GEO: being found when the answer is AI.
More and more people ask ChatGPT instead of Google. GEO is the craft of making sure your site is the answer.
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Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Generative Engine Optimization is the practice of optimising web content to be included and cited in the answers of generative AI systems such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI overviews. Where classic SEO targets a position in search results, GEO targets a mention inside the answer itself.
Zie ook: llms.txtSelf-evolving website
How do AI systems pick their sources?
AI search engines cite pages that are easy to understand and trust: clear definitions up top, clean heading structure, correct structured data, and consistent facts. Vague marketing copy rarely gets cited; concrete, well-structured explanation does.
GEO in five practical steps
1. Answer the question literally — open your page with the definition or answer, not a warm-up. 2. Use structured data so machines label your content correctly. 3. Keep facts and figures current — AI systems see through stale information. 4. Consider an llms.txt so AI crawlers grasp your site efficiently. 5. Build authority on one topic rather than spreading thin across ten.
GEO and SEO: not a choice
The good news: GEO and classic SEO largely overlap. Get your technology, structure and content right and you're found in both. FWRD sites ship that foundation as standard — the improvement loop keeps it current.
Findable in Google and in ChatGPT.