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GEO playbooks & AI visibility guides
Everything Alterank has published on getting cited by AI — how generative engines pick sources, per-engine ranking factors, and the exact steps we use with clients.
Guides
- What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)? The full definition, how generative engines choose sources, and what GEO work involves.
- What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)? How answer engines pick what to cite, and how AEO relates to GEO and SEO.
- How to get your business cited by ChatGPT A practical seven-step process for earning citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
- GEO vs SEO: what’s actually different A side-by-side of goals, signals, and measurement — and why ranking #1 doesn’t guarantee AI citations.
- AI search visibility: how to check, measure & improve it A free manual audit method, the metrics that matter, and what actually moves AI visibility.
AI engine playbooks
- ChatGPT ranking factors How ChatGPT chooses which brands and sources to cite.
- Perplexity ranking factors How Perplexity chooses and cites its sources.
- Google AI Overviews ranking How to appear in Google’s AI Overviews.
- Gemini ranking factors How Google Gemini chooses which brands to cite.
- Claude ranking factors How Anthropic’s Claude chooses which brands to mention.
Comparisons & picks
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