AI SEO. Rank where search is going.
Generative Engine Optimization gets your business cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity and Copilot. Named in the answer, not just listed on Google.
Structured. Cited. Tracked.
Real Schema
AI assistants crawl structured data to decide what your site is about. We ship real schema that validates, matches the page, and signals the right entity type. Not the auto-generated plugin version that trips validators and gets ignored.
Content Refactor
AI pulls the first clear answer to a question. We rework your pages or build new ones so the answer is the first thing, surfaced in a block the model can lift verbatim and cite. The marketing fluff moves below the fold.
Entity Authority
AI trusts entities with consistent mentions across the web. We align your name, services and claims across Google Business, directories, and the sites AI pulls from so the model sees one coherent business, not three contradictory ones.
Rank Tracking
Your buyer prompts run daily across all seven AI assistants. We log every citation, every competitor who beat you to it, and your share of voice week over week. Google rank runs in parallel on the same keywords. One monthly report. Wins, losses, next moves.
We deliver.
A real audit, real page work, real rank data. Every piece below is included on the retainer. No add-ons.
| Included | Detail |
|---|---|
| AI visibility audit | Baseline citations across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity, Copilot. Competitor share of voice. Gap analysis. |
| Schema overhaul | Organization, Service, Product, FAQ, Breadcrumb. Validated, matched to page, no merchant warnings. |
| Answer-block refactor | Pages rewritten so the direct answer sits first in machine-liftable blocks. |
| Entity alignment | Google Business, directories, press, social. One consistent name, one consistent claim. |
| Monthly content | New pages targeting the queries your buyers type into AI. Written for citation, not word count. |
| AI rank tracking | Daily prompts across all seven AI assistants. Citation share of voice tracked week over week. |
| Google rank tracking | Traditional SERP positions tracked for the same query set. Full picture, not AI-only vanity. |
| Monthly report | Wins, losses, share of voice, next moves. Plain English, no agency jargon. |
Audit tier is one-time. Retainer tier runs monthly and compounds. Most clients see the first new AI citations inside 60 days and material share-of-voice shifts by month four.
Questions
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?
Generative Engine Optimization is the practice of making your business visible inside AI assistants. When a user asks ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity or Copilot a question, the AI decides which companies to cite or recommend. GEO is how we make sure that company is yours.
How do I rank in ChatGPT and Perplexity?
AI assistants pull from a smaller set of sources than Google. Ranking in them requires three things: clean machine-readable structure (schema, semantic HTML, answer blocks), high-authority mentions elsewhere on the web, and content that directly answers the questions people ask the AI. We handle all three.
Is traditional SEO dead?
No. Google still drives the majority of search traffic and AI assistants pull from Google results. The work has to cover both. Everything we do for AI visibility also strengthens traditional Google rank, because the same signals matter in both places.
What is the difference between SEO, GEO and AEO?
SEO is ranking in search engine results pages. GEO is being cited inside AI chat responses. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) is being the direct answer in Google's AI Overviews and featured snippets. All three overlap heavily. We work across all three in the same engagement.
How long until I see results?
Schema and technical fixes land in days and get crawled within weeks. Visibility inside AI assistants typically starts showing up in 30 to 90 days. Compounding growth, where your business becomes a default citation for a query cluster, usually hits 4 to 6 months in.
Can you fix my existing site or do you need to rebuild it?
Almost always a fix. Most sites have the content; what's missing is the structure and the answer-ready format AI needs. We audit what you have, surface the gaps and rework the pages that matter. A rebuild is a last resort, not a starting assumption.
How do you track AI SEO performance?
We run scheduled prompts across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, DeepSeek, Grok, Perplexity and Copilot, logging which queries cite you, which competitors beat you to the citation and how the share-of-voice shifts month over month. Google rank tracking runs in parallel. One monthly report covers both.
Who is Middle Mann?
A founder-led software and SEO studio. We build and rank websites for businesses that want to own what they run on. Hand-written code, real schema, honest rank data, no account managers.
Three ways to start.
Audit once to see where you stand. Retain to compound citations month over month. Custom when the scope outgrows a retainer.
Audit
One-time deep audit. Where you rank in AI today, what's missing, and a 90-day plan to fix it.
- AI visibility across every major assistant
- Schema and technical review
- Competitor share-of-voice baseline
- Content gap analysis
- 90-day action plan
Audit
What you get
A written report plus a 60-minute walkthrough. Every finding is tied to a specific page, query or fix you can hand to any developer.
Best for
Businesses that want to know the real AI visibility picture before committing to ongoing work.
Timeline
2 weeks from kickoff to delivered report.
Credits toward retainer
Full audit cost credits against your first month if you move to the retainer tier within 30 days.
Retainer
Ongoing GEO. Schema, content, entity work and rank tracking across AI and Google. Compounds month over month.
- Everything in Audit
- Schema and content refactor
- Monthly new content for AI queries
- Rank tracking across all seven AI assistants
- Monthly report, direct access
Retainer
What you get
A monthly cycle of audit, implementation, measurement. Every month closes with a report showing citations gained, lost, and the plan for next month.
Best for
Businesses with revenue tied to search visibility that want to be the default AI citation for their category.
Commitment
Three-month minimum, then month-to-month. GEO needs runway to compound. One month is a trial, not a result.
Also included
- Direct access to the person doing the work
- Rank data you can export
- All content and schema is yours
- No long-term contract after month three
Custom
Enterprise GEO. Large content libraries, PR and citation outreach, custom tracking dashboards, dedicated time.
- Large-scale content overhaul
- PR and citation outreach
- Custom tracking dashboards
- Dedicated weekly time
- Long-term partnership
Custom
What you get
A scoped program sized to your category. Content, PR, technical SEO and AI visibility tracking in one engagement.
Best for
Established businesses competing in categories where AI citation share is already contested.
Timeline
Scoped and quoted first. Fixed scope, fixed price per phase.
Includes
- Dedicated project lead
- Content and PR production
- Custom rank dashboards
- Executive reporting
- Ongoing partnership
Be the answer your customers are searching for.
Send your domain and the questions your customers type into AI. We reply within one business day with a baseline read of where you stand and what the audit would uncover. Send us an email or send us a text using the chat widget below.