ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI answer billions of questions daily. If your business is not structured to be cited, you are not in the conversation. SEARCHRIFT finds every gap and delivers a complete fix package.
Google still matters. But ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews now answer questions directly — without clicking through to your site. Businesses that are not structured to be cited by those systems are losing customers they cannot see leaving.
When someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity "best [your service] near [city]", those systems synthesize an answer from structured, authoritative sources. If your site lacks answer capsules, entity markup, and FAQPage schema, you are not in the candidate pool — regardless of your Google ranking.
Google's Featured Snippets, People Also Ask boxes, and voice search results extract answers from pages with specific structural signals. Without question-format headings, properly formatted FAQ schema, and 40–90 word direct answers, Google picks your competitor's page instead of yours.
FAQPage schema, structured answer blocks, and question-format headings improve both GEO and AEO simultaneously. Most businesses have none of them. The competitive window to own AI-cited visibility in your market is right now — before your competitors discover this.
A page-one Google ranking does not guarantee citation by an AI engine. GEO has no ranking dependency — AI systems can cite any source, anywhere, that is authoritative and structurally readable. A well-optimized page 3 result can outperform your page 1 competitor in AI results.
Most practitioners conflate GEO and AEO. They are distinct, require different fixes, and together cover every AI-powered search surface your customers use.
GEO is about being cited in synthesized AI answers. When an AI platform generates a response, it draws from sources it can parse, verify, and attribute. The goal is not a click — it is a citation.
AI systems favor brands with editorial presence, structured answer content, entity-level descriptions, and FAQPage schema that can be understood without surrounding page context.
AEO is about winning Google's own answer features: Featured Snippets, People Also Ask boxes, and voice search. These extract directly from your page — or your competitor's.
Unlike GEO, AEO has a ranking dependency: your page must rank on page one for Google to consider it for extraction. On-page structure and FAQPage schema are the primary levers.
Every engagement produces a scored, graded, and actionable PDF audit across ten categories. Below is an abbreviated sample showing three of the ten sections.
| Query | Type | AI Citation Status |
|---|---|---|
| best dentist in Austin TX | Discovery | Not cited — no answer capsule content |
| emergency dental Austin same day | Service | Not cited — no structured service content |
| how much does a dental implant cost in Austin | Question | Not cited — no pricing answer block present |
| Riverside Dental Group Austin reviews | Brand | Partial — brand known but no entity markup |
Riverside Dental Group in Austin offers same-day emergency dental appointments for toothaches, broken teeth, lost fillings, and dental infections. Located on South Lamar Boulevard, the practice accepts most major insurance and treats patients without an existing appointment when slots are available.
Dental implant costs at Riverside Dental Group range from $3,000 to $5,500 per tooth depending on bone density assessment, crown material, and whether a bone graft is required. The practice provides itemized treatment estimates at no charge before any procedure begins.
| Keyword / Phrase | Est. Demand | Competitor Absence | Intent | Placement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sedation dentist Austin TX | High | Confirmed absent | Transactional | New service page |
| invisalign provider south Austin | High | Confirmed absent | Transactional | New location page |
| does dental insurance cover implants | Medium | Confirmed absent | Informational | FAQ + answer capsule |
| family dentist accepting new patients Austin | High | Partial absence | Transactional | Homepage + GBP |
| pediatric dentist near me south Austin | Medium | Confirmed absent | Local | New page + schema |
Sedation dentistry in Austin has significant search volume with zero structured coverage from any of the three benchmarked competitors. No competitor holds a Featured Snippet or PAA answer for this term. Adding a dedicated page with an answer capsule, FAQPage schema, and a 60-word snippet block would claim this gap before the market catches on.
Every audit includes a complete implementation package: seven named files bundled in a zip, plus a START_HERE PDF that walks your team or developer through every fix in plain language.
The package is designed to be handed directly to a developer, VA, or uploaded to Claude or ChatGPT for assisted implementation. The START_HERE PDF contains the exact message to paste into an AI chat to begin.
Every file is named, scoped, and self-explanatory. No interpretation required. No back-and-forth with an agency.
No intake forms. No discovery calls. Just a URL and a 48-hour turnaround.
Select your tier and pay securely. You receive a confirmation with a simple form to submit your URL and any context about competitors or priority pages.
We fetch your site, benchmark three to five real competitors, and score all ten categories against your actual market — not an abstract ideal.
A full PDF audit report covering your GEO posture, AEO gaps, keyword opportunities, detailed findings, and a 90-day action plan. Delivered within 48 hours.
The zip package with all seven implementation files ships alongside the report. Upload to Claude or ChatGPT and follow the START_HERE instructions to begin.
No subscription. No retainer. A full audit and implementation package delivered once, ready to implement on your own timeline.
$150 credited toward any full audit