AI search optimization for small businesses.
Get recommended when customers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews who to hire. Alaukix provides AEO services and GEO services for small businesses, included in every SEO plan from $299/month.
- AEO + GEO
- Included in every SEO plan
- No long-term contracts
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The basics
What is AI search optimization?
AI search optimization is the work of making your business easy for AI tools to find, understand, trust, and recommend. It has two parts: answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO). Together, they help your business appear when people ask AI assistants for recommendations instead of scrolling through search results.
What is answer engine optimization?
Answer engine optimization (AEO) structures your content so AI tools and voice assistants can pull a direct answer from it. It focuses on clear questions, short factual answers, FAQs, and schema markup, the format Google AI Overviews and featured snippets rely on.
What is generative engine optimization?
Generative engine optimization (GEO) helps AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity mention and recommend your business when they write an answer. It focuses on consistent business facts, trusted mentions across the web, reviews, and authoritative content.
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What's the difference between SEO, AEO, and GEO?
SEO gets your website ranked in search results. AEO gets your content used as the direct answer. GEO gets your business mentioned and recommended inside AI-written responses. They build on each other, so strong SEO is still the foundation for both AEO and GEO.
| What matters | SEO | AEO | GEO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goal | Rank your website in search results | Become the direct answer | Get recommended in AI responses |
| Where it shows | Google and Bing results, Google Maps | AI Overviews, featured snippets, voice | ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot |
| Key work | Keywords, technical fixes, links | Answer-first content, FAQs, schema | Consistent facts, mentions, reviews |
| Success looks like | Clicks and calls from rankings | Your answer quoted by Google | Your business named by AI |
Why it matters
Why do small businesses need AI search optimization now?
More customers now ask AI assistants for recommendations, and those tools usually name only a few businesses. If AI tools can't find clear, consistent information about you, they recommend a competitor, even when you're the better choice.
Google now shows AI Overviews above many search results, often answering the question before anyone clicks. ChatGPT and Perplexity give people a short list of businesses instead of ten blue links. That shift rewards businesses that are easy for AI to understand and verify.
The good news: AI search optimization for small businesses is still new territory, and most of your local competitors haven't started. The businesses that invest in AEO and GEO early are more likely to become the ones AI tools learn to recommend.
How AI decides
How do ChatGPT and AI Overviews choose which businesses to recommend?
No AI company publishes its exact formula, but AI tools consistently favor businesses with six things: consistent facts across the web, strong reviews, clear answers on their website, structured data, trusted mentions, and fresh, specific content.
Consistent facts
The same name, address, phone, and services everywhere, so AI can confirm who you are.
Strong reviews
Recent, detailed reviews on Google and other platforms that AI tools read and summarize.
Clear answers
Pages that answer customer questions directly, in plain language, near the top.
Structured data
Schema markup that labels your services, prices, location, and FAQs for machines.
Trusted mentions
Your business named on directories, local news, and industry sites AI already trusts.
Fresh, specific content
Up-to-date pages with real details about your services, areas, and pricing.
What we do
What's included in Alaukix AEO services and GEO services?
Our AEO services and GEO services cover eight areas, from auditing how AI tools describe you today to building the content, data, and mentions that make you easier to recommend.
AI visibility audit
We ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google what they say about you and your competitors.
Entity and schema markup
We add structured data so AI understands your business, services, and service areas.
Answer-first content
We rewrite key pages to open with direct answers AI Overviews can quote.
FAQ architecture
We build FAQs around the real questions customers ask AI assistants.
Business fact consistency
We align your details across Google, directories, and social profiles.
Mentions and citations
We earn mentions on trusted local and industry sites AI tools draw from.
llms.txt setup
We add an llms.txt file that points AI crawlers to your most important pages.
AI citation tracking
We track how often and how accurately AI tools mention your business.
Process
How does answer engine optimization work at Alaukix?
Our answer engine optimization and generative engine optimization process runs in four steps: audit what AI says about you, fix your foundations, publish AI-ready content, and track and improve every month.
- 1
Audit
We record how AI tools describe you today, and which competitors they recommend instead.
- 2
Foundations
We fix inconsistent business details, add schema, and set up llms.txt.
- 3
Content
We publish answer-first pages and FAQs built around real customer questions.
- 4
Track and improve
We re-check AI answers regularly and adjust based on what changes.
Pricing
How much does AI search optimization cost?
At Alaukix, AI search optimization is included in every SEO plan at no extra cost, from $299 to $1,499 per month. Higher plans add more AEO and GEO work, from a quarterly AI visibility snapshot to full AI citation tracking.
Google Business Profile
$299/mo
- Consistent business facts for AI
- Quarterly AI visibility snapshot
Local SEO
$499/mo
- AI-ready FAQs and schema on city pages
- Monthly AI check: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity
SEO Growth
$999/mo
- Google AI Overview optimization
- Entity and schema markup
- llms.txt setup
SEO Thrive
$1,499/mo
- AI citation tracking across all major tools
- Brand mentions on trusted sources
Each plan includes everything in the one before it. See every feature on our pricing page.
Can anyone guarantee ChatGPT will recommend your business?
No. AI answers change from one question to the next, and no agency controls them. Be wary of anyone who promises guaranteed AI citations. What we can promise is the work that makes recommendations far more likely, and honest monthly reporting on what AI tools say about you.
FAQ
AI search optimization questions, answered
Curious what AI says about your business? Book a free AI visibility check or call (607) 608-6034.
What is AI search optimization for small businesses?
AI search optimization for small businesses is the work of helping AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews find, trust, and recommend your business. It combines answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO).
What is answer engine optimization (AEO)?
Answer engine optimization is the practice of structuring content so AI tools and voice assistants can use it as a direct answer. It relies on clear questions, short factual answers, FAQs, and schema markup.
What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?
Generative engine optimization is the practice of helping AI models mention and recommend your business in the answers they write. It relies on consistent business facts, trusted mentions, reviews, and authoritative content.
Do I still need SEO if I do AEO and GEO?
Yes. AI tools draw heavily on websites that already rank well and are technically sound. SEO is the foundation, and AEO and GEO build on top of it, which is why Alaukix includes all three in every SEO plan.
How do I get my business recommended by ChatGPT?
Make your business easy to verify: keep your name, address, phone, and services consistent everywhere, earn recent reviews, answer customer questions clearly on your website, add schema markup, and get mentioned on trusted sites. Our GEO services handle each of these steps.
How do I show up in Google AI Overviews?
Google AI Overviews favor pages that already rank well and answer a question directly near the top. Answer-first content, well-structured FAQs, and schema markup all help. This is the core of our AEO services.
How much do AEO services and GEO services cost?
At Alaukix, AEO services and GEO services are included in every SEO plan at no extra cost. Plans range from $299 to $1,499 per month, with more AI search work included in higher plans.
How long does AI search optimization take?
Foundational fixes like consistent business details and schema take effect within weeks. Changes in how AI tools describe and recommend you usually appear over 2 to 6 months, as AI systems re-read the web.
Can you guarantee AI citations?
No. No agency controls what AI tools say, and answers vary from one question to the next. We do the work that makes citations more likely and report honestly on what AI tools say about you each month.
What is llms.txt?
llms.txt is a simple text file on your website that points AI crawlers to your most important pages, similar to how a sitemap helps search engines. It's an emerging standard, and we set it up on SEO Growth plans and above.
Do reviews affect AI search?
Yes. AI tools often summarize reviews when recommending businesses, so a steady flow of recent, detailed reviews helps both your Google Maps rankings and your AI search visibility.
How do you measure AI search visibility?
We regularly ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google a set of questions your customers would ask, record whether and how your business appears, and compare the results over time in your monthly report.
Find out what AI says about your business.
Start AI search optimization for small businesses the right way: book a free AI visibility check. We'll show you how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google describe you today, and what it takes to get recommended.