Generative engine optimisation geo

Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)

Optimize websites for both traditional search engines and AI answer engines. The goal is being crawlable, indexable, quotable, and structurally easy to cite.

Quick Reference

GEO = Generative Engine Optimisation.

Key Insight: AI engines often cite fragments and summaries instead of showing ranked lists. Being cited is now as important as ranking.

Workflow

Step 1: Website Audit

Run the quick technical check:

python3 scripts/seo_audit.py "https://example.com"

Check:

• title tag
• meta description
• H1
• schema presence
• canonical tag
• robots.txt
• sitemap visibility

Useful manual checks:

curl -sL "https://example.com" | grep -E "<title>|<meta name=\"description\"|application/ld\\+json"
curl -s "https://example.com/robots.txt"
curl -s "https://example.com/sitemap.xml" | head -50

Step 2: Keyword and Intent Research

Map the page to:

• primary keyword
• long-tail variants
• comparison or category queries
• branded queries
• AI-answer style questions

Analyze:

• search volume and difficulty
• competitor keyword strategies
• long-tail opportunities
• wording conflicts across markets

Step 3: GEO Optimisation

Apply the core GEO patterns from [references/geo-research.md](./references/geo-research.md):

• answer-first structure
• FAQ sections
• concrete numbers and specifics
• clean heading hierarchy
• short, quoteable paragraphs
• tables and comparisons where useful

Step 4: Traditional SEO Layer

Check:

• H1 contains the primary topic
• meta title and description are specific
• internal links support topic authority
• images have useful alt text
• structured data matches page intent
• page is readable and fast on mobile

Step 5: Validate

Validate schema and indexing:

open "https://search.google.com/test/rich-results?url={encoded_url}"
open "https://validator.schema.org/?url={encoded_url}"
open "https://www.google.com/search?q=site:{domain}"
open "https://www.bing.com/search?q=site:{domain}"

Platform Notes

ChatGPT

• strong branded domains help
• fresh content improves citation potential
• concise answer blocks are easier to cite

Perplexity

• FAQ-like structures perform well
• source clarity matters
• crawlable pages are essential

Google AI Overview

• strong SEO basics still matter
• structured data helps
• E-E-A-T signals matter

Claude

• factual density helps
• structural clarity helps extraction
• clean pages are easier to summarize

References

• [references/platform-algorithms.md](./references/platform-algorithms.md)
• [references/geo-research.md](./references/geo-research.md)
• [references/schema-templates.md](./references/schema-templates.md)
• [references/seo-checklist.md](./references/seo-checklist.md)
• [references/tools-and-apis.md](./references/tools-and-apis.md)
• [references/google-docs-summary.md](./references/google-docs-summary.md)
• [examples/infloq-geo-audit-example.md](./examples/infloq-geo-audit-example.md)

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