1. Home
  2. Services
  3. SEO, GEO and AEO marketing
File 01 · SEO

SEO strategy for Google and the AI answer engines

Search has changed. Your customers still use Google, but they also ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot, and they increasingly get an answer without clicking. We build SEO strategies that cover traditional rankings, AI Overviews and AI assistants together, so your brand is found, understood and recommended wherever people search.

  • Format Sprint, retainer or fractional
  • GEO and AEO Built in
  • Lead Bernadette Kelly
Gold line drawing of a search bar above an AI answer panel with numbered citations and ranked results
The brief

Why SEO, GEO and AEO marketing matters

Good SEO has always rested on three pillars: a site search engines can crawl and understand, content that answers real questions, and authority earned from other trusted sites. Those pillars still matter. What has changed is where the answers appear and how they are chosen.

Generative engine optimisation (GEO) and answer engine optimisation (AEO) focus on being the source AI systems trust and cite. That means clear structure, accurate entity information, original expertise, consistent brand facts across the web and strong digital PR. We plan all of this as one search strategy rather than separate projects.

What is in the file

What the SEO, GEO and AEO marketing file includes

  1. Technical SEO audit

    Crawlability, indexation, site architecture, Core Web Vitals, structured data and international setup, prioritised by impact.

  2. Keyword and question research

    Demand mapping across traditional search and conversational queries, grouped by intent and commercial value.

  3. AI visibility review

    How ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews currently describe your brand and competitors, and why.

  4. Content and on-page plan

    Page priorities, templates, internal linking and answer-first formatting for each key topic.

  5. Entity and brand consistency

    Organisation schema, author profiles, knowledge panel signals and consistent facts across your own and third-party sites.

  6. Authority plan

    Link and citation targets, digital PR angles and partnerships that build trust with both search engines and AI systems.

  7. Measurement

    Rankings, organic revenue, share of AI answers and brand mentions, with a clear reporting rhythm.

The method

How the assignment runs

  1. Stage 1

    Debrief

    We agree the markets, products and commercial pages that matter, plus any technical or regulatory limits.

  2. Stage 2

    Investigation

    We run technical, content, competitor and AI visibility audits and model the size of the opportunity.

  3. Stage 3

    The plan

    You get a prioritised roadmap covering technical fixes, content, authority and GEO and AEO actions.

  4. Stage 4

    Handover or hands-on

    We brief developers, writers and agencies, or stay on as fractional head of search.

Unified strategy

How it connects to your wider marketing

Channel role

A distinct job in one plan

Search is the channel that rewards everything else you do well. Strong content gives it substance, digital PR gives it authority, social and community create brand demand, and CRM turns organic visitors into repeat customers. We treat SEO as the measurement layer that shows whether the whole strategy is building lasting visibility.

AI search

GEO and AEO built in

This service is where GEO and AEO are most explicit. Every recommendation is assessed for its impact on both classic rankings and AI-generated answers, from schema and page structure to brand mentions on trusted third-party sites.

Further reading

Sources and guidance we work from

Related articles

Questions

SEO, GEO and AEO marketing FAQs

What is the difference between SEO, GEO and AEO?

SEO (search engine optimisation) helps your pages rank in search results. AEO (answer engine optimisation) helps your content become the direct answer in featured snippets, voice search and AI Overviews. GEO (generative engine optimisation) helps AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini understand, trust and cite your brand. They overlap heavily, so we plan them together.

Is SEO still worth investing in with AI search?

Yes. AI assistants still rely heavily on content that is well indexed, well structured and trusted, and Google remains a major source of traffic. What changes is the emphasis: clear answers, original expertise, structured data and brand authority matter more than ever.

How long does SEO take to show results?

Technical fixes and improvements to existing pages can show results within weeks. New content and authority building usually take three to six months to show meaningful growth, depending on competition. We set realistic milestones so progress is visible along the way.

Do you do SEO for iGaming and affiliate sites?

Yes. iGaming is one of the most competitive search markets, and we have led SEO for operators, affiliates and publishers across casino, sportsbook, poker and esports, including compliance-sensitive content and authority building.

Can you audit how AI tools describe our brand?

Yes. An AI visibility review looks at how leading assistants answer questions about your brand, products and category, which sources they cite and where competitors are winning. It becomes a clear action list for content, PR and technical work.

Next step

Brief us.

Tell us about your SEO, GEO and AEO marketing goals and what is getting in the way. We will reply within two working days.