SEO and GEO for Google, Maps and AI answers

Search Authority & AI Visibility

Technical, local and on-page SEO, articles written with your experts, and the mentions on other sites that get your firm named in AI answers on Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity.

Why AI answers matter now

2.5B

Monthly users of Google's AI Overviews. Source: Google, May 2026.

8%

Of visits with an AI summary ended in a click on a regular result, against 15% without one. Source: Pew Research Center, 2025.

45%

Of B2B buyers used generative AI, mainly to research vendors and products. Source: Gartner, 645 buyers, 2026.

Buyers search before they call: for the service, the location and the problem they need solved. More of them now read an AI answer first, and fewer click through to a website when one appears. We make your firm the one those searches find and those answers name: the right page for every search, the authority that ranks it, and mentions on the trusted sites that AI tools draw on.

What AI search changes

Google now shows AI Overviews and AI Mode above or in place of the usual results, and many buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Copilot before they search at all. The firms these answers name tend to be the ones other trusted sites mention, with pages that answer the question directly. Google says its AI features need no special files or markup, so the work is search fundamentals done well, plus the mentions that get a firm cited. Some agencies call this generative engine optimization (GEO) or answer engine optimization (AEO).

How the work runs

  1. Technical audit. Crawling, indexing, speed and access for AI crawlers, with fixes in order of impact.
  2. Search demand map. The searches buyers make by service, location and problem, each assigned to the page that should rank for it.
  3. Pages and articles. Priority pages rewritten to answer the question first, then articles written from interviews with your experts, on a monthly calendar.
  4. Authority. Digital PR, links and accurate listings on the publications, directories and lists that buyers and AI tools check.
  5. AI visibility. A fixed set of buyer questions checked every month in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, with your share of mentions against competitors.
  6. Reporting. Rankings, traffic, AI visibility and inquiries every month, from your own Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and analytics.
Timeline
First movement usually within 60 to 90 days. Six-month minimum.
Starts at
  • Local$2,500 a month
  • Regional$4,000 a month
  • Competitive$6,000 a month
  • One location$750 a month
  • Up to 5 locations$1,500 a month
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Search Authority & AI Visibility

What's included

Where your firm can appear

  • Google search results
  • Google Maps and the local pack
  • Google AI Overviews and AI Mode
  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Gemini
  • Bing and Copilot
  • Technical audit and fixes: crawling, indexing, speed and access for AI crawlers
  • A search demand map: the searches buyers make by service, location and problem, each matched to one page
  • Priority pages rewritten to answer the buyer's question first
  • Local SEO: Google Business Profile, reviews, citations and location pages
  • 2, 4 or 6 articles a month, written from interviews with your experts
  • Digital PR: mentions in industry publications, directories and the lists AI answers draw on
  • AI visibility tracking: your buyers' questions checked every month in AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, with your share of mentions against competitors
  • A monthly report from your own Search Console (including its AI Overviews and AI Mode data), Bing Webmaster Tools and analytics

FAQ

Questions about Search Authority & AI Visibility

What is AI search visibility?

Whether your firm is named and cited when people ask Google's AI Overviews and AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Copilot about the service you sell. Those answers lean on pages that answer the question directly and on what other trusted sites say about your firm, so the work covers both. Each month we check a fixed set of buyer questions and report how often your firm appears against your competitors.

How do you report on SEO?

Each month you get a report and a 30-minute review call covering rankings, traffic, AI visibility, inquiries and what we will do next. Figures come from your own Google Search Console (including its report on AI Overviews and AI Mode), Bing Webmaster Tools and analytics, so you can check them yourself at any time.

What are GEO and AEO?

Generative engine optimization (GEO) and answer engine optimization (AEO) are newer names for the work that gets a firm cited in AI answers. It is part of this service, alongside classic SEO, because both rest on the same things: pages that answer buyers' questions, a site search engines can crawl, and mentions of your firm on sites they trust.

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