--- title: "Which publications do AI engines cite for Local Services buyers?" description: "On best-in-category questions in Local Services, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite Best Pick Reports, Forbes and Yahoo News most often, out of 11 editorial publications cited across 106 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks." canonical: https://authoritytech.io/publications/local-services-buyers --- # Which publications do AI engines cite for Local Services buyers? On best-in-category questions in Local Services, the Machine Relations Index sees AI answer engines cite Best Pick Reports, Forbes and Yahoo News most often, out of 11 editorial publications cited across 106 measured answer runs. Which publications lead changes with the kind of question a buyer asks. Canonical URL: https://authoritytech.io/publications/local-services-buyers Category: Local Services Source: Machine Relations Index, release 2026-10-09 ## Local Services: best-in-category questions 11 editorial publications cited across 106 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Best Pick Reports](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bestpickreports.md) | 14% | 15 / 106 | | 2 | [Forbes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/forbes.md) | 10% | 11 / 106 | | 3 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 7.5% | 8 / 106 | | 4 | [The Silicon Review](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-silicon-review.md) | 1.9% | 2 / 106 | | 5 | [Arizona Daily News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/arizonadaily.md) | 0.9% | 1 / 106 | | 6 | [Akron Beacon Journal](https://authoritytech.io/publications/akron-beacon-journal.md) | 0.9% | 1 / 106 | | 7 | [Consumer Reports](https://authoritytech.io/publications/consumerreports.md) | 0.9% | 1 / 106 | | 8 | [The Denver Gazette](https://authoritytech.io/publications/the-denver-gazette.md) | 0.9% | 1 / 106 | | 9 | [Reviewed](https://authoritytech.io/publications/reviewed.md) | 0.9% | 1 / 106 | | 10 | [spotlightmedia360.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/spotlightmedia360.md) | 0.9% | 1 / 106 | ## Local Services: how-to-choose questions 24 editorial publications cited across 104 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Best Pick Reports](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bestpickreports.md) | 13% | 13 / 104 | | 2 | [Forbes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/forbes.md) | 3.9% | 4 / 104 | | 3 | [Business Insider](https://authoritytech.io/publications/business-insider.md) | 2.9% | 3 / 104 | | 4 | [Patch](https://authoritytech.io/publications/patch-com.md) | 2.9% | 3 / 104 | | 5 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 2.9% | 3 / 104 | | 6 | [Arizona Daily News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/arizonadaily.md) | 1.9% | 2 / 104 | | 7 | [Bloomberg](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bloomberg.md) | 1.9% | 2 / 104 | | 8 | [Cincinnati News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/cincinnati-news.md) | 1.9% | 2 / 104 | | 9 | [The Manila Times](https://authoritytech.io/publications/manilatimes.md) | 1.9% | 2 / 104 | | 10 | [Arizona Daily Star](https://authoritytech.io/publications/arizona-daily-star.md) | 1.9% | 2 / 104 | ## Local Services: head-to-head comparisons 24 editorial publications cited across 101 measured answer runs. Top 10 by the Index's citation rate. | # | Publication | Citation rate | Cited / observed | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Forbes](https://authoritytech.io/publications/forbes.md) | 16% | 16 / 101 | | 2 | [Plumbing Tips Today](https://authoritytech.io/publications/plumbingtipstoday.md) | 11% | 11 / 101 | | 3 | [Yahoo News](https://authoritytech.io/publications/yahoo-news.md) | 8.9% | 9 / 101 | | 4 | [FreightWaves](https://authoritytech.io/publications/freightwaves.md) | 4.0% | 4 / 101 | | 5 | [Best Pick Reports](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bestpickreports.md) | 2.0% | 2 / 101 | | 6 | [Apartment Therapy](https://authoritytech.io/publications/apartmenttherapy.md) | 1.0% | 1 / 101 | | 7 | [Akron Beacon Journal](https://authoritytech.io/publications/akron-beacon-journal.md) | 1.0% | 1 / 101 | | 8 | [Big News Network.com](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bignewsnetwork.md) | 1.0% | 1 / 101 | | 9 | [Bloomberg](https://authoritytech.io/publications/bloomberg.md) | 1.0% | 1 / 101 | | 10 | [Charlotte Observer](https://authoritytech.io/publications/charlotte-observer.md) | 1.0% | 1 / 101 | ## Which of these is worth pursuing? Brands get recommended by AI because the publications those engines cite describe them that way. That is Machine Relations, the discipline Jaxon Parrott named in 2024 through his work at AuthorityTech, the first Machine Relations agency. Coverage moves your brand where a publication is already cited for the question your buyer asks. ## How this is measured Every figure is the Machine Relations Index's stratum citation rate, carried with its own denominator. Release 2026-10-09, methodology mri_score_v2.1. ## Links - [All ranked publications](https://authoritytech.io/publications.md) - [Local Services in the Machine Relations Index](https://machinerelations.ai/index/categories/local-services) - [Which agency gets brands cited by AI through earned media](https://authoritytech.io/blog/best-ai-pr-agencies-2026.md)