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What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?

GEO is SEO for the age of AI answers. Here is what it means, how it differs from classic SEO, and how to actually do it.

Generative engine optimization, or GEO, is the practice of getting your business named and cited inside AI-generated answers, not just ranked in a list of links.

From SEO to GEO

Classic SEO optimises for ranking a page so a person clicks it. GEO optimises for being the source an AI model repeats when it answers. The user may never click at all; they read the answer and act. The target moved from the link to the answer.

What GEO actually requires

GEO is a volume and consistency game

One optimised page rarely changes an AI answer. A consistent body of real content across many sources does. This is why GEO looks less like tweaking a page and more like running a monthly publishing operation.

How CitedAgain delivers GEO

GEO, done for you. Real research, real answers to real questions, published across 20 indexed sites every month, tracked across six AI engines.

You get the outcome GEO promises: your business, named in the answer.

Questions

Is GEO replacing SEO?

It extends it. Indexing and quality still matter; the goal is now the answer, not only the link.

Which engines does GEO target?

ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overview and Copilot.

Can small businesses do GEO?

Yes, and consistency beats size. Steady real content wins over time.

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