and why

Asked about ac and heating repair (141), plumbing (27), garage door repair (24), moving (24), water damage restoration (23), full-mouth implants and cosmetic dental (7), custom pool builders (7), senior living and memory care (7) and 11 more. Compare with Grok Bot and Instinct, or see every answer in the Picks Index.

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