What the evidence can support

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The sample audit report and current process page demonstrate format and decision boundaries, not client outcomes. The source register below states what each source can and cannot prove.

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Sample audit report → evidence-backed correction process

Inspect the bounded audit format, then see how the free listing, permission boundary, findings, and optional corrections fit together.

Sample only

Sample free benchmark

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Current process

Evidence-backed correction path

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Source types and limits

Public source register

Each item below states what the source can support and what it cannot. Samples stay separate from client evidence, owned background stays separate from independent appearances, and no item is presented as proof of rankings, leads, revenue, or future recommendations.

Process artifact

Free AI Referral Visibility Benchmark

Supports: The public intake format, one-business/one-market scope, required details, review step, and stated benchmark limits.

Does not support: Fulfillment quality, platform-wide coverage, privacy operations, rankings, leads, revenue, or future recommendations.

Checked July 11, 2026 · Local AI Referrals publisher

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Fictional format example

Sample AI Referral Visibility Benchmark

Supports: The presentation format and the stop, watch, or deeper-review decision structure.

Does not support: A client result, measured business outcome, delivery record, or representative performance claim.

Checked July 11, 2026 · Local AI Referrals publisher

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Process artifact

Current AI referral process

Supports: The listing-first sequence, permission boundary, documented audit findings, and evidence-backed correction rule.

Does not support: A customer outcome, guaranteed recommendation, ranking, lead, revenue, or representative performance claim.

Checked August 18, 2026 · Local AI Referrals publisher

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Owned background

Matt LaClear public media hub

Supports: Owned public background and links made available for diligence.

Does not support: Independent validation of Local AI Referrals methods, client outcomes, rankings, leads, revenue, or coverage.

Checked July 11, 2026 · Background publisher

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Owned background

AI Referral Readiness for Local-Service Businesses

Supports: The listed book title, author, format, and retailer destination.

Does not support: Sales, reviews, client outcomes, benchmark efficacy, rankings, leads, or recommendations.

Checked July 11, 2026 · Publication owner

Open book listing
Independent appearance

DigitalMarketer Podcast, Episode 26

Supports: A dated 2018 appearance and the episode topic stated by the independent publisher.

Does not support: Current Local AI Referrals outcomes, years of experience, campaign counts, endorsements, rankings, leads, or revenue.

Checked July 11, 2026 · Evidence publisher

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Named responsibility, limited claim

Matt leads benchmark interpretation; the team supports implementation and QA

Matt LaClear's public background is diligence material for judgment and role clarity. It is not proof of rankings, AI recommendations, leads, revenue, timing, platform coverage, or client outcomes.

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