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What is GEO (generative engine optimisation)?

GEO is making a brand and its subject matter clear enough that generative systems — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews — understand, summarise and cite it correctly. In practice it means unambiguous entity signals, quotable factual passages, and the same facts stated consistently wherever the brand appears.

In practice

Generative systems reward being the clearest source rather than the most optimised page. That means specific, checkable statements instead of marketing adjectives, structured data that says plainly what the organisation is and does, consistent details across the web, and content that stands on its own when a single paragraph is lifted out of context — because that is how it will be used.

Where it fits in a build

It matters most in considered purchases where buyers now ask an assistant before they search, which includes most business software and professional services. It is not a replacement for SEO; the same pages usually serve both.

Common mistakes

  • Writing pages that only make sense as a whole, so no single passage is quotable.
  • Inconsistent company details across the site, directories and profiles, which makes the entity ambiguous.
  • Claims with no source, which careful systems decline to repeat.

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