Question 1

What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?

Accepted Answer

GEO is the optimization of web content so that it gets cited and referenced by AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. While traditional SEO targets ranking in search result lists, GEO ensures your content appears in AI-generated answers.

Question 2

How does GEO differ from traditional SEO?

Accepted Answer

SEO optimizes for the traditional search results list (10 blue links). GEO optimizes for AI-generated answers, which are increasingly becoming the first point of contact for information seekers. Both disciplines complement each other — good SEO is the foundation for good GEO.

Question 3

What rules does the GEO Score Check verify?

Accepted Answer

The check verifies 97 rules across four categories: GEO signals (question headings, citability, FAQ section, tables, entity density), content quality (readability, heading structure), technical factors (links, images), and optional SEO metadata (title, description).

Question 4

Is the GEO Score Check really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes, the GEO Score Check is completely free and built on the open-source package @ijonis/geo-lint. You get a preview with your score and top issues instantly. For the full report with all fix suggestions, only an email address is required.

Question 5

Is my website visible on ChatGPT and Perplexity?

Accepted Answer

That depends on whether your content contains the signals AI search engines need to cite it: clear structure, question-based headings, sourced facts, and machine-readable formats. Our AI visibility checker tests exactly these signals and shows you where your content stands.

Question 6

How is this different from other AI visibility tools?

Accepted Answer

Most tools only check whether your brand name appears in AI answers (brand monitoring). Our GEO score checker goes deeper: it analyzes the structure and quality of individual pages against 97 rules and tells you exactly what to change so your content gets cited. That's the difference between measuring and optimizing.

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