Kai and KE Team Hawaii serve buyers and sellers on Hawaii's Big Island. As a 10xSearch client, he began sending updates about something happening before the first conversation: people were asking AI for an agent, and his team was being recommended.
A note worth sharing
“Two potential sellers called because ChatGPT recommended us.”
Kai Ioh · July 6, 2026
The story unfolds
The moments that matter.
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The first update
A seller said AI recommended the team.
June 23, 2026
Kai shared that a potential seller had called and said the team had been recommended by AI. It was a direct account of how that person found them.
“We got a call from a potential seller on Friday. She said we were recommended by AI.”Kai Ioh
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Another update
Two seller conversations in his next update.
July 6, 2026
Kai's next note reported two potential sellers who called after ChatGPT recommended KE Team Hawaii. He described the development as promising and exciting.
2Potential seller calls in Kai's July update
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A luxury inquiry
A buyer named ChatGPT, too.
September 14, 2026
Kai later reported a call from an ultra-luxury buyer who said he had been recommended by ChatGPT. Kai described it as a good lead. Another person had connected the team's name with the property expertise they were seeking.
Visibility reviewed October 12 to 15, 2026
His team is still part of the answer.
Our October review named KE Team Hawaii in answers about Kailua-Kona teams and Hualalai agents. Google Search also showed the team's wider collection of local information being found.
Best real estate team in Kailua-Kona Hawaii
Who is the best real estate agent for Hualalai?
179First-page Google rankings, October 15
9Top-three Google rankings, October 15
In the numbers
The growth behind the story.
Month by month. The visitors, searches, and connections behind the story.
11,341Website visitorsJun 9, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026
13,388Website visitsJun 9, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026
1,988Visitors identifiedJun 10, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026
Website visitors
Monthly through September 2026.
3,088September visitors
Jun 9, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Jun is partial.
Google search clicks
Monthly through September 2026.
1,533September clicks
May 1, 2026 to September 30, 2026.
Newly identified visitors
Monthly through September 2026.
413September identified
Jun 10, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Jun is partial.
Visitors from AI assistants
Monthly through September 2026.
52September visitors
Jun 9, 2026 to September 30, 2026. Jun is partial.
Showing up in AI answers
Brand and local real estate questions, June to October 2026.
4of 8 questions
The same eight questions, checked in Gemini and Grok. A question counts once when either assistant names KE Team Hawaii.
The next chapter
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