AI Visibility (GEO / AEO)
AI Search Visibility: AEO & GEO Auditing for Your Business
A consulting firm doing the AEO and GEO work: we measure how AI answer engines respond to queries in your category, document where your brand appears and where it doesn't, and deliver a prioritized fix list. Business Geeks, Inc. — in operation since 2004.
Plain English
What is AEO / GEO?
AEO — answer engine optimization — and GEO — generative engine optimization — are two names for the same practical question: when a buyer asks an AI tool who to hire, what to buy, or which business to trust, does your business appear in the answer?
Traditional search ranking does not determine this. AI engines generate answers from training data, indexed content, and how your brand appears across the sources they learn from. AEO and GEO are the practices of understanding that picture and addressing the gaps in it.
The first step is finding out where you stand today.
Delivery references
Two completed engagements, available on request.
- Hatimeria — AI visibility audit delivered July 2026
- Ingram Labs — paid engagement completed July 2026; retainer running at approximately 2.4× delivery cost
We ran the first audit on ourselves. We had no AI presence at the time. The methodology is the one we used to find and address our own gap before we offered it to anyone else.
The gap
AI answers and search rankings are different things.
When a buyer asks an AI what service to use or which business to trust, the answer comes from what the AI has learned — not from your Google ranking. The two may overlap, but they are not the same thing, and the gap between them is where AI search visibility work happens.
If your business is absent from AI answers in your category, the audit identifies that concretely. It also identifies who is appearing instead and what the data suggests is different about their footprint. That picture is what the fix list addresses.
The offer
Here is how to start.
AEO and GEO work starts with knowing the current state — which AI engines mention you, in what context, and where the gaps are. The audit is how you get that picture.
Free Scan
$0
We check whether AI answers in your category include your business. Request takes 2 minutes; results delivered in 1–2 business days.
- Presence check in your category
- Whether a competitor shows up in your place
- Your single biggest visibility gap
- Emailed to you — no call, no card, no pitch
Snapshot / Mini Audit
$30 one-time
We run a focused sweep of how AI answers questions about your business, show you what we found, and tell you what is worth addressing first.
- Focused sweep of AI answers about your business
- What we found — specific to your business
- What is worth addressing first
- Delivered straight to your inbox
Or: sign up to hear when Watch is ready — monthly re-runs of your audit as AI answers evolve. Not yet purchasable. Learn about Watch →
Single-Engine Audit
$200 one-time
You pick one AI engine — the one that matters most to your buyers — and we audit it completely: how it handles queries in your category, whether you appear, and where your closest competitors land when you do not.
- You pick the engine that matters most to your buyers
- Full audit: queries, presence, competitor positioning
- Prioritized fix list specific to that engine
- Delivered to your inbox within 5 business days
Or: join the Watch interest list — monthly re-runs of your audit on a schedule, with a delta report each time. Not yet purchasable. Join the Watch interest list →
Full Audit
$500 one-time
We audit your brand across the AI engines buyers in your category use. You receive the full picture: which engines mention you, which do not, who appears instead, and a fix list ranked by what the data says is worth addressing first.
- Full audit across the engine set your buyers use
- Which engines mention you and which do not
- Who appears instead when you do not
- Fix list ranked by what the data says to address first
Or: join the Watch interest list — monthly re-runs of your audit on a schedule, with a delta report each time. Not yet purchasable. Join the Watch interest list →
How the audit works
Here is how the audit works.
We submit prompts to AI engines in your category — the questions buyers ask when they are deciding. We record exactly what each engine says: who it mentions, who it recommends when it does not mention you, and what context surrounds each mention.
We compile the full picture across the engines the audit covers. Then we produce a ranked fix list — the items the data says are worth addressing first, ordered so you know where to start.
What you receive is a documented picture of how AI engines handle your brand today and a prioritised list of what to address. We deliver the roadmap. Implementation is separate.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What is an AEO or GEO audit?
An AEO (answer engine optimization) or GEO (generative engine optimization) audit documents how AI engines respond to queries in your category — which businesses they mention, in what context, and who they recommend when they do not mention you. The audit produces a fix list: what the data suggests is worth addressing, in what order, and why.
How is AEO/GEO different from SEO?
Traditional SEO addresses your position in Google's ranking algorithm. AEO and GEO address how AI engines generate their answers — a different set of signals drawn from training data, indexed content, and how your brand appears across the sources AI models learn from. The two overlap, but the measurement and fix list are different. We focus on what AI engines currently say and what the data suggests is worth addressing.
Which AI engines does the audit cover?
The free scan covers a limited engine set. The single-engine audit ($200) covers one engine of your choice — the one that matters most to your buyers. The full audit ($500) covers the broader set of engines buyers in your category use. The fix list reflects the engines the prompts were run against.
What does the fix list include?
The fix list identifies the changes the data suggests are worth addressing — ordered by what is likely to have the most impact based on what the audit found. It covers what to address, in what order, and why. Implementation is separate; you act on the list or engage us to do that work with you.
Does anything guarantee I will appear in AI answers?
No. The audit documents how AI engines handle your brand today and what the data says is worth addressing. What you do with the fix list determines what changes over time. We do not promise placement, and we do not make changes on your behalf unless you engage us separately for implementation.
Get started
Find out where your business stands in AI search today.
The free scan takes 2 minutes to request. Results arrive in 1–2 business days.
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