Optimize — SEO & GEO

Rank higher.
Get cited by
AI, not just Google.

The search landscape has split in two. We navigate both.

Traditional SEO still moves the needle — but AI-powered discovery is reshaping how clients find professional services. Our Optimize process builds visibility across both channels, so you capture every channel of intent.

Averaging 3× visibility lift within 90 days across client accounts
AI Citations +218%
Rank #1 → 3 keywords
Visibility Overview Live
SEO Score
87/ 100
↑ 24 pts this quarter
GEO Score
74/ 100
↑ 41 pts this quarter
Monthly Traffic Visibility
SEO GEO / AI
142
Keywords
38
AI Citations
6.4%
Avg CTR
58
Domain Auth
Two channels, one strategy

SEO vs GEO — what's the difference?

Both shape how clients find you. They work in fundamentally different ways.

SEO

Search Engine
Optimisation

Ranking on Google, Bing & Yahoo when someone types a query.

Google Bing Yahoo DuckDuckGo
Where you appear
Search results page (SERP) — 10 blue links
How clients find you
Keyword query → results list → they click your link
Success metric
Rankings, organic CTR, impressions, conversions
Core signals
Keywords, backlinks, Core Web Vitals, schema markup
Typical timeline
3–6 months to meaningful rank movement
Content strategy
Keyword-targeted pages, topic clusters, pillar content
vs
GEO

Generative Engine
Optimisation

Being cited and recommended when someone asks an AI assistant.

ChatGPT Perplexity Claude Gemini
Where you appear
Inside AI-generated answers — cited as a source or named brand
How clients find you
Conversational query → AI cites your brand in the answer
Success metric
Citation frequency, brand mention rate, AI answer share
Core signals
Entity authority, E-E-A-T, structured data, third-party citations
Typical timeline
2–4 months to first measurable AI citation lift
Content strategy
Authority content, FAQ formats, expert sourcing, entity coverage
Channels covered
VerzaLabs optimises for both — with a single integrated strategy that compounds across channels.
The VERZA Approach
Avg. visibility lift
Our Process

How we Optimize
your visibility

A structured five-phase engagement — from technical foundation through to compounding AI and search visibility. Every phase has clear deliverables and measurable outcomes.

5
Phases
90
Day lift target
Channels covered
Progress
0 / 5
1
Phase 01
Discovery & Audit

We run a full technical SEO audit alongside a parallel AI visibility audit — mapping how your site currently performs in search engines and how (or whether) your brand appears in AI-generated answers. This dual-lens audit is the foundation everything else builds on.

Technical SEO audit report AI citation baseline scan Competitor gap analysis Keyword opportunity map Entity authority assessment
SEO GEO Both channels
Weeks 1–2
2
Phase 02
Strategy & Roadmap

Audit findings get translated into a prioritised 90-day roadmap — keyword clusters mapped to your service lines, an entity authority plan to build AI recognition, and a content calendar that serves both channels simultaneously. You get a single strategy doc, not two separate plans.

90-day optimisation roadmap Keyword-to-service mapping Entity authority plan Content calendar Quick-win priority list
Integrated strategy
Week 3
3
Phase 03
On-Page & Technical

We implement on-page optimisations across your existing pages — title tags, meta descriptions, heading hierarchy, internal linking, schema markup, and Core Web Vitals fixes. For GEO, we layer in structured data patterns and FAQ content formats that AI models are known to pull from when constructing answers.

On-page optimisation (all key pages) Schema & structured data Core Web Vitals fixes FAQ & AI-friendly content layers Internal linking restructure
SEO — rankings GEO — citability
Weeks 3–6
4
Phase 04
Authority & Off-Page

Domain authority and entity authority are built simultaneously. Targeted link acquisition from relevant industry sources lifts your search rankings; third-party citations, expert mentions, and directory consistency reinforce your entity in AI knowledge graphs. Both feed each other — the same backlinks that move rankings also reinforce AI-recognisable entity signals.

Link acquisition campaign Citation & directory alignment Expert content placement Knowledge panel optimisation Brand mention monitoring
SEO — domain authority GEO — entity authority
Weeks 4–10 (ongoing)
5
Phase 05
Report & Iterate

Monthly reporting covers both channels in a single dashboard — organic traffic, keyword positions, AI citation frequency, and brand mention rate. We use these signals to re-prioritise the roadmap every 30 days, compounding what's working and replacing what isn't. Most clients see their first material lift by month two, with compounding returns from month three onward.

Monthly dual-channel report AI citation tracking dashboard Keyword position log 30-day roadmap refresh Quarterly strategy review
Continuous — both channels
Monthly, from week 5 onward
Results & Proof

Numbers that speak
for themselves

Averages across active Optimize clients over a rolling 12 months.

0%
SEO traffic lift
↑ avg. 90 days
0%
AI citation lift
↑ avg. 60 days
0
Avg. keywords ranked
↑ per client
0
Avg. domain auth gain
↑ pts in 6 months
Visibility growth — composite client
SEO GEO / AI
Legal — family practice +312% AI citations

"Within 8 weeks we were appearing in Perplexity and ChatGPT answers for our core search terms. Enquiries from AI referrals now outpace Google for us."

312%
AI citation lift
+38
DA points
4.2×
Organic CTR
Accountancy — SME focus Rank #1 — 6 keywords

"We went from page 3 to position 1 for three high-intent terms in 11 weeks. The GEO work compounded that — we're now cited in AI answers we didn't even target."

#1
6 target keywords
218%
Organic sessions
11wk
First #1 rank
60 days
First AI citation lift
Median time to measurable GEO improvement across all clients
94%
Client retention
Proportion renewing at end of initial 90-day engagement
3.1×
Avg. visibility ROI
Combined SEO + GEO return vs. single-channel baseline
Ready to grow?

Stop being invisible
to AI and Google alike.

Most firms are optimising for one channel.
We build visibility that compounds across both.

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