WitchLab
When Columbus shoppers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode about candles, none of the 30 answers names WitchLab. #15 of 48 local candle shops; AI names Penn & Beech Candle Co. in 21.
- ChatGPT0 of 10
- Perplexity0 of 10
- Google AI Mode0 of 10
Leader: Penn & Beech Candle Co., 21 of 30
Asked on 30 October 2026WitchLab
- 4.8 · 588 Google reviews
- 127 N Central Ave, Columbus, OH 43222 · 2 locations
- Candles
- witchlab.com
More Google reviews than 94% of the candle shops in Columbus. Yet AI names 16 other candle shops here, Penn & Beech Candle Co. first, with 260 reviews.
What AI answers instead
A shopper asks Perplexity: “best candle shop in Columbus”. The answer names:
- Penn & Beech Candle Co.
- Worthington Candle Works
- Yankee Candle
WitchLab is not in it, or in any of the other 29 answers.
The 10 questions we asked
Each asked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. A tick: at least one answer to it names WitchLab or links its site.
- best candle shop in Columbus
- where to buy handmade candles in Columbus
- local candle makers in Columbus
- soy candles made in Columbus
- candle store in Columbus with online ordering
- best place to buy candle gifts in Columbus
- luxury candles in Columbus
- natural candle shop in Columbus
- custom scented candles in Columbus
- which local candle shop in Columbus do people recommend
What AI finds on witchlab.com
A free check of the store's home page, robots.txt and llms.txt, on 3 November 2026. These are the signals AI assistants read first.
- Store details in structured dataNo Organization or LocalBusiness data on the home page: AI has to guess who and where the store is.
- Products in structured dataNo Product data on the home page: AI cannot see what the store sells or for how much.
- Ratings in structured dataNo rating or review data: AI leans on other sites to judge the store.
- Open to AI assistantsrobots.txt lets the AI crawlers in.
- llms.txtA plain summary for AI assistants.
- Secure site (HTTPS)Opens over HTTPS.
Stores like it that AI names
Close in Google rating and reviews.
- The Magical Druid1 of 30 · ★ 4.8 · 397 reviews
- Penn & Beech Candle Co.21 of 30 · ★ 4.7 · 260 reviews
- Helen Winnemore's1 of 30 · ★ 4.8 · 168 reviews
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