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SEO vs AEO vs GEO: What Each One Is, and Why You Need All Three

Basics · October 22, 2026 · 4 min

SEO vs AEO vs GEO explained: what each one is, where it shows, how it is measured, and why one page written for a buyer question does all three.

Best AI Visibility Tools in 2026: What Each One Samples, and What to Pair It With

Tools · September 26, 2026 · 8 min

Compare the best AI visibility tools of 2026 on price, prompts and engines, from $29 a month, plus the 4 free tools that show real AI citation data.

Is AI Search Optimization Worth It? 4 Cases Where It Isn't (2026 Data)

Cost and results · September 25, 2026 · 7 min

Half of US adults don't use AI chatbots. When AI search optimization pays off, the 4 cases where it doesn't, and a 4-question test to decide in 2026.

How Long Does AI Search Optimization Take? A Realistic Timeline

Cost and results · September 22, 2026 · 7 min

AI search optimization shows traction in 30 days and real movement by month three. The 3 clocks behind your AI SEO timeline, with 2026 data.

How to Get Recommended by ChatGPT: What Decides Whether It Cites You

How-to · September 21, 2026 · 7 min

ChatGPT has no fixed rankings. It retrieves pages, cross-checks what the web says about you, then cites. How to get recommended by ChatGPT and measure it.

Peec AI Review: Pricing, Features, Alternatives and Where Tools Stop

Tools · September 20, 2026 · 6 min

Peec AI costs $95 to $495 a month. What it tracks, how it compares to Profound, the best alternatives, and how we measure AI visibility.

Profound Review: What It Does, What It Costs, and What It Won't Do

Tools · September 16, 2026 · 6 min

Profound dropped its $99 and $399 plans. What the AI visibility platform does, what it costs in September 2026, and where AI visibility tools stop.

How to Optimize Your Website for AI Search: The Technical Checklist

How-to · September 11, 2026 · 8 min

The AI search technical checklist: which crawlers to allow, the Cloudflare change, JavaScript rendering, and meta tags that pull pages from AI answers.

SEO and GEO: Do You Need Both, and Where Does the Work Overlap?

Basics · September 10, 2026 · 7 min

SEO and GEO share the same technical foundation, then split. Where the work overlaps, what an SEO retainer misses, and when you don't need two agencies.

Microsoft Clarity for AI Visibility: What It Shows and How to Use It

How-to · September 8, 2026 · 5 min

Microsoft Clarity is a free AI visibility tool showing real citations, crawler hits and grounding queries. How to set it up and read it.

The Greatest Customer Acquisition Channel Most Businesses Are Still Sleeping On

Basics · September 7, 2026 · 10 min

AI referral traffic is 0.14% of the web but growing 66% a year, converting up to 23x higher. What intent compression means for customer acquisition.

AI Search Visibility Statistics 2026: The Engines Disagree on Sources and Agree on Brands

Basics · August 30, 2026 · 8 min

AI engines cite different sources but recommend the same brands. 2026 data from Ahrefs, BrightEdge and Semrush on what AI visibility actually depends on.

How to Use AI for SEO: What Actually Works and What Wastes Time

How-to · August 29, 2026 · 7 min

Google does not penalise AI content, but heavy AI pages get 2-3x fewer impressions. What works for SEO, what wastes time, and what Google says to skip.

Best AI SEO Tools in 2026: What They Do, and What They Can't

Tools · August 28, 2026 · 8 min

AI SEO tools work for data, content and audits. AI visibility tools are guessing. What we use at Strategi, what Google says, and how to evaluate one.

What Is Google AI Mode and How Do You Show Up in It?

Basics · August 27, 2026 · 6 min

Google AI Mode explained: how query fan-out works, why 88% of citations sit outside the top 10, and what actually gets your business named.

What Is an AI Citation? What It Means to Be Named by AI Search

Basics · July 7, 2026 · 7 min

An AI citation is when an AI answer engine names your business as a source. Here is what that means, why it beats a ranking, and how you earn one.

Is GEO a Real Discipline or Marketing Hype?

Basics · July 4, 2026 · 6 min

Generative Engine Optimization is a real, peer-reviewed discipline. The hype is real too. What separates GEO that works from the hacks.

What Is an AI Visibility Audit?

What Is an AI Visibility Audit?

Basics · June 29, 2026 · 8 min

An AI visibility audit measures whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews name your business, whether what they say is accurate, and how your rivals compare.

Why AI Gives One Answer, Not Ten Links

Why AI Gives One Answer, Not Ten Links

Basics · June 17, 2026 · 6 min

AI search returns one answer, not ten links. Learn why getting named by ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews is now a zero-sum game brands must win.

GEO, AEO, AIO, LLMO: A Field Guide to the Terms

GEO, AEO, AIO, LLMO: A Field Guide to the Terms

Basics · June 15, 2026 · 5 min

GEO, AEO, AIO, LLMO explained: four names for one shift from ranking to being the AI answer. A plain field guide to what actually differs.

AI Presence vs. SEO: Why Ranking Doesn't Make AI Recommend You

AI Presence vs. SEO: Why Ranking Doesn't Make AI Recommend You

Basics · June 15, 2026 · 5 min

SEO ranks your links. AI Presence gets you named inside the answer buyers read. Here's why ranking first no longer means AI recommends you.

The Recommendation Economy, Defined

The Recommendation Economy, Defined

Basics · June 14, 2026 · 6 min

How AI systems decide which companies get recommended to buyers, why trust beats ad budgets, and how to earn the recommendation in AI search.

What Is AI Presence? A Complete Definition

What Is AI Presence? A Complete Definition

Basics · June 14, 2026 · 8 min

AI Presence decides which companies AI tools like ChatGPT recommend to buyers. Learn what it is, why it beats SEO, and how to earn it for your brand.

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