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AI Search Optimization - AEO & GEO
Search is changing. Customers are no longer relying solely on Google - they're asking ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity for recommendations. The businesses that earn those recommendations won't necessarily have the highest search rankings. They'll be the ones AI recognizes as the most authoritative, trustworthy, and well-structured sources. Velakova helps your business become one of them.
The Shift
Three shifts in how customers find businesses
Directories
Curated catalogs where the only question was whether a business was listed under the right category. Every business in the category had equal shelf space.
Search
A ranked list of ten results. The question became whether a business appeared on page one - a model that held for roughly twenty-five years and created the SEO industry.
AI Answers
Customers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude in plain language, and the system replies with a direct answer naming a small number of businesses. The step where a user scanned ten results is fading out.
Every shift shrank the visible space: a full category, then ten results, now a handful of names. The question a business has to answer today: when the AI answers, does it name me?
What is AI search optimization (AEO/GEO)?
AI search optimization - also called answer engine optimization (AEO) or generative engine optimization (GEO) - is the practice of structuring a business's online presence so AI systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity understand, trust, and recommend it. Unlike traditional SEO, which targets a ranked list of links, AEO targets the single answer an AI gives when someone asks who to hire or what to buy.
It relies on entity optimization, structured data, topical authority, and consistent citations so the AI recognizes the business as an authoritative source. Velakova builds these signals into a measurable, ongoing framework.
Our Approach
Run by Hand. Seen Like a Customer.
We Act Like Your Real Customers
Every query is typed by a Velakova analyst into the same interfaces your customers use. No APIs, no automation, no scripts. We see exactly what a real buyer sees.
100 Checks Across Five Platforms
Every assessment includes 100 checks: 50 live recommendation queries run across ChatGPT, Google AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude, plus foundation checks across nine categories.
Every Screenshot, Every Search
Your report includes a full Evidence Appendix: a screenshot of every single search we run, so you can see exactly what AI platforms said about your business.
The Shift
More Than SEO. Built for AI.
Traditional SEO focuses on helping your website rank higher in search results.
Velakova goes beyond rankings by helping your business become an authoritative digital entity that AI systems can confidently understand, retrieve, and reference. Our platform combines structured data, topical authority, entity optimization, citation management, reputation signals, and machine-readable content into one comprehensive strategy designed for the future of search.
The Methodology
How We Build AI Authority
Seven interconnected pillars that make your business the one AI systems trust, retrieve, and recommend.
Entity Optimization
Ensure your business information is accurate and consistent across the web, strengthening trust signals for both search engines and AI models.
Topical Authority
Develop comprehensive content libraries that establish your business as the definitive resource within your industry.
Knowledge Graph Development
Connect your services, locations, team members, FAQs, products, and resources into a structured knowledge network that AI can easily understand.
AI-Optimized Content
Create content designed for retrieval - not just rankings - with clear answers, semantic structure, concise sections, and machine-readable formatting.
Schema & Structured Data
Implement advanced schema markup that provides AI systems with clear context about your business, services, products, and expertise.
Citation & Reputation Management
Strengthen your digital footprint through consistent citations, trusted directory listings, verified reviews, and authoritative third-party mentions.
Continuous Optimization
AI search evolves rapidly. We continuously monitor your authority, identify new opportunities, refresh existing content, and adapt your digital presence as AI models and search behaviors change.
The Framework
The AI Authority™ Framework
Every AI Recommendation
Is Based on Confidence
Confidence
Is Built Through Authority
Authority
Is Built Through These
Consistency
Expertise
Trust
Structure
Recognition
Velakova helps businesses strengthen each of these signals through a measurable, ongoing framework that improves how AI systems interpret and reference your brand.
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between SEO and AI search optimization?
SEO targets rankings in a list of links. AI search optimization (AEO/GEO) targets the single answer AI systems give when asked for a recommendation. One optimizes for position; the other optimizes for being the source AI cites.
How do you get a business recommended by ChatGPT or Perplexity?
Through entity optimization, structured data (schema), topical authority content, and consistent citations across the web - the signals AI models use to decide which sources to trust and reference.
Is AI search optimization the same as GEO or AEO?
Yes. Generative engine optimization (GEO) and answer engine optimization (AEO) refer to the same goal: being understood and recommended by AI systems rather than just ranking in search.
How is this measured?
By hand. A Velakova analyst completes 100 checks per assessment, including 50 live recommendation queries run across ChatGPT, Google AI Overview, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude on the same consumer interfaces your customers use, plus foundation checks across nine categories. Every AI response is screenshotted and delivered in your report as an Evidence Appendix.
Why not use APIs or automated tools?
Because what an API returns and what a real customer sees on screen are often different answers. Automated tools test the plumbing; we test the customer experience. Manual testing takes longer, but it is the only way to know what AI platforms actually say to your buyers, and it lets us hand you screenshot proof of every single result.