Proof Lab
I test everything on my own practices first.
Before I recommend anything to you, I try it on my own two clinics in Oakland: The Shift Chiropractic and Oakland Accident Care. Every month I publish what happened here, in the slow months as well as the good ones, so you can see the work before you buy it.
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Five things I track every month
These are the numbers that tell you whether people can find a local business and choose it. They come straight from Google's own tools, not from a vendor dashboard.
Times someone tapped Call on the clinic's Google listing.
Google Business ProfileTimes someone asked Google for directions to the clinic.
Google Business ProfileVisits to the clinic's website from every source.
Google Analytics 4Where the site shows up on Google for five searches that matter most.
Search ConsoleWhether ChatGPT and Google's AI answers name the clinic when asked.
Checked by handClinic 1 · Downtown Oakland
The Shift Chiropractic
My chiropractic practice, open about ten years. shiftoakland.com · Read the case study
Snapshot for [PLACEHOLDER: month]. Month-by-month history is below.
Month by month
| Month | Google calls | Direction requests | Website visits | ChatGPT names it? | Google AI names it? | What I changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | Baseline month. Started the Proof Lab. |
| Sep 2026 | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | Not tracked yet | Not tracked yet | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| Aug 2026 | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | Not tracked yet | Not tracked yet | [PLACEHOLDER] |
Rankings for five key searches
| Search | Oct 2026 | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| chiropractor oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| chiropractor downtown oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| sports chiropractor oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| prenatal chiropractor oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| quiropráctico en oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
Average position on Google Search for the month. Lower is better; 1 is the top result.
AI answers
The question I ask each month: “Who is a good chiropractor in downtown Oakland?”
I ask it in a fresh ChatGPT chat and in a Google search, then record whether The Shift is named. The results are in the month-by-month table above.
Clinic 2 · Oakland
Oakland Accident Care
My accident-injury clinic. oaklandaccidentcare.com · Read the case study
Snapshot for [PLACEHOLDER: month]. Month-by-month history is below.
Month by month
| Month | Google calls | Direction requests | Website visits | ChatGPT names it? | Google AI names it? | What I changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | Baseline month. Started the Proof Lab. |
| Sep 2026 | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | Not tracked yet | Not tracked yet | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| Aug 2026 | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | Not tracked yet | Not tracked yet | [PLACEHOLDER] |
Rankings for five key searches
| Search | Oct 2026 | Sep 2026 | Aug 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|
| car accident chiropractor oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| chiropractor after car accident | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| whiplash treatment oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| what to do after a car accident in oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
| quiropráctico accidente de auto oakland | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] | [PLACEHOLDER] |
Average position on Google Search for the month. Lower is better; 1 is the top result.
AI answers
The question I ask each month: “Where should I see a chiropractor after a car accident in Oakland?”
I ask it in a fresh ChatGPT chat and in a Google search, then record whether Oakland Accident Care is named. The results are in the month-by-month table above.
How these numbers are measured
Same sources, same method, every month, so a change in the numbers means something changed in the real world.
Calls and directions come from Google Business Profile. Visits come from Google Analytics 4. Rankings come from Search Console. Nothing is estimated.
Local numbers move with seasons, holidays and Google updates. One month is a data point. Three months is a direction.
ChatGPT and Google's AI can give different answers to the same question. I ask the same question the same way each month and record exactly what I see.
No patient information, ever
Everything on this page is a business-level count: how many calls, visits or direction requests. No names, conditions, appointments or anything that could identify a person is collected for this page or shown on it.
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