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Generative Engine Optimization: get cited by the AI itself.

As search engines evolve with artificial intelligence, traditional SEO alone no longer ensures visibility. Generative Engine Optimization makes your business one of the sources a generative model reads, trusts and names when it writes its answer: in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini.

2 minutes · No sales call · Across Canada

  • Cited as a source inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini answers.
  • Tracked per platform and per prompt, so you see which model names you.
  • Structured data and semantic authority a generative model can trust.
  • One of five disciplines in every retainer. Free report first.
AI visibility · share of answers28 Aug – 3 Sep 2026
43%#1 of 7 tracked. Next clinic: 26%.
  1. Tattoo Time Machine43%
  2. Total Wrapture26%
  3. Laser Away19%
  4. Victoria Park Medispa18%
  5. Bionic Tattoo Removal17%
  6. Ex Inked14%
  7. Undo Tattoo Wpg13%
ChatGPT · #1 for "best tattoo removal clinic in Winnipeg"Measured with Searchable
Live client dashboard, a Winnipeg tattoo removal clinic, measured with Searchable across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.

The search landscape changed shape.

The rise of AI in search, including Search Generative Experience (SGE) and AI Overviews, fundamentally changes how users find information: decreased organic visibility, content irrelevance, and missed engagement opportunities for businesses that treat GEO as a buzzword.

Ranking

Being findable among ten options.

Position four still got a share of the clicks. There was always a next page, a next result, a second chance.

Being named

Being the option.

There is no position four in an answer. Either the model says your name or the customer never learns you exist.

GEO is one of five disciplines in every retainer.

Our GEO service integrates advanced AI understanding with proven SEO principles. We ensure generative AI features find and choose your content, going beyond keywords to optimize for context, relevance, and semantic understanding.

Answer Engine Optimization

Content structured so Google AI Overviews, featured snippets and voice assistants can lift a direct answer from your page.

AEO services

Generative Engine Optimization

Earning mentions and citations inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Gemini answers: the sources they trust, saying your name.

This page

SEO

Content and authority work. Still where most clicks come from, and the foundation every AI model reads first.

SEO services

Technical SEO

Crawlability, speed, indexation and clean markup, so both crawlers and AI agents can actually read the site.

Technical SEO

Local SEO & Google Business Profile

Map pack, Google Business Profile and the "near me" answers, tied to the same entity so every signal points at one business.

Local SEO

Every business sits on one of four rungs.

Before you can fix AI visibility you have to know where you actually are. Most businesses assume they're invisible. Most are mentioned, through someone else's page, which is worse than it sounds.

  1. Rung 1 of 4

    Invisible

    The model doesn't know you exist. Ask for the best in your category and your name never comes up: not lower down, not at all.

  2. Rung 2 of 4

    Mentioned

    Your name appears, but on someone else's page. You're inside a competitor's "top 10" listicle: they own the citation and the framing, you own neither.

  3. Rung 3 of 4

    Cited

    Your own pages are the source. The model reads your site directly, so what it says about you is what you actually wrote.

  4. Rung 4 of 4

    Recommended

    The model names you first, unprompted. You're the answer rather than one of the options, and this is where the calls come from.

The free report tells you which rung you're on today. The retainer is the work of moving up one.

AI doesn't rank pages. It recognizes entities.

A language model isn't scanning ten blue links. It recalls what it already knows about the businesses in a category, then checks a few sources to confirm. Four signals decide whether you are in that set.

Entity clarity

One unambiguous business: name, category, services, service area, described the same way on your site, your Google Business Profile, and every directory. Ambiguity gets you skipped.

Corroboration

AI models trust what multiple independent sources agree on. Reviews, citations, press, industry listings and "best of" pages that name you are how a claim becomes a fact.

Structured data

Organization, LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ and Review schema give machines a clean, typed version of your business to read. No guessing from prose.

Answer-shaped content

Pages that answer the actual question in the first two sentences, with the specifics a model can quote: price ranges, timelines, areas served, what makes you different.

What the GEO service includes.

Five kinds of work, all inside the retainer.

AI content strategy

Content designed for AI comprehension and synthesis.

Structured data implementation

Markup for maximum AI readability and accurate extraction.

Technical AI readiness audit

Ensuring your site's infrastructure supports AI crawling and indexing.

Generative snippet optimization

Content tailored to appear prominently in AI Overviews.

Semantic SEO enhancements

Topical authority that AI systems recognize and trust.

Tangible results from GEO.

What changes, in the order it tends to happen.

Increase visibility in AI search

Feature in AI Overviews, SGE, and other generative results.

Attract higher quality traffic

Users actively seeking your AI-optimized content's solutions.

Improve brand authority

A trusted source for AI and users alike.

Future-proof your digital presence

Stay ahead of search evolution.

Improve user engagement

Precise, AI-driven answers.

Our GEO implementation process.

Four stages, starting with the free report.

  1. Step 1

    AI search audit

    Analyze your current digital presence and identify opportunities.

  2. Step 2

    GEO strategy development

    A tailored plan covering content, technical, and structured data optimizations.

  3. Step 3

    Implementation and optimization

    Execute the strategy and refine your site for generative AI.

  4. Step 4

    Performance monitoring and refinement

    Track AI search visibility and user engagement, continually adjusting.

From unmentioned to #1 of seven.

When someone asked ChatGPT for the best tattoo removal clinic in their city, Tattoo Time Machine wasn't the answer. We rebuilt the entity, published answer-shaped service pages and earned corroborating citations. Today its AI visibility score is 51.3%, up 15.8% in seven days, with 43% share of voice against six named competitors, and ChatGPT names it first.

#1Of seven clinics
43%Share of voice
51.3%15.8% / 7 daysAI visibility

Case study · Laser tattoo removal · Winnipeg · Measured with Searchable, 28 Aug – 3 Sep 2026

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  1. Tattoo Time Machine43%
  2. Total Wrapture26%
  3. Laser Away19%
  4. Victoria Park Medispa18%
  5. Bionic Tattoo Removal17%
  6. Ex Inked14%
  7. Undo Tattoo Wpg13%

Understanding GEO costs.

GEO is scoped by topic, like everything else in the retainer. One price, five disciplines.

AI Visibility Report

Free

Where your business stands on the Visibility Ladder, with the fastest GEO wins identified

Get the report
3 Topics

$3,000/month

3 tracked topics across all five disciplines

Yearly agreement · monthly
5 Topics · most popular

$5,000/month

Most popular scope

Yearly agreement · monthly
Custom Scope

$7,000+/month

Broader coverage, scoped with you directly

Yearly agreement · monthly

Every tier runs under a yearly agreement. There are no one-time buildout fees — the retainer is the work itself. For the full picture, see the AI Search Optimization program.

What business owners ask us first.

Is GEO replacing SEO, or do I still need traditional SEO?

GEO does not replace traditional SEO; you still need it. GEO builds upon it, and foundational SEO remains crucial for site health and crawlability.

What exactly is Generative Engine Optimization?

Generative Engine Optimization is the process of optimizing your digital content and technical infrastructure so generative AI models understand, synthesize, and present your information effectively.

Will my existing SEO efforts become obsolete with GEO?

Your existing SEO efforts will not become obsolete with GEO. GEO leverages and improves them, ensuring that material is presented in the most digestible and trustworthy way for AI.

How quickly will I see results from GEO?

Results from GEO can appear in weeks for early optimizations to structured data and content clarity; broader authority gains develop over several months.

What types of businesses benefit most from GEO?

The businesses that benefit most from GEO are any that rely on online visibility, especially those with rich content, competitive niches, or a goal of strong brand authority. E-commerce, B2B services, healthcare, and education often see significant gains.

How do you measure the success of GEO campaigns?

We measure the success of GEO campaigns by visibility in AI Overviews and SGE, improved organic traffic from AI-influenced searches, content engagement, brand mentions in generative answers, and semantic authority.

What information do you need to start a GEO project?

To start a GEO project we need website analytics access, your existing content strategy, primary target keywords and topics, and your business goals.

Find out what AI says about you right now.

We'll run your business through the questions your customers ask ChatGPT, Google and Perplexity, and send you a plain-English report of where you stand.

No spam. No obligation. Report delivered within 48 hours.