Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)

Visibility Across AI Answers and Modern Search

Search is no longer limited to rankings on a results page. Today, people discover brands through AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and other generative systems that provide direct answers.

Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) helps your content become discoverable, trusted and cited within these AI-generated responses. We optimise how your brand is understood, selected and surfaced by generative engines, alongside traditional search engines.

Your audience isn’t just Googling anymore

Discovery behaviour has shifted. Increasingly, users begin research inside AI tools, particularly for complex, professional and research-led questions.

These systems do not simply rank pages. They synthesise answers from multiple sources, selecting content they trust, understand and can clearly reference. If your content lacks clarity, authority or structure, it is unlikely to be included.

GEO ensures your brand is visible where answers are generated, not just where results are ranked.

Our approach to GEO: clarity, trust and authority

GEO is not a shortcut or a workaround. Like SEO, it is built on strong foundations.

Our approach mirrors our SEO and AEO philosophy: clear structure, credible expertise and consistent signals that help systems understand and trust your content.

We focus on:

  • Clear topical and entity authority
  • Content written for understanding, not just keywords
  • Strong technical foundations and structured data
  • Alignment between SEO, AEO and GEO activity
  • Long-term visibility rather than short-term tactics
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Our formula for GEO success

Every organisation’s AI visibility looks different, but our GEO work follows a consistent framework.

Step 1: Discovery and alignment

We understand your goals, audience and priority topics, and where AI-driven discovery could influence awareness, consideration or trust.

Step 2: Current visibility review

We assess how your brand and content currently appear across AI assistants and AI-powered search features, alongside traditional SEO performance.

Step 3: Authority and clarity assessment

We review content quality, expertise signals, structure and consistency to identify what supports or limits inclusion in AI-generated answers.

Step 4: Content and structure optimisation

We refine how content is written, structured and connected so generative systems can interpret, trust and reference it more easily.

Step 5: Measurement and iteration

We track visibility, mentions and citations over time and adapt as AI systems and behaviours evolve.

GEO is ongoing. Like SEO, it requires consistency, iteration and alignment with your wider content and search strategy.

What GEO focuses on

Content clarity and structure

Generative engines prioritise content that is explicit, well-organised and directly answers questions.

We optimise:

  1. Page hierarchy and headings
  2. Clear definitions and explanations
  3. Question-and-answer alignment
  4. Supporting context and evidence

Authority and trust signals

AI systems favour credible, authoritative sources.

We strengthen:

  1. Author and organisational expertise signals
  2. Topical depth across related content
  3. Consistency of messaging and claims
  4. Supporting references and signals of trust

Technical foundations

Strong technical SEO underpins GEO.

This includes:

  1. Clean site architecture
  2. Schema markup and structured data
  3. Crawlability and indexation
  4. Performance, accessibility and stability

GEO, SEO and AEO work better together

GEO does not replace SEO or AEO. It builds on them.

SEO ensures your content is discoverable and trusted by search engines.

AEO ensures your content is selected as the best answer to specific questions.

GEO ensures your content is cited, summarised and surfaced by generative systems.

We treat them as one integrated discovery strategy, not separate services.

GEO vs SEO vs AEO

Different roles, one discovery system

Focus area

SEO

AEO

GEO

Primary goal

Rank pages in search results

Be selected as the direct answer

Be cited and surfaced in AI-generated answers

Main surfaces

Search engines (Google, Bing)

Featured snippets, voice, answer boxes

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews

Key optimisation focus

Keywords, technical health, authority

Question intent, structure, clarity

Authority, entities, structure, trust

Success signals

Rankings, traffic, conversions

Snippet ownership, answer visibility

Mentions, citations, AI presence

Role in strategy

Foundation

Precision

Future-proofing

The strongest results come when all three work together as part of a single strategy.

How we measure GEO performance

AI visibility does not behave like traditional rankings, so measurement needs to evolve.

We focus on:

  • Mentions and citations within AI-generated answers
  • Topic and brand presence across AI tools
  • Coverage across priority themes and questions
  • Changes in assisted discovery and demand
  • Alignment between AI visibility and organic performance

Reporting is transparent, practical and tied to business objectives.

Sector-specific GEO expertise

GEO is particularly valuable in sectors where trust, clarity and authority matter most.

We support organisations across:

  • B2B technology and SaaS
  • Non-profit and fundraising organisations
  • Charities
  • Platforms and marketplaces
  • Professional services
  • Purpose-led organisations
  • Healthcare and education
  • Publishers

When GEO is right for you

GEO is especially relevant if:

  • Your audience asks complex or research-led questions
  • You operate in a regulated or trust-driven sector
  • SEO performance is stable but discovery feels fragmented
  • You want to future-proof visibility as search evolves
  • You invest in expertise-led or thought leadership content

Ready to talk about AI-driven discovery?

If you are unsure how visible your brand is inside AI-generated answers, or how GEO fits alongside your SEO and AEO strategy, we can help.

Share a few details about your organisation and goals, and we’ll talk through how generative search is shaping your space and where the biggest opportunities sit.

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