SEO got you ranked. AEO gets you cited.
Your buyers are asking AI, not Google. Google AI Overviews now appear in roughly 55% of searches, ChatGPT is past ~883M monthly users, and about a third of people will use generative AI search in 2026. The game has shifted from 'rank in the ten blue links' to 'be one of the 1–5 sources the AI cites.'
They're overlapping disciplines for getting your brand cited by AI answer engines rather than just ranked in blue links. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) structures content to be the answer. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) makes your content quotable by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. AIO (AI Optimization / LLMO) is the broader umbrella covering entity, authority and citation signals.
Most agencies in 2026 use AEO and GEO interchangeably, with GEO as the larger umbrella.
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Your buyers are asking AI, not Google. Google AI Overviews now appear in roughly 55% of searches, ChatGPT is past ~883M monthly users, and about a third of people will use generative AI search in 2026. The game has shifted from 'rank in the ten blue links' to 'be one of the 1–5 sources the AI cites.' Most businesses still optimise only for old-style SEO — which is the opening.
Six AI search optimization services — from AEO and GEO to citation tracking and technical foundations
FAQ/Q&A schema, question-format headings and front-loaded answers — structuring your content to be extracted as the answer to specific queries.
Content structured to be quoted by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews — entity clarity, original data and citable structure.
E-E-A-T, bylines, structured entities and original data that signal to AI models your brand is a credible, authoritative source worth citing.
Presence where LLMs pull from most — Reddit, YouTube, Wikipedia, industry publications and credible third parties — building your citation footprint.
We measure how often and where your brand appears in AI-generated answers — citation frequency, context and accuracy across ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews.
Schema (FAQ, Organization, Article, BreadcrumbList), crawlability, clean information architecture and Core Web Vitals — the non-negotiable technical baseline for AI visibility.
SEO → clicks from ranked links; AEO/GEO → being cited inside the AI answer.
SEO → a page in the top 10; AEO → a sentence the model quotes.
Schema, extractable structure, entities, original data and third-party citations — not just backlinks and keywords.
Schema: FAQPage, Organization, Article, BreadcrumbList JSON-LD · Content engineering: Q&A structure, summaries, original data · Measurement: AI-citation tracking
From audit through citation — six stages to being cited by AI engines
Assess where you are (and aren't) cited today across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, versus competitors.
Implement FAQ, Organization, Article and BreadcrumbList schema; fix crawlability and extractable structure.
Rewrite key pages with question-format headings, front-loaded answers and entity coverage that AI models can extract.
Build original data assets and third-party presence on the sources LLMs pull from most.
Monitor citation frequency across ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews for your target prompts.
Expand coverage to more high-intent prompts as initial citations are established.
Proved it on our own site first — engineers who implement, not just advise
Accucia rebuilt accucia.com to be AI-citable — schema, extractable structure, original data. We use our own site as the proving ground before applying techniques to clients.
We can change the site, not just advise — technical implementation and content strategy delivered by the same team.
We build AI products, so we understand how models select and cite sources — not just from an SEO angle, but from the model's perspective.
AI citation is measurable. We track your brand's presence in AI responses and report on it — not just rankings, but whether AI systems are actually citing you.
Strong SEO fundamentals still matter. AEO and GEO add the structure and signals AI engines need on top of what you've already built.
Most businesses haven't started AEO/GEO yet. Brands that establish citation authority now will be significantly harder to displace once competitors catch up.
Accucia rebuilt its own site with schema, extractable structure and original data to be cited by AI engines before offering this to clients.
AI visibility audit plus prioritised recommendations.
Ongoing AEO/GEO optimisation and citation tracking.
Full technical and content overhaul, then ongoing maintenance.
Initial citation improvements in 4–8 weeks · Meaningful results in 3–6 months
Everything you need to know about AEO, GEO and AI search optimization
Overlapping practices for getting your content cited by AI answer engines, rather than just ranked in traditional search.
SEO targets clicks from ranked links; AEO and GEO target being the cited source inside an AI-generated answer.
No — it complements it. Strong fundamentals still help; AEO/GEO adds the structure and signals AI engines need.
Most brands see initial citation improvements in about 4–8 weeks, with meaningful results in 3–6 months.
We track citation frequency across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews for your target prompts.
FAQ schema plus question-format headings with front-loaded answers — the most reliable way to get cited.
We're engineers and AI builders, so we implement on the site directly and we proved it on our own site first.
Sites structured to be cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
Book an audit. We'll show you exactly where you appear — or don't — across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Bing Copilot, and what it will take to change that.
