GEO gets your business named when someone asks ChatGPT or Gemini who to call. Ranking in Google is a separate job.
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AI answer engines cite the sources they trust. Sonoran Intelligence makes your business one of those sources.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): getting a business found and cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews, Gemini, and Perplexity.Two related terms get mixed up with GEO. AI SEO uses AI-assisted work to rank higher in Google's own results. AEO, Answer Engine Optimization, is the broader informational side. If an agency is pitching you AI SEO services, I wrote up what you actually get and what to skip.
GEO is the done-for-you part. I build the structured data, llms.txt file, quotable answer blocks, entity resolution, and off-site corroboration that make an AI model trust your business enough to name it.
More people now ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google's AI Overviews for a recommendation. The AI names one or two businesses. If you've done this work and the plumber down the street hasn't, it names you. For the Google side, start with how to get my business in Google AI Overview.
When it names someone else, you never see the lost lead. Most Arizona local businesses haven't started on GEO yet, so there is less competition than in traditional SEO.
I run this setup on my own business, Liquid Breathwork, and on this site. The citation numbers above are from Liquid Breathwork, and its traffic went from 17 clicks a month at the low point to a peak of 1,647.Google Search Console, Feb to Jun 2026. See the full Liquid Breathwork results.
To see where your business stands first, run my free website and AI visibility check, or talk it through with me as an AI consultant.
Getting your business recommended and cited inside AI answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews. It uses structured data, an llms.txt file, quotable answer blocks, entity resolution, and off-site corroboration to earn that trust.
SEO gets you ranked in Google's list of links. GEO gets you named inside an AI's answer, often as the only business mentioned. I do both, but the mechanics differ, so GEO is its own service.
I can't promise a placement. I can put in the same setup I run on Liquid Breathwork, then keep refining it.
It depends on the business. I quote it on a free call. For published market ranges first, see how much AI search optimization costs.