GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)
Getting your business cited inside AI answers — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity — not just Google's blue links.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of getting your business mentioned and cited inside AI-generated answers — the responses from ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude — rather than only ranking in the traditional list of blue links.
It matters because buyer behavior is shifting: more people now ask an AI "what's the best HVAC company in Phoenix?" and act on that single answer, never scrolling a results page.
What influences an AI's answer
- Being the clear, citable source — structured, factual content an LLM can lift confidently.
- Consistency across the web — the same facts about you, everywhere, echoing your citations.
- Traditional authority — strong SEO and featured snippets still feed the models.
GEO doesn't replace SEO — it extends it into the places your customers are increasingly asking.
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