By Jim Butz, Sales and Marketing expert with over 20 years of real world experience strategizing and executing sales and marketing plans for startups, small business and nonprofit. The numbers tell the story: Google still processes 14 billion searches daily. But ChatGPT is now handling roughly 66 million searches per day—and that was back in September 2025 . Those numbers for AI searches are climbing fast. For small businesses, preparing for AI can feel overwhelming. I get