Is this separate from website projects and monthly AI plans?+
Yes. Search and AI visibility can be a standalone audit, a foundations project, or a monthly Visibility Ops retainer. Many clients pair it with a website project (front door) and/or Foundation/Growth AI workflows (follow-up after the lead lands). Scope is always quoted separately in writing.
What is SEO vs AEO vs GEO vs VEO?+
SEO is classic search ranking and organic clicks. AEO (answer engine optimization) makes content extractable for featured snippets and direct answers. GEO (generative engine optimization, sometimes called AI EO or LLMO) aims for citations inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. VEO (voice / speech engine optimization) prepares short answers for Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant. GIG installs one system that serves all four — six technical gates first, then content and authority.
Will you guarantee page-one rankings or AI citations?+
No. Honest operators do not sell guaranteed rankings or guaranteed ChatGPT mentions. We control technical quality, content structure, entity clarity, and measurement. Algorithms and competitors change. If anyone promises guaranteed page one, walk away.
Do you only write blog posts?+
No. Most underperforming sites fail at crawl, render, index, or entity clarity — not “not enough articles.” We fix foundations before scaling content. When content is right, we write non-commodity, people-first pages with extractable answers — not keyword-stuffed commodity lists.
What about llms.txt and GEO hacks?+
Optional tools at best. Google’s guidance for AI features still rests on strong SEO foundations and helpful, unique content. We may add navigation aids for AI systems when useful; we will not sell gimmicks as a substitute for technical and content quality.
How do you measure success?+
Three layers: (1) Search Console organic queries and coverage health, (2) a fixed prompt panel re-run on a schedule for AI citation share across major engines, (3) conversions or qualified leads in analytics/CRM. Rankings alone are not the scoreboard.
Who owns the work?+
You do. Search Console, analytics, domain, content, and documentation live in accounts you control. Playbooks ship with every engagement so your team can sustain the system.