AI search optimization services: get your store cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
Buyers now ask AI what to buy. Our answer engine optimization (AEO) service makes your store readable, quotable and trusted by AI engines, so your brand is in the answer when a shopper asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews for a recommendation. Start with your free AI Visibility Score, then let a New York team fix what it finds.
What AI search optimization is, in one paragraph
AI search optimization (also called answer engine optimization, AEO, or generative engine optimization, GEO) is the work that gets your brand named inside AI answers instead of only listed in search results. AI engines pick sources they can crawl, parse and trust: pages with clear direct answers, structured data, consistent entity facts (who you are, what you sell, where you are) and mentions on sites they already rely on. We audit all of that, fix it on your store, and track whether the AI engines start citing you.
What the AEO service covers
Everything an AI engine checks before it recommends a store, handled by the same team that runs your ads and SEO.
- AI visibility audit: where your brand shows up today (and where it does not) across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, for the questions your buyers actually ask
- AI crawler access: robots.txt, llms.txt and sitemap settings so GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and Google-Extended can read the pages that matter
- Structured data: Organization, Product, FAQ, review, breadcrumb and author schema that AI engines can parse
- Answer-ready content: collection, product and guide pages rewritten with direct answers, clean headings and comparison tables AI can quote
- Entity and trust signals: consistent name, address and category facts, About and author pages, policies and reviews that prove the store is real
- Off-site mentions: the directories, review sites and publications AI engines already cite in your category
- Monthly tracking of AI citations, share of voice against competitors and referral traffic from AI tools, in a report you can read
Who this is for
AEO pays off fastest for stores that already have demand and want to keep it as search moves into AI answers.
- Shopify, WooCommerce, BigCommerce and custom stores with a catalog worth recommending
- Brands whose buyers research with ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity before purchasing (home, beauty, health, electronics, B2B supplies)
- Stores already investing in SEO that want the same pages to work in AI answers too
- Marketplace sellers with their own site who want their brand named ahead of resellers
From score to citations
A clear process, real people on your account, and reporting you can actually read.
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Free AI Visibility Score
Scan your store in about 20 seconds. You get a 0 to 100 score, a grade and your top fixes, plus a side by side compare with a competitor.
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Audit and plan
We test the questions buyers ask in each AI engine, map where competitors are cited instead of you, and turn the gaps into a prioritized fix list.
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Fix, publish, track
We implement schema, crawler access, answer-ready content and trust pages on your store, then track citations month by month and keep adjusting.
What is the difference between AEO, GEO and AI SEO?
They describe the same goal with different names: getting your brand cited in AI generated answers. AEO (answer engine optimization) and GEO (generative engine optimization) are the common industry terms; AI SEO or AI search optimization is the plain English version. We use AEO on this site.
How is AI search optimization different from SEO?
SEO earns rankings and clicks in search results. AEO earns mentions and citations inside AI answers. Both stand on the same foundation (crawlable pages, schema and clear content), so we run them together and the same pages do double duty.
Which AI engines do you optimize for?
ChatGPT (including its web search), Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude. Each one picks sources a little differently, so we test your buyers' questions in each and report the results separately.
How long does it take to see results?
Technical fixes such as crawler access and schema are live within the first weeks. AI engines then need to recrawl and re-rank sources, so citations usually build over the following two to three months. We report what changed each month rather than promise a date.
Can you guarantee that ChatGPT will recommend my store?
No, and nobody honestly can. AI engines choose sources with their own models and they change often. What we can do is remove every reason an engine has to skip you, make your pages the easiest to quote in your category, and show you the citation data as it moves.
Do I need AEO if I already rank well on Google?
Rankings help but do not transfer automatically. AI engines often cite smaller, clearer sources over the top ranked page. Our free AI Visibility Score shows in seconds whether your store is ready, before you spend anything.
How much does the AEO service cost?
It depends on the size of your catalog and how much of the work your team can do in house. Book a free strategy call or request the free audit and we will send a scope and a price in plain numbers. Engagements are month to month after a 3 month ramp up.
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Tell us your website and what to review. A real person checks it and sends you specific fixes you can apply right away.
- AI search: whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews mention you
- Schema, llms.txt and crawler access
- The pages that should be cited and why they are not
Ready to be in the answer?
Get your free AI Visibility Score, or book a free strategy call and we will show you where your store stands today.
Free strategy call · Month-to-month after a 3-month ramp-up · We reply within 24 hours