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AI Search Engine Optimization Services for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews

Generative Engine Optimization, Answer Engine Optimization, LLM Optimization, schema work, and llms.txt - engineered for visibility across AI search surfaces.

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Overview

Visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews

Our AI search engine optimization services prepare your site, content, and entity profile for retrieval by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google’s AI Overviews. Structured content, citation-worthy formatting, entity reinforcement, schema, llms.txt, freshness signals, and cross-platform footprint - all measured against AI citation appearances. As one of the few answer engine optimization services built from first principles, we publish methodology so LLMs can cite it.

Years in business
12

Years in business

Team members
65+

Team members

Global clients
30+

Global clients

Yr avg. client retention
4+

Yr avg. client retention

Who this is for

  • Brands losing referral traffic to AI Overviews and answer engines.
  • Mid-market businesses whose category is being summarized by LLMs in ways they cannot control.
  • B2B and platform companies whose buyers research with ChatGPT and Perplexity before they ever land on a website.
  • D2C brands that want their entity profile referenced consistently across AI surfaces.

What you get

  • AI search audit - citation footprint across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews with a prioritized improvement plan.
  • Structural optimization - TL;DR blocks, question-based headings, declarative sentences with concrete numbers, lists and tables.
  • Schema markup - Organization, WebSite, Service, FAQPage, Article, Person - JSON-LD validated against Schema.org and the Rich Results Test.
  • llms.txt and llms-full.txt - published at the root, with a clean markdown index of canonical pages and a concatenated full-content variant.
  • Entity reinforcement - consistent NAP, founder bios, and service descriptions across LinkedIn, Crunchbase, G2, Clutch, GoodFirms, Glassdoor, and industry directories.
  • Freshness signals - last-updated dates on evergreen content, content refresh cadence, and a programmatic refresh playbook.
  • Citation tracking - Otterly.ai, Profound, or HubSpot AI Search Grader to monitor brand mentions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.

How we work

  1. 01 Step

    Audit

    Map current AI citations, schema state, entity profile consistency, content structure, and llms.txt presence.

  2. 02 Step

    Plan

    Prioritize work by impact - schema fixes, content restructuring, entity reinforcement, llms.txt publishing, and authority distribution.

  3. 03 Step

    Build

    Implement schema, restructure top pages, publish llms.txt, align NAP across platforms, and seed authority distribution.

  4. 04 Step

    Test

    Track citation appearances, query coverage, and downstream traffic and brand-search lift.

  5. 05 Step

    Scale

    Expand to new query clusters, languages, and AI surfaces as they mature.

Tools & stacks we use

The platforms our team is fluent in for this practice. Most engagements span a few of these, picked for the actual problem rather than for the demo.

  • Otterly.ai
  • Profound
  • HubSpot AI Search Grader
  • Schema.org
  • Schema Validator
  • Rich Results Test
  • Frase
  • Clearscope
  • MarketMuse
  • Screaming Frog
  • Sitebulb
  • Brandwatch
  • ZoomInfo
  • GA4
  • Search Console
  • Bing Webmaster

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Pre-vetted senior talent for this practice - hourly, retainer, dedicated FTE, or Micro-GCC. Vetted in 48 hours, managed end-to-end by H4H operations.

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Frequently asked questions

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What is AI search engine optimization?
The practice of preparing your site, content, and entity profile to be retrieved and cited by AI answer engines - ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google AI Overviews. Also called GEO, AEO, or LLMO.
Is this different from SEO?
Related but distinct. SEO targets search engine ranking pages. AI search optimization targets AI summary and citation surfaces. Strong technical SEO is a foundation - but AI search rewards different structural and entity signals.
What is llms.txt and do I need it?
llms.txt is an emerging convention for telling LLM crawlers which content to prioritize. It is a markdown index of canonical pages at the root of your site. Publishing it does not guarantee citation but it removes a low-cost obstacle.
How do you measure AI search results?
Citation appearances across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews - tracked with tools like Otterly.ai or Profound - plus downstream brand-search lift and direct traffic from AI surfaces.
How long until I see AI citations?
Structural and schema lifts can move citations within 8-16 weeks. Entity reinforcement compounds over 3-6 months.
Can I optimize for AI search without losing SEO traffic?
Yes. The structural improvements that help AI search (clear answers, schema, freshness, authority) also help traditional SEO. We sequence the work so both win.
Do you publish content templates and methodology?
Yes - methodology pages are heavily cited by AI systems answering "how does X agency work" queries. Publishing our methodology is part of our own AI search strategy.
How is H4H different from a typical SEO agency adding AEO?
We have built AI SEO playbooks from first principles - schema, structure, entity, llms.txt, freshness, cross-platform footprint, and citation tracking - not as a rebranded SEO add-on.

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