GEO Services

GEOGenerative engine optimisation that gets your business cited

We build the entity signals, content structure and authority that AI tools rely on when deciding who to cite. GEO is how your business gets recommended in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews instead of left out of the answer entirely.

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Who provides generative engine optimisation services?
SplinterSEO delivers generative engine optimisation, building the entity signals and structured content needed to be cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
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What you get

A business that gets cited, not just one that gets crawled

GEO is the work of making sure that when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews a question your business can answer, your business is the one named in the response.

Generative AI tools do not return a page of links for a person to evaluate. They return one synthesised answer, built from a small number of sources the AI considers credible enough to cite. If your business is not structured to be recognised and trusted by that process, you are not ranked lower. You are simply absent from the answer, regardless of how strong your traditional search position is.

We run GEO as a structured programme of entity work, content restructuring, structured data and authority building, aimed specifically at increasing how often and how accurately your business is cited. For the platform by platform detail on how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Claude each retrieve and weigh information, our AI search service page covers that ground in full.

What changes

What a working Generative Engine Optimisation delivers

GEO is judged on whether your business gets named, not on vanity metrics borrowed from traditional SEO. Here is what we track and what actually shifts when the work is done properly.

Citation frequency rises

We track how often your business is named when we query ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews for the questions your customers actually ask. This is the core metric the whole programme is built around.

Referral traffic from AI tools grows

Perplexity and similar platforms link out visibly when they cite a source. As citation frequency improves, a measurable stream of direct referral traffic from AI tools starts to appear in your analytics.

You get named earlier in the buying journey

Buyers increasingly use AI tools to shortlist before they ever search by name. Being cited at that research stage means your business influences the decision before a competitor's website is even visited.

Accuracy of what gets said improves

It is not enough to be mentioned. We work to make sure AI tools describe your services, location and specialism correctly, since an inaccurate citation can do as much harm as no citation at all.

How we report on this. Every GEO engagement includes a monthly review of citation frequency across your target queries, alongside referral traffic and any change in how accurately your business is described. You can see how this fits into the wider engagement on our AI search page, where the full monitoring process is set out.
What's included

The work that goes into GEO

GEO is not a single tactic. It is a set of overlapping workstreams that together make your business a more credible, citable source. Here is what is included in a typical engagement.

Entity optimisation

Establishing your business as a clearly defined entity, with consistent name, location and service information across every platform AI tools use to verify who you are.

Schema markup and structured data

Implementing the schema types that give AI tools a machine readable description of your business, removing the ambiguity that stops a confident citation.

Content restructured for citation

Rewriting and reorganising content so it answers questions directly and completely, in the format AI tools extract from most reliably when generating a response.

Authority and backlink signals

Building the backlink profile and third party mentions that signal credibility to AI retrieval systems, since they weight content from already trusted sources far more heavily.

Knowledge panel and brand presence

Working to establish and verify your Google Knowledge Panel and strengthen the brand presence sources AI systems most commonly reference when confirming a business is real.

Ongoing AI citation monitoring

Tracking how your business is cited across AI platforms each month and adjusting strategy as the underlying retrieval methods evolve, since static GEO work goes stale quickly.

Why now

The shift to generative answers is already well underway

This is not a future trend businesses can plan for later. Search behaviour is already shifting toward generative tools for a meaningful share of queries, and the businesses building GEO signals now are the ones that will be cited as the shift continues.

One answer

Generative tools typically surface a single recommendation per query, not a ranked list to browse

Zero click

Many AI answers resolve the query directly, so the source cited gets the enquiry without a visit to the page

Compounding

Businesses already cited build a credibility advantage that makes future citations more likely, widening the gap over time

The practical consequence is simple to state. When an AI tool answers a question about a service or business category, it picks one or two sources to base that answer on. If your business is not structured to be identifiable and citable, you are not in a worse position on a list. You are simply not part of the answer at all.

This is why GEO has moved quickly from a niche concern to a standard part of how we think about organic visibility for every client. It is not a separate budget line competing with SEO for attention. It is an extension of the same work, aimed at a search behaviour that is growing alongside, not instead of, traditional search.

How we work

GEO at a glance

We run GEO as a focused, ongoing programme rather than a one-off project. Here is the shape of how an engagement typically runs.

STAGE 01

Audit and baseline

We query the major AI platforms for your priority topics, establish your current citation baseline and identify the specific entity, content and data gaps holding you back.

STAGE 02

Build and implement

We carry out the entity, schema and content work directly. No recommendations left for someone else to action. The implementation is part of the engagement.

STAGE 03

Monitor and adjust

We track citation frequency monthly and adjust the strategy as AI platforms update how they retrieve and weigh information, since this is a moving target by nature.

For the full breakdown of this process, including how it varies platform by platform, see the detailed methodology on our AI search service page.

FAQs

GEO services, answered

What does a GEO service actually include?
A GEO service includes entity optimisation, schema markup and structured data implementation, content restructured for direct AI extraction, authority and backlink building, knowledge panel work, and ongoing monitoring of how your business is cited across AI platforms. It is delivered as a structured programme rather than a single task.
How much does GEO cost?
Cost depends on the size of your site, how many priority queries you want to be cited for and how much foundational SEO work is already in place. We scope every engagement individually after an initial conversation rather than offering a fixed package, since the starting position varies considerably between businesses.
How is GEO different from SEO?
Traditional SEO aims to rank a URL in a list of links on a search results page. GEO aims to have your business cited directly in an AI generated answer. The two share most of their underlying foundations, including entity clarity, structured data and authoritative content, but GEO requires additional work specific to how AI tools retrieve and synthesise information.
How long does it take to see results?
Most clients see measurable movement in citation frequency within three to six months, similar to traditional SEO timelines. Structured data and entity work can show results faster, while authority building tends to compound more gradually. Because AI platforms update their retrieval methods on different schedules, timelines can vary more than with traditional SEO.
Can I see how often my business is being cited?
Yes. We monitor how your business is cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews for your target queries and include this in regular reporting. AI citation tracking is less mature than traditional rank tracking, so our approach adapts as better tracking methods become available.
Do I need strong SEO already before starting GEO?
It helps but it is not a requirement. If your SEO foundations are weak, we often recommend addressing core technical and content issues alongside the GEO work, since the same signals that support traditional rankings also support AI citation. We are happy to scope a combined approach where it makes sense.

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