Get Your Business Cited in ChatGPT, Gemini & Perplexity
Your customers ask AI for recommendations now. They get one answer, not ten links. If your business isn't in that answer, those customers never find you.
Our Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) services make sure you're the brand AI recommends.
8.4x lead conversion increase in our latest case studyResults visible in as little as 2-3 weeksAI-referred visitors convert 3x more than Google traffic
Search Has Split in Two
Over 800 million people use ChatGPT every week. Gartner predicted traditional search volume would drop 25% by 2026, and that's playing out. When someone asks an AI "what's the best solution for X," they get one answer, not a page of links.
If your business isn't in that answer, a growing audience of high-intent buyers will never see you. The businesses that establish authority in AI answers first are building a lead that gets harder to close over time.
8.4x
Lead conversion increase from AI-referred traffic in our EchoLynk case study
86%
Longer engagement sessions from AI-referred visitors
2-3 wk
Time to first AI-referred visits in our case study
Why AI Traffic Converts Better
A Google searcher clicks through ten results, bounces between tabs, reads comparisons. They arrive on your site still figuring things out.
Someone asking ChatGPT gets a direct recommendation. The AI weighs their needs, compares options, and picks a winner. By the time that person clicks through to your site, the comparison shopping is already done. They're at the end of their research, not the beginning.
Microsoft Clarity data confirms it: AI visitors are 3x more likely to take action than organic search visitors. They spend nearly twice as long on site and bounce 23% less.
Read our full case study with EchoLynk →AI Traffic vs. Google Traffic
Source: Microsoft Clarity, Similarweb, Contentsquare (2025-2026)
SEO Gets You Links. AEO/GEO Gets You Recommended.
If you're doing SEO, you've built a strong foundation. But strong Google rankings don't translate to AI visibility on their own. LLMs look at different signals than Google does.
Traditional SEO
- — Ranks as one of many blue links
- — Visitors arrive in exploration mode
- — Results take 3-6 months to show
- — Competes on keywords and backlinks
- — Users bounce between multiple sites
AEO/GEO (What We Do)
- + Cited as the answer by AI
- + Visitors arrive ready to act
- + First results in 2-3 weeks
- + Competes on entity authority and trust
- + AI pre-qualifies users before they click
You get the best results running both. AEO/GEO adds a high-converting channel alongside your existing SEO. In our case study, AI-referred traffic converted at 8.4x the rate of traditional search.
What Our AEO & GEO Services Include
We build every engagement around your business, your competitors, and the AI platforms your customers use.
AI Visibility Audit
We test how every major LLM responds to queries in your space. You'll see where your brand appears, where it's absent, and what the models cite instead.
Entity Authority Building
We build the structured and unstructured signals that LLMs use to understand who you are and why you're credible. Technical markup, content, and third-party authority, all coordinated.
Cross-Model Optimization
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Grok don't think the same way. We test across all of them and adjust. What works for one might not register with another.
Prompt Gap Analysis
We find the questions your customers ask AI where your brand doesn't show up, then close those gaps one by one.
Structured Data & Schema
We implement the technical markup that helps AI models parse your content, services, and expertise. This is the layer that makes your other signals readable to LLMs.
Citation Network Development
AI assembles answers from third-party mentions, reviews, and publications, not just your site. We build that external credibility so the models have reason to cite you.
Ongoing AI Monitoring
AI models update weekly. We track your visibility across platforms and adjust when rankings shift, so you don't lose ground after a model refresh.
Content Strategy for AI
We write content that AI models want to cite: answer-first, well-structured, and thorough enough that the model doesn't need to look elsewhere.
Competitive Intelligence
We track which competitors AI recommends instead of you and figure out why. Then we build a plan to take that spot.
How We Get You Into AI Answers
Five steps, each one measurable. You'll know what we're doing and why at every stage.
AI Visibility Audit
We query every major AI platform with the questions your customers ask. You'll see which brands get cited, where you show up, and where you don't.
Strategy & Signal Mapping
From the audit, we build a plan targeting the specific signals each LLM looks for before recommending a brand. Your industry, your competitors, your gaps.
Implementation
We run the technical optimization, write the content, add schema markup, build entity profiles, and develop citations. All of it works as one coordinated push.
Cross-Model Testing
We check your brand across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Grok. Each model weighs sources differently, so we test each one on its own.
Monitor, Adapt, Grow
AI models update often. We track your visibility, catch shifts early, and refine the approach. Brands that establish authority first tend to hold their position as models retrain.
The EchoLynk Case Study
EchoLynk had a strong product and a well-built website. When we tested how AI platforms responded to queries in their space, no model mentioned them.
ChatGPT-referred traffic appeared within 2-3 weeks. Over 4 months, the numbers looked like this:
- +42% lead conversion rate (up from 5% — an 8.4x lift)
- +86% longer engagement sessions
- +53% higher engagement rate
- +Results visible in weeks, not months
Frequently Asked Questions About AEO & GEO
The questions we hear most from businesses looking into AI visibility.
What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
AEO is about making your business the answer AI platforms give when someone asks a question in your space. A potential customer asks ChatGPT "what's the best tool for X" and your brand either shows up in the response or it doesn't. Unlike SEO, where you rank as one of ten blue links, AEO gets you cited as the recommendation itself.
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and how is it different from AEO?
AEO makes your own content easy for AI to understand and cite. GEO builds the broader reputation that makes AI choose you in the first place. AI engines look at what others say about you across the web, not just your site. GEO builds that external authority through reviews, mentions, citations, and third-party validation. You need both.
How is this different from the SEO I'm already doing?
Traditional SEO gets you ranked in Google search results. AEO/GEO gets you cited inside AI conversations. The signals are different. We've worked with businesses that ranked on page one of Google but had zero visibility in AI answers. Some of EchoLynk's competitors held solid search positions but ChatGPT never mentioned them. That gap is why we treat this as a separate discipline.
How quickly will I see results?
In our EchoLynk case study, AI-referred traffic appeared within 2-3 weeks. The full 8.4x conversion lift built over 4 months. LLMs don't follow Google's slow crawl-index-rank cycle, so once you put the right signals in place, models pick them up quickly.
What kind of results can I realistically expect?
Results vary, but our published EchoLynk numbers show what's possible: 8.4x increase in lead conversion (42% vs 5%), 86% longer sessions, and 53% higher engagement. AI traffic converts well because visitors arrive after the AI has already compared options for them. They land on your page ready to act, not ready to browse.
Which AI platforms do you optimize for?
ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Grok. Each model weighs sources differently. What gets you cited in ChatGPT might not register with Gemini. We test across all of them and tailor the approach for each.
Do I still need SEO if I invest in AEO/GEO?
Yes. AEO/GEO adds a channel alongside SEO, it doesn't replace it. Strong SEO foundations support better AEO/GEO performance, and the businesses getting the best results run both. More and more of your customers search through AI, but Google isn't going anywhere.
Can I handle this in-house with free tools?
The principles are public, but execution is where the results come from. You'd need to understand how each LLM prioritizes content, monitor model updates weekly, run cross-model testing with specialized tools, and coordinate signal building across platforms. Most in-house teams underperform because the landscape moves fast and the optimization is more technical than it looks.
How do you measure success?
We track AI referral traffic in your analytics, monitor how often you get cited across platforms, and measure engagement (time on site, pages per session, conversion rates). We also run regular visibility audits to check how AI models respond to queries in your space. All of it goes into monthly reports with real numbers.
What makes your approach different from other agencies?
We reverse-engineered how ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, and other LLMs decide what to cite. Each model has patterns in how it selects sources, and we've mapped those patterns well enough to build signals that produce results. Our published EchoLynk case study with an 8.4x conversion lift is the evidence.
We Handle the Technical Work
AEO and GEO are technical. Structured data, entity graphs, cross-model testing. You don't need to learn any of it. We run the whole operation.
- Full-Service Execution: Strategy, implementation, testing, and ongoing optimization. All of it.
- Clear Reporting: Monthly reports with real numbers. What's working, what changed, what we're doing next.
- Published Results: We published our EchoLynk case study with full numbers. 8.4x conversion lift, documented start to finish.
Find Out Where You Stand in AI Search
We'll run a free AI Visibility Audit and show you where your brand appears in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and other AI platforms. No commitment. You'll walk away knowing the opportunity and the gaps.
LLMs tend to keep recommending the brands they already recommend. Businesses that establish authority early hold their position as models retrain.