More of your customers skip the search results and ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google's AI who to call. Those tools name one to three businesses. AEO and GEO are the work that makes yours one of them, and we track it every month so you can see it happening.
AI tools recommend businesses they can read clearly and trust: a website that explains exactly what you do, details that match everywhere, and other people vouching for you. Simple to describe. Not easy to keep up, which is why it's worth handing to a team that does it every day while you run the business.
Your website gets you cited
AI tools read your pages for the detail they quote: services, prices, areas, how you work. Thin pages give them nothing to say about you.
Your profile gets you picked
They check your Google Business Profile, reviews and listings to confirm you're real, local and well regarded. Mismatched details make you a riskier answer.
Other sources vouch for you
Directories, local press and review sites that the AI already trusts. Being named there, accurately, is what moves you from possible to recommended.
Answer-first service pages
Every service page opens with a direct answer: what it is, who it's for, what it costs and what moves the price. Pricing guides in particular get quoted, because almost no local businesses publish them.
Your profile and site, saying the same thing
The services, categories and service areas on your Google Business Profile each get a matching page on your site, worded the same way. AI tools cross-check, and agreement is what earns a confident recommendation.
Schema and entity clarity
Structured data that states who you are, where you work, what you offer and how to reach you, so machines don't have to guess. One business name, one address format, one phone number, everywhere.
The sources AI actually cites
We look at which directories, review sites and local publications the AI tools cite for your services in your city, then fix or claim those listings first, rather than spraying your name across hundreds of sites.
Reviews that say something
Review requests that ask customers what you helped with and how it turned out. Specific reviews give AI tools the details they quote when they explain why they're recommending you.
Tracked, every month
Your mentions across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI answers, measured against the questions your customers really ask, alongside your rankings and calls on a live dashboard.
AEO and GEO sit on top of local SEO and Google Business Profile management. They use the same foundations, so we run them as one plan.
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AEO & GEO: common questions
What is AEO?
AEO, answer engine optimization, is making your business the answer when someone asks a question instead of typing keywords: Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode, voice assistants, and featured answers. It means pages that answer the real question directly, structured so the answer can be lifted out and quoted.
What is GEO?
GEO, generative engine optimization, is the same goal inside AI chat tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude. When someone asks one of them who to call near them, GEO is the work that gets your business named, described accurately, and linked.
Is AEO and GEO different from SEO?
Mostly it's SEO done thoroughly. AI tools lean on the same things search engines do: a clear website, consistent business details, real reviews and mentions from trusted sites. What changes is the bar. AI answers name one to three businesses, not ten links, so vague pages and mismatched listings that once scraped onto page one get left out entirely.
Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend my business?
No one can promise what an AI tool will say on a given day. What we can do is measure it: we track how often you're mentioned across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI answers for the questions your customers ask, improve the inputs those tools rely on, and report the trend monthly.
How long does AEO and GEO take?
Fixes to your website structure and business details can show up in AI answers within weeks, as the tools re-read your pages. Building the reputation signals they weigh (reviews, mentions, links from trusted local sites) is ongoing, and compounds over months, the same way SEO does.
How much do AEO and GEO services cost?
For local businesses we run it as part of an SEO plan, which typically runs $1,500–$3,500 a month for a single location depending on how many services and cities you compete for. We price it on the first call.
Find out what AI says about you.
A free strategy call: we'll ask the AI tools your customers use who to hire in your city, show you who they name and why, and what it would take to be one of them.