13 articles

GEO & AI Search

Generative engine optimization in practice: how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews choose which businesses to recommend, and how to become one of them.
How AI Recommends Local Businesses: 5 AIs, 120 Answers, 8 Cities
GEO15 min

How AI Recommends Local Businesses: 5 AIs, 120 Answers, 8 Cities

We asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Mode to recommend moving companies, wedding photographers and solar installers in eight cities. Here is who they picked, where they got it, and what it means for your business.

How to Choose a GEO Agency: 10 Questions, Red Flags, and What Good Looks Like
GEO12 min

How to Choose a GEO Agency: 10 Questions, Red Flags, and What Good Looks Like

How to choose a generative engine optimization (GEO) agency without buying repackaged SEO: 5 signs of relabeled services, 10 questions that expose real capability, red flags that should end a sales call, and realistic results month by month.

Google Business Profile AI: What ChatGPT Actually Reads From Your Listing
GEO11 min

Google Business Profile AI: What ChatGPT Actually Reads From Your Listing

Ask ChatGPT for the best local business in a city and its answer is often built from Google Business Profile data. Here is exactly what on your GBP shapes AI recommendations, and the priority list to fix it.

AI Search Statistics (2026): AI Overviews, ChatGPT and the New SERP
GEO12 min

AI Search Statistics (2026): AI Overviews, ChatGPT and the New SERP

28 verified AI search statistics for 2026: ChatGPT usage, Google AI Overviews coverage, zero-click rates and AI referral data, every figure sourced and dated.

How ChatGPT Decides Which Businesses to Recommend
GEO9 min

How ChatGPT Decides Which Businesses to Recommend

How ChatGPT recommends businesses: the signals AI engines use to pick names, why competitors get cited instead of you, and what owners can do to get recommended.

How to Write Content That AI Will Cite (Passage-Level Citability)
GEO10 min

How to Write Content That AI Will Cite (Passage-Level Citability)

Most content never gets cited by AI. The fix is not more words. It is the way each paragraph is shaped. Here is the writing framework we use for every Orkkid client.

What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? The Complete Guide (2026)
GEO16 min

What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? The Complete Guide (2026)

Generative engine optimization (GEO) is the practice of getting your business cited and recommended inside AI-generated answers. Here is what GEO is, how generative engines pick sources, and the step-by-step playbook.

How to Track ChatGPT Citations for Your Business in 2026
GEO11 min

How to Track ChatGPT Citations for Your Business in 2026

If you cannot measure ChatGPT citations, you cannot improve them. Here is the practical playbook for tracking your AI citation share month over month, free or with paid tools.

How to Rank in Google AI Overviews: The Complete 2026 Guide
GEO13 min

How to Rank in Google AI Overviews: The Complete 2026 Guide

Google AI Overviews reach more than 2 billion people a month. Here is the 10-step playbook for making your business the source cited at the top of the page.

GEO vs SEO: What's the Difference (and Do You Need Both)?
GEO11 min

GEO vs SEO: What's the Difference (and Do You Need Both)?

GEO vs SEO explained simply. SEO ranks your pages in search results. GEO gets your business cited inside AI answers. Here is how they differ, where they overlap, and why most businesses need both.

Perplexity SEO: How to Get Cited by Perplexity AI in 2026
GEO11 min

Perplexity SEO: How to Get Cited by Perplexity AI in 2026

Perplexity cites its sources right next to every answer, so being the source means getting the click. Here is the complete Perplexity SEO playbook for getting your business named.

ChatGPT SEO: How to Get Your Business Cited by ChatGPT in 2026
GEO13 min

ChatGPT SEO: How to Get Your Business Cited by ChatGPT in 2026

ChatGPT SEO is the practice of making your business the one ChatGPT names when customers ask for recommendations. Here is the complete 9-step playbook for getting cited in ChatGPT search.

What is llms.txt? The Beginner's Guide for Business Owners (2026)
GEO8 min

What is llms.txt? The Beginner's Guide for Business Owners (2026)

llms.txt is a small text file that tells AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity what your site is about. Here is what it is, what it can and cannot do, and how to set one up in ten minutes.

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