Get found: AI search optimization (AEO and GEO)

Get cited, not just ranked.

When customers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini or Google's AI Overviews for a recommendation, the answer either names your business or a competitor. We make sure it's you.

Search moved inside the answer.

Fewer people click through a list of links. They read, or ask for, a direct answer from Google or an AI assistant, and that answer comes from a small set of sources the model trusts.

~60%of Google searches end without a single clickSparkToro / Datos, 2026
48%of Google searches now show an AI OverviewBrightEdge, Feb 2026
−61%organic click-through rate when an AI Overview appearsSeer Interactive, 2026
+35%more clicks for businesses cited in AI Overviews than uncited competitorsSeer Interactive, 2026

What's included every month

A monthly retainer that keeps your business visible, accurate and cited across the engines your customers use.

AI visibility monitoring

  • Monthly citation report across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews
  • Competitor AI visibility comparison
  • Tracking for your top service and city questions

Content and structured answers

  • New FAQ sections, blogs and service-area pages
  • Answer-formatted copy written to be quoted directly

Citations and listings

  • Google Business Profile, Yelp, Bing and Apple Maps upkeep
  • Name, address and phone consistency across dozens of directories
  • Review request cadence and response support

Technical and schema upkeep

  • LocalBusiness and Service schema kept current
  • FAQ and Review schema maintenance
  • Google Business Profile and schema alignment checks

What's actually involved, and why most agencies skip it.

Standard SEO stops at rankings. This is the specialized layer built for how generative AI finds, trusts and cites a business.

Entity and knowledge graph building

AI models reason about businesses, not just pages. We build a clear, connected profile of who you are, what you do and where you work, so models attach your name to the right answers instead of guessing.

Entity registrationBusiness, service and area mappingThird-party authority citations

AI crawler and access engineering

Many websites quietly block or ignore the bots behind AI answers. We open the right access, then structure content into passages a model can quote accurately.

GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot auditllms.txt content mapPassage-level structure

Conversational query coverage

People ask AI full, specific questions. We map and test against the real phrasing your customers use, not just keyword variations.

Customer prompt trackingNatural-language FAQsAI-ready comparison tables

Off-site signal engineering

AI often trusts a review site or forum thread more than your homepage. We work the sources models actually cite, so the outside story about you is accurate and current.

Reddit and forum monitoringReview and directory optimizationCitation-focused digital PR

Brand perception monitoring

How AI describes you matters as much as whether it mentions you. We track sentiment across AI answers monthly and flag negative drift early.

AI sentiment trackingNegative-drift alertsMonthly perception report

Already an SEO client?

AI visibility builds on the same foundation as SEO, then extends it to a second set of engines your SEO plan was never built to reach. Add it to any plan.

How SEO, AEO and GEO fit together

How it rolls out

Most of the foundation is in place within six weeks. After that, it's steady monthly work and reporting.

Weeks 1–2FoundationSchema, citations and listing cleanup across every directory, plus your first AI visibility benchmark.
Weeks 3–6Visibility rampNew FAQ and service content published, and AI crawler access opened up.
OngoingOptimizeMonthly citation reporting, new content, refreshes and listing upkeep.
AI Visibility Package$525/monthNo long-term contract. 30 days' notice to cancel. Add it to any SEO plan or run it on its own.

Questions about AI search optimization

What are AEO and GEO?
Answer engine optimization (AEO) helps your content become the direct answer in AI Overviews, featured snippets and voice assistants. Generative engine optimization (GEO) helps your business get mentioned, recommended and cited in tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Gemini.
Isn't this just SEO?
It shares SEO's foundation, like structured data, citations and clear content. But AI tools choose sources differently, so there's specialized work on top: entity building, AI crawler access, conversational query coverage, off-site signals and tracking how AI describes you.
How do you measure AI visibility?
Each month we test the questions your customers actually ask across the major AI engines, record whether and how your business is mentioned or cited, compare you with competitors and report the trend.
How long until we show up in AI answers?
The foundation is usually in place within six weeks. AI engines refresh on their own schedules, so citations tend to build over the following months rather than overnight.
Can you guarantee my business will be recommended?
No. AI platforms control their own answers, and nobody can guarantee them. We commit to the work, measure your visibility every month and keep improving it.
Who is this for?
Local service businesses, practices and B2B companies whose customers ask AI for recommendations, comparisons or answers before they call.

Tuned for your industry

The same service, run by a team that knows your customers and their industry.

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Seniors housing

Communities and operators

Local services

Trades, pros and home services

Manufacturing

Industrial and B2B

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Tax, wealth and insurance

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