Research hub
AI Search Visibility & GEO Research Hub
Everything on this site for being mentioned, cited, and recommended inside ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, Claude, and Google AI Overviews: definitions, buying guidance, comparisons, runbooks, and the technical assets behind them.
Foundations
Learn how AI search visibility works
Start with the glossary, then the GEO vs SEO explainer, then the playbook.
AI Search Visibility & GEO Glossary
The evergreen dictionary of GEO, AEO, mentions, citations, share of voice, llms.txt, and more.
pillarWhat Is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?
GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is the practice of making your business easy for AI answer engines to understand, summarize, cite, and recommend. Here is how it works and what to do first.
pillarHow AI Search Engines Work: Retrieval, Synthesis, and Citations
An evergreen explainer of how AI answer engines like ChatGPT, AI Overviews, and Perplexity retrieve, synthesize, and cite content, and what that means for being named in answers.
guideGEO vs SEO: What Is the Difference AI Businesses Need
A practical GEO vs SEO explainer for AI businesses: what generative engine optimization adds to SEO, when it matters, and which to prioritize your efforts.
guideGEO Playbook: Make Your AI Business Visible in AI Search
A step-by-step GEO playbook for AI businesses to be mentioned, cited, and recommended inside ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews.
guideHow to Get Cited by AI Answer Engines
A repeatable method for getting cited by ChatGPT, AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, and Copilot: become the source AI engines retrieve, summarize, and link.
guideWebsite AI Crawler & llms.txt Checklist
An evergreen technical checklist for making your website easier for AI crawlers to read: llms.txt, robots.txt, structured data, entity signals, and content freshness.
Buying & Comparing
Choose the right GEO tools
Buying guides and side-by-side comparisons for AI visibility platforms.
Best GEO and AI Search Visibility Tools in 2026
A practical shortlist of the best GEO and AI search visibility tools for tracking brand mentions and citations in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews.
buying guideBest AI Business Tools for 2026
A practical AI business stack for solo founders, creators, agencies, and lean teams: coding, research, SEO, marketing, email, sales, funnels, hosting, and courses.
comparisonSE Ranking vs Writesonic: When to Use SEO or GEO
A practical SE Ranking vs Writesonic comparison for AI businesses, covering SEO breadth, keyword research, rank tracking, GEO visibility, and when to use each.
comparisonAhrefs Brand Radar vs Otterly: Where to Start Tracking AI Visibility
A practical Ahrefs Brand Radar vs Otterly comparison for small teams: citation depth, budget monitoring, engine coverage, and which AI visibility tracker to pick first.
comparisonOtterly vs Promptwatch: Pick the Right AI Visibility Tracker
A practical Otterly vs Promptwatch comparison for AI businesses: free tier, prompt tracking, citation analysis, crawler logs, and which AI visibility tracker fits your budget.
comparisonGEO vs AEO: Two Ways to Be Seen by AI Answer Engines
A practical GEO vs AEO explainer: generative engine optimization versus answer engine optimization, which signals each one needs, and how to run both in one plan.
profileWritesonic
Writesonic has pivoted from an AI writing tool to an AI Search Growth Engine with GEO tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews.
On-site assets
Technical groundwork
The AI-readiness signals this site runs on, open for inspection.
llms.txt
The site's own llms.txt file: a curated machine-readable map of sections that AI systems can use.
sitemapsitemap-index.xml
The full list of indexable pages, kept current so crawlers and AI systems find every guide.
tool categoryAI Search (GEO) tools
Every GEO and visibility tool in the database, grouped in one category.