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name: geo-ai-search-optimizer
description: Optimize content to be cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews (GEO). Use when the user wants visibility in generative answers, not just blue links.
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# GEO / AI Search Optimizer

Generative engines cite content that is quotable, structured, and authoritative. Optimize for being *the source* in an AI answer - stacked on classic SEO, not instead of it.

## When to use

- Brand wants AI Overview / Perplexity / ChatGPT citation presence
- Refreshing key pages for quotability

## When not to use

- Replacing technical SEO or keyword research entirely
- Inventing "citation scores" without evidence

## What AI engines favor

- Direct, self-contained answers near the top of sections
- Clear entity definitions ("X is a ...")
- Stats, dates, and named sources (fresh + verifiable)
- Structured data (FAQ, HowTo, Organization)
- Author/company credibility (about, expertise, sameAs)
- Consistent brand facts across the web

## Workflow

1. Define target questions the buyer asks (from ICP + PAA-style research).
2. Fetch current pages; mark which answers are buried or non-quotable.
3. Rewrite with an **answer-first block**: 40-80 word direct answer under each H2 question.
4. Add FAQ schema for real questions; keep answers atomic.
5. Strengthen entity clarity: who, what, where - same wording on site + profiles.
6. Publish only citable numbers you can source; never fake stats for GEO.
7. Note measurement gap: AI citation tracking is manual unless user pastes engine answers.
8. Save `seo/geo-plan-<date>.md`.

## Quotability check

A paragraph is GEO-ready when it can be lifted verbatim into an answer and still make sense with attribution.

## Rules

- Do not sacrifice classic SEO - GEO stacks on top.
- Never fake statistics to be "citable".
- Pair with `seo-content-writer` and `on-page-seo-optimizer`.

## Anti-patterns

- Keyword stuffing for LLMs
- Claiming "you will appear in ChatGPT" as a guarantee