Why StayFound exists
The short answer: I watched what happened to local businesses in Seoul when AI search took over — and I didn't want the same thing to blindside businesses back home.
Seoul, 2025
I spent 12 months — August 2025 to August 2026 — studying at Seoul National University as part of the New Colombo Plan — an Australian Government scholarship for students studying in Asia. Korea is widely considered to be two to three years ahead of Australia in AI adoption. Within a few weeks of arriving, the pattern was obvious: locals asked AI first for almost everything. Which café to try. Which mechanic near the campus. Which physio took walk-ins on weekdays.
The businesses that showed up in those AI answers were packed. The ones that didn't — even good ones — were invisible to a whole new wave of customers. It wasn't about having a better product. It was about whether AI had enough structured information to confidently recommend you. Most didn't understand why they were being overlooked.
Coming back to SEQ
When I came home to South East Queensland, I started asking local business owners whether they showed up in ChatGPT and Google AI. Almost none of them had ever thought to check. A few had strong Google rankings and assumed that transferred — it doesn't. Some had fantastic reputations built over years, and AI had never heard of them.
The fixes were the same as what I'd observed being rolled out in Seoul — schema markup, a complete Google Business Profile, FAQ content in plain language, consistent directory listings. Specific and unglamorous. Nothing that required a developer or a marketing agency or a monthly retainer. Just things nobody had told them they needed to do.
Why I started StayFound
I'm a Finance student at Griffith University, not a developer or a marketing agency. What I am is someone who watched this play out in real time in one of the world's most AI-forward cities — and came home to find that almost nobody in SEQ was paying attention to it yet.
StayFound is the practical answer to a specific problem. The businesses that act now will own their categories in AI search before their competitors are even aware there's a category to own. The window is open. I want to help SEQ businesses walk through it before it closes.
Declan Corner
Founder, StayFound
🎓 New Colombo Plan Scholar — Seoul National University
🏛️ Bachelor of Commerce (Finance) — Griffith University
📍 Based in South East Queensland
What we believe
AI search is local search
ChatGPT and Google AI aren't novelties — they're the way a growing share of people find local businesses right now. This isn't a trend arriving in five years. It's already happening, and most Australian businesses haven't adapted.
The fix is specific, not complicated
GEO isn't a vague rebrand of SEO. It's a handful of specific, unglamorous changes — schema markup, a complete Google Business Profile, FAQ content in the right format. Most businesses can be done in a week.
First movers win categories
AI systems build confidence in businesses over time. The first business in a given suburb and category to establish that confidence gets cited consistently — and it compounds. This window is open now. It won't stay that way.
How it works
Three steps. One week. Real results.
We run your AI audit
We check whether you appear when potential customers ask AI tools about businesses like yours. You'll see exactly where you stand — and what's holding you back.
We fix what's missing
Schema markup, Google Business Profile, FAQ content, meta descriptions, directory listings. All the things AI uses to find and cite you — done for you in a week.
You show up
Within 2–6 weeks your business starts appearing in AI-generated answers. We send you the before/after proof so you can see the difference yourself.
Ready to show up?
Free check. No obligation. We'll tell you exactly where you stand.