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Image SEO for AI: Alt Text, Captions and Context
SEO

Image SEO for AI: Alt Text, Captions and Context

AI can't see your images — it reads the text around them. Here's how to make visual content count for AI visibility.

Jul 16, 20264 min read
Your GeoPageScan Score, Explained Category by Category
Tool

Your GeoPageScan Score, Explained Category by Category

What each of the six audit categories measures, why it matters, and the fastest way to improve each one.

Jul 16, 20264 min read
Content Pruning: Cut the Pages Dragging Down Your Authority
SEO

Content Pruning: Cut the Pages Dragging Down Your Authority

Thin, outdated pages dilute your topical authority for both Google and AI. Here's how to prune safely and strengthen the rest.

Jul 13, 20264 min read
JavaScript Rendering and Why AI Crawlers Skip Your Site
SEO

JavaScript Rendering and Why AI Crawlers Skip Your Site

Many AI crawlers don't run JavaScript. If your content only appears after JS, you may be invisible. Here's how to fix it.

Jul 13, 20264 min read
E-E-A-T in the AI Era: Trust Signals That Travel
SEO

E-E-A-T in the AI Era: Trust Signals That Travel

Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness and Trust matter to AI as much as to Google. Here's how to make them machine-readable.

Jul 13, 20264 min read
The XML Sitemap Guide for AI and Search
SEO

The XML Sitemap Guide for AI and Search

A clean sitemap helps every crawler — AI included — find and prioritize your pages. Here's how to build and submit one.

Jul 9, 20264 min read
7 Structured Data Mistakes That Hurt AI Visibility
SEO

7 Structured Data Mistakes That Hurt AI Visibility

Bad schema is worse than none. Here are the most common JSON-LD mistakes and how to fix them before they cost you citations.

Jul 9, 20264 min read
Website Health & AI Visibility: Why Security, HTTPS and Accessibility Decide If AI Trusts You
SEO

Website Health & AI Visibility: Why Security, HTTPS and Accessibility Decide If AI Trusts You

Before AI can cite you, it has to reach and trust you. Here's how website health — security, HTTPS, clean robots/sitemap and accessibility — underpins your AI visibility, and how to check it in one scan.

Jul 7, 20268 min read
A Zero-Click Content Strategy That Still Wins
AEO

A Zero-Click Content Strategy That Still Wins

Zero-click search isn't the enemy — it's a branding and authority channel. Here's how to win even when users don't click.

Jul 6, 20264 min read
Core Web Vitals in 2026: What to Optimize and Why
SEO

Core Web Vitals in 2026: What to Optimize and Why

Fast, stable pages help crawlers, users and AI alike. Here's a practical Core Web Vitals checklist for 2026.

Jul 6, 20264 min read
Internal Linking for AI Crawlers and Topic Authority
SEO

Internal Linking for AI Crawlers and Topic Authority

Smart internal links help AI understand your topic structure and find every page. Here's how to do it well.

Jul 6, 20264 min read
Writing Conversational Content for AI Assistants
AEO

Writing Conversational Content for AI Assistants

AI assistants answer in natural language — and prefer sources that sound the way people ask. Here's how to write for them.

Jul 2, 20264 min read
AEO for Healthcare: Answering Patient Questions the Right Way
AEO

AEO for Healthcare: Answering Patient Questions the Right Way

Health content faces a higher trust bar with AI. Here's how to answer patient questions clearly, safely and citably.

Jul 2, 20264 min read
HowTo Schema: The AEO Magnet for Step-by-Step Content
AEO

HowTo Schema: The AEO Magnet for Step-by-Step Content

Step-by-step content is exactly what AI assistants love to surface. Here's how to add HowTo schema and structure it right.

Jun 29, 20264 min read
Answer-First Writing: The AEO Copywriting Method
AEO

Answer-First Writing: The AEO Copywriting Method

Lead with the answer, then explain. This one habit makes your content dramatically more quotable by AI and snippets.

Jun 29, 20264 min read
Winning "People Also Ask" and AI Follow-Up Questions
AEO

Winning "People Also Ask" and AI Follow-Up Questions

Related questions are a goldmine for AEO. Here's how to map them and answer each one so you appear across the whole question cluster.

Jun 29, 20264 min read
Multilingual GEO: Getting Cited by AI Across Languages
GEO

Multilingual GEO: Getting Cited by AI Across Languages

AI answers questions in many languages. Here's how to make your content citable across all of them with hreflang and localized entities.

Jun 25, 20264 min read
Featured Snippets in 2026: Still Worth Optimizing For?
AEO

Featured Snippets in 2026: Still Worth Optimizing For?

Featured snippets and AI answers reward the same thing — a clean, direct answer. Here's how to win both at once.

Jun 25, 20264 min read
GEO for Startups: Build AI Visibility From Day One
GEO

GEO for Startups: Build AI Visibility From Day One

Startups can out-rank incumbents in AI answers by getting the fundamentals right early. Here's the day-one GEO setup.

Jun 22, 20264 min read
How to Get Your Brand Into the AI Knowledge Graph
GEO

How to Get Your Brand Into the AI Knowledge Graph

AI engines trust entities they can resolve in a knowledge graph. Here's how to become a recognized, well-connected entity.

Jun 22, 20264 min read
The ROI of GEO: Is AI Visibility Worth the Effort?
GEO

The ROI of GEO: Is AI Visibility Worth the Effort?

Most GEO wins are cheap and durable. Here's how to think about the return on AI-visibility work — and how to prove it.

Jun 22, 20264 min read
Why Brand Mentions (Not Just Links) Drive AI Citations
GEO

Why Brand Mentions (Not Just Links) Drive AI Citations

AI engines weigh unlinked brand mentions as entity signals. Here's how to earn and structure mentions so AI associates them with you.

Jun 18, 20264 min read
GEO for Bloggers: How to Get Your Posts Quoted by AI
GEO

GEO for Bloggers: How to Get Your Posts Quoted by AI

Bloggers can win big in AI search with the right structure. Here's how to make every post quotable by ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity.

Jun 18, 20264 min read
The Complete List of AI Crawlers in 2026 (and How to Handle Each)
SEO

The Complete List of AI Crawlers in 2026 (and How to Handle Each)

Every major AI crawler in 2026 — who runs it, what it does, and whether to allow it. A reference table for your robots.txt strategy.

Jun 15, 20264 min read
7 GEO Mistakes That Keep You Out of AI Answers
GEO

7 GEO Mistakes That Keep You Out of AI Answers

The most common reasons AI engines ignore a site — and the quick fixes for each. Avoid these and you're ahead of most competitors.

Jun 15, 20264 min read
GEO vs SEO: How They Differ and Why You Need Both
GEO

GEO vs SEO: How They Differ and Why You Need Both

GEO and SEO aren't rivals — they're layers. Here's exactly how they differ and how to invest in both without duplicating work.

Jun 15, 20264 min read
How to Measure Your AI Visibility: The KPIs That Matter
Tool

How to Measure Your AI Visibility: The KPIs That Matter

You can't improve what you don't measure. Here are the practical KPIs for AI visibility — from your GeoPageScan score to real AI-citation tracking.

Jun 11, 20264 min read
How to Add FAQ Schema: A Step-by-Step Guide (with Examples)
AEO

How to Add FAQ Schema: A Step-by-Step Guide (with Examples)

FAQPage schema is the most-quoted markup in AI answers. Here's exactly how to add it — with copy-paste JSON-LD and the mistakes to avoid.

Jun 11, 20264 min read
Optimizing for Google Gemini: A GEO Checklist
GEO

Optimizing for Google Gemini: A GEO Checklist

Gemini powers answers across Google's surfaces. Here's a concrete checklist to make your entity and content easy for Gemini to understand and cite.

Jun 8, 20264 min read
The robots.txt Guide for AI Crawlers: Allow the Right Bots
SEO

The robots.txt Guide for AI Crawlers: Allow the Right Bots

A copy-paste robots.txt that welcomes the AI crawlers you want citing you — GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended and more.

Jun 8, 20264 min read
GEO for SaaS: How to Get Your Product Recommended by AI
GEO

GEO for SaaS: How to Get Your Product Recommended by AI

When buyers ask AI "what's the best tool for X", SaaS products with clear entities and structured proof win. Here's the GEO playbook for SaaS.

Jun 8, 20264 min read
How to Get Cited by Perplexity AI: A Practical GEO Guide
GEO

How to Get Cited by Perplexity AI: A Practical GEO Guide

Perplexity shows its sources on every answer. Here's how to become one of them — crawler access, citable structure and the signals Perplexity rewards.

Jun 4, 20264 min read
Winning Google AI Overviews in 2026: What Actually Works
SEO

Winning Google AI Overviews in 2026: What Actually Works

Google's AI Overviews answer the query before the blue links. Here's how to be one of the sources they synthesize — and keep your organic visibility.

Jun 4, 20264 min read
Introducing GeoPageScan: The Free AI Visibility Audit Tool Your Website Needs
Tool

Introducing GeoPageScan: The Free AI Visibility Audit Tool Your Website Needs

Why we built a free scanner for the generative search era — and how to use it to find and fix your AI-visibility gaps in minutes.

May 30, 20266 min read
The Complete Guide to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) in 2026
GEO

The Complete Guide to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) in 2026

Everything you need to get cited by AI engines in 2026 — entity clarity, llms.txt, schema and the three pillars of GEO, explained with a concrete action plan.

May 28, 202612 min read
Why 94% of Websites Are Invisible to AI (And the Simple Fix)
GEO

Why 94% of Websites Are Invisible to AI (And the Simple Fix)

Most sites tell AI engines almost nothing. Here are the single file and three schema types that move the needle most for AI visibility — and why they work.

May 21, 20267 min read
What Is AEO? The Complete Answer Engine Optimization Guide
AEO

What Is AEO? The Complete Answer Engine Optimization Guide

How AEO differs from SEO and GEO, and how to win direct-answer surfaces like featured snippets, voice assistants and AI chat.

May 14, 202610 min read
llms.txt: The Complete Guide — What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Create Yours
AEO

llms.txt: The Complete Guide — What It Is, Why It Matters, How to Create Yours

A copy-paste llms.txt template and the exact sections AI engines look for — the robots.txt of the AI era, explained.

May 7, 20269 min read
Traditional SEO in the AI Era: What Still Works, What's Dead
SEO

Traditional SEO in the AI Era: What Still Works, What's Dead

The classic SEO signals that still matter for AI — and the tactics to retire. A clear-eyed look at SEO in the age of generative search.

May 2, 20268 min read
How to Get ChatGPT to Cite Your Website: A GEO Playbook
GEO

How to Get ChatGPT to Cite Your Website: A GEO Playbook

A concrete, step-by-step playbook to become a source ChatGPT pulls into its answers — from crawler access to answer-first content and entity resolution.

Apr 30, 202610 min read
Schema Markup for AI Search: The 7 Types That Drive AI Citations
AEO

Schema Markup for AI Search: The 7 Types That Drive AI Citations

FAQPage, LocalBusiness, Organization, Article, HowTo, AggregateRating and Product — the JSON-LD types that turn your content into AI-citable facts.

Apr 23, 202611 min read
Local Business GEO: How to Get Cited by AI for Local Queries
GEO

Local Business GEO: How to Get Cited by AI for Local Queries

LocalBusiness schema, NAP consistency and the trust signals that win local AI recommendations like "best [service] near me".

Apr 16, 20268 min read
The Complete Technical SEO Checklist for 2026
SEO

The Complete Technical SEO Checklist for 2026

Canonical, hreflang, Open Graph, viewport, Core Web Vitals and the crawl essentials — a practical technical SEO checklist for the AI era.

Apr 9, 202610 min read
The GeoPageScan Agency Workflow: Auditing 10 Sites a Week for GEO/AEO
Tool

The GeoPageScan Agency Workflow: Auditing 10 Sites a Week for GEO/AEO

A repeatable agency process for turning AI-visibility audits into client wins — from onboarding scans to a monthly score KPI.

Apr 2, 20268 min read
GEO Content Strategy: Writing for AI Engines, Not Just Humans
GEO

GEO Content Strategy: Writing for AI Engines, Not Just Humans

Question-led headings, direct answers and the informational tone AI rewards — how to write content generative engines actually quote.

Mar 26, 20269 min read
Voice Search & AEO: Optimizing for Spoken Queries in 2026
AEO

Voice Search & AEO: Optimizing for Spoken Queries in 2026

Conversational keywords, Speakable schema and concise answers — how to optimize for voice assistants and spoken AI queries.

Mar 19, 20267 min read
AEO for E-Commerce: How to Get Your Products Recommended by AI
AEO

AEO for E-Commerce: How to Get Your Products Recommended by AI

Product schema, review markup and structured specs that win AI shopping answers like "what's the best [product] for [use]".

Mar 12, 20269 min read
Building Entity Authority: The SEO Strategy That Works for Google and AI
SEO

Building Entity Authority: The SEO Strategy That Works for Google and AI

sameAs links, author entities and the trust graph AI engines rely on — how to become an unambiguous, well-connected entity.

Mar 5, 20269 min read
FAQ

GEO & AEO, answered

What is GeoPageScan's blog about?
Playbooks and guides on GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and the technical SEO signals that make AI engines understand and cite your website.
What is the difference between GEO, AEO and SEO?
SEO optimizes for ranking in a list of links. AEO optimizes for being the single direct answer, including voice. GEO optimizes for being understood and cited by generative AI engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.
How do I get my website cited by AI?
Publish an llms.txt, add Organization and FAQPage schema, allow AI crawlers in robots.txt, and write answer-first, factual content. Run a free GeoPageScan audit to see exactly what to fix.
Is GeoPageScan free to use?
Yes. Enter any URL with no login or credit card and get a full scored AI-visibility report with prioritized, copy-ready fixes.
How often should I re-audit my site?
Re-scan after each fix to measure the lift, and run a fresh audit monthly — the AI search landscape and crawler list evolve quickly.