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GEO: Generative Engine Optimization

Being visible on Google is no longer enough. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) prepares your brand to be understood, cited, and recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews.

More and more searches no longer go through a list of blue links, but through an answer generated directly by a conversational AI. If your brand isn't properly structured and optimized for these tools, it becomes invisible in this new way of searching for information.

GEO builds on the foundations of classic SEO (structure, authority, quality content) but adds specific optimizations: semantic structuring, stronger structured data, presence on the sources AI cites most, and content written to be easily extracted and rephrased by a language model.

Unlike a classic Google result, generative AI doesn't just index a page: it synthesizes information from multiple sources into a single answer, then chooses which ones to cite based on clarity, perceived reliability, and how easily the information can be extracted. Well-structured content, with explicit answers and verifiable data, objectively stands a better chance of being picked up than vague or purely promotional text.

For a Belgian business, this also means making sure you're correctly understood and cited across all three languages: a generative AI queried in Dutch may recommend a different competitor than one queried in French, if your presence is only strong in one language. GEO fits naturally into our multilingual approach.

Generative AI leans heavily on reviews, specialized forums, and third-party content to judge a brand's trustworthiness, not just your own site. A consistent presence on those external sources (customer reviews, press mentions, industry citations) directly strengthens your odds of being recommended, alongside the work done on your own content.

GEO doesn't replace a credible human presence: generative AI favors brands that demonstrate real, verifiable expertise (identified authors, sourced data, authentic reviews) over anonymous or generic content, even if it's technically well structured.

This discipline moves fast: AI models get updated regularly, and their citation criteria along with them. An effective GEO strategy is never set once and forgotten, it needs ongoing monitoring and adjustment to stay aligned with how these tools evolve.

What this service covers

Our method

  1. 1

    AI visibility audit

    We test how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity answer questions related to your business and identify the gaps.

  2. 2

    Semantic structuring

    We strengthen your content's structured data and semantic clarity so AI can interpret it more easily.

  3. 3

    Citability optimization

    We rework and structure your content so it's easily extracted and cited by generative search engines.

  4. 4

    Ongoing tracking and adjustment

    We track your mentions in AI answers and adjust the strategy as these tools keep evolving rapidly.

  5. 5

    Ongoing technology watch

    AI models evolve quickly: we track these changes to continuously adjust the GEO strategy, rather than treating it as a one-off project.

Who this service is for

You want to stay visible as classic organic traffic declines

More users now get their answer directly from AI without clicking a link: being cited is becoming as important as ranking.

Your industry is already being discussed by generative AI

If AI is already answering questions about your market, you want to make sure it cites you, not a competitor.

You want a head start over competitors

GEO is still an emerging discipline: brands that position themselves early build a lasting lead over those who wait.

You sell a complex product or service that requires trust

Generative AI prioritizes sources that come across as reliable and well-structured: clear, verifiable content becomes a direct competitive advantage.

What you actually receive

AI visibility audit report

A snapshot of how ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity currently answer questions related to your industry.

Content restructured for citability

Concrete recommendations and, if you'd like, a rewrite of key content to improve how easily AI can extract it.

Strengthened structured data

An enhanced schema.org implementation to make your content easier for machines to interpret.

Periodic AI citation tracking

A regular report on your mentions in leading AI assistants' answers, showing how it evolves over time.

Frequently asked questions

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) means optimizing your online presence so it is understood, cited, and recommended by generative AI such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Google's AI Overviews, alongside classic SEO focused on Google.

No, it complements it. A strong SEO foundation (quality content, authority, technical structure) remains essential; GEO adds specific optimizations for search via generative AI.

As with our other services, pricing depends on your project and goals. We always start with a free conversation before sending a priced, tailored quote.

We track your brand's mentions and citations in leading AI assistants' answers for your priority queries, alongside classic tracking of your Google rankings.

It's a young but very real discipline: ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews already cite sources to build their answers. The question isn't whether your customers use these tools, it's whether you're visible when they do.

It's strongly recommended. GEO builds on the same foundations as good SEO (authority, quality content, clear structure); without a solid base, there's little reliable content for AI to cite.

We directly test several AI assistants (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity) with realistic queries related to your industry to check if and how you're cited: this is the first step of our GEO audit.

Yes, and it's actually essential: we check and optimize your visibility in each of the three languages separately, since an AI queried in one language can have a different perception of your brand than in another.

Precise measurement is still an evolving area, but we track concrete indicators: citation frequency, accuracy of the information relayed, and traffic from AI tools that are starting to include source links.

Rarely all of it. We prioritize the pages and topics where your AI visibility is weakest or most strategic, rather than rewriting the entire site at once.

It works for any business with structured, trustworthy content: generative AI often cites specialized and local sources, not just large well-known brands, which opens a real opportunity for Belgian SMEs.

No, quite the opposite: GEO optimizations (clear structuring, verifiable data, stronger authority) also benefit traditional SEO, the two disciplines reinforce each other rather than compete.

We recommend regular checks, since AI models evolve quickly: what works to get cited today can change within months following a major model update.

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