GSP.

Get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.

“AI search optimization is the work of making your firm the source an answer engine quotes. It means pages that answer the question a client would ask, structured data that matches what is on the page, a policy that lets the engines read the site, and content that stays current under a named reviewer. It is also called generative engine optimization (GEO) or answer engine optimization (AEO).”

Rank on Google and get cited by AI, with pages built to win both.

Check your AI visibility

The client asks an engine first.

People search on Google and they ask AI, and the page that wins one can be missing from the other. A search ranks pages. An engine's answer names a firm. Here are three questions a professional-services buyer might ask one:

Providers who still write for keyword density are optimising for a reader that has stopped reading that way. The engines look for the sentence that answers, the entity behind it, and the structure that lets them trust both.

what an answer engine readsWhy now

People search on Google and they ask AI, and the page that wins one can be missing from the other. A search ranks pages. An engine's answer names a firm.

channels
Google search and AI answers, won separately
a search
ranks pages
an answer
names a firm
prompts
three questions a professional-services buyer might ask

How the engines decide.

A ranking puts your page in a list. A citation puts your sentence in the answer. The same page can earn both, and every lever below serves both.

This page, lever by lever

  1. 01 Direct answer

    67words

    Open with the answer, so an engine can quote one sentence whole.

  2. 02 Entities

    2schemas

    State who you are in structured data, so an engine knows whom to name.

  3. 03 Citable facts

    $2,500a month

    Source every figure, so an engine can repeat it without risk.

  4. 04 Structure

    9questions

    Answer in the open, with schema that matches the page word for word.

  5. 05 Freshness

    2026-09-17

    Publish with a date after a named reviewer, so the page stays current.

A direct answer near the top

Engines quote the sentence that answers a question on its own. A page that opens with the answer and then explains gets quoted. A page that opens with a slogan does not.

the check
The first paragraph under the heading answers in 40 to 70 words.
checked
in the console below
on this page
the definition under the heading, 67 words: “AI search optimization is the work…”

The entities the topic expects

An engine has to know who you are before it names you: an organisation with an address, the services it offers and the places it serves, stated once in structured data that matches the page.

the check
Organization and Service schema carry the names the page uses.
checked
in the console below
on this page
Organization and Service schema, naming Global Software Partners in Kitchener, ON

Facts that can be cited

A figure with a source can be repeated. A figure without one is a risk to the engine that repeats it, so we keep what can be sourced and cut what cannot.

the check
Every figure on the page traces to a source, or comes off.
checked
by a person
on this page
the price, $2,500 a month, is the retainer as published on the pricing page

Structure an engine can trust

Questions and answers in the open with FAQ schema, a sitemap and canonicals that agree, an llms.txt that says what the site is for, and a robots policy that lets each crawler in by name.

the check
The FAQ schema matches the visible answers word for word.
checked
in the console below
on this page
FAQPage schema for the 9 questions below, and an llms.txt of 311 lines

Freshness under a named reviewer

Engines prefer pages that stay current. New content is drafted from your own sources, held for a named reviewer and published with a date.

the check
New pages publish with a date, after a named reviewer approves them.
checked
by a person
on this page
dateModified 2026-09-17 in this page's structured data
what an answer engine readsLevers

A ranking puts your page in a list. A citation puts your sentence in the answer. The same page can earn both, and every lever below serves both.

levers
5, each with the check we run
first
A direct answer near the top
last
Freshness under a named reviewer
on this page
what this page carries for each lever
checked
in the console below for the first, second and fourth levers; by a person for the third and fifth

01 Delivery contract

What we ship.

In phases. Each item is built for machines and written for people, and lives in your repository when it is done. You own everything the work produces, we operate it until handover, and what is measured is citations per engine, monthly. The promise is the work, not a ranking.

what an answer engine readsTerms

You own everything the work produces, we operate it until handover, and what is measured is citations per engine, monthly.

owner
your team
operator
our team, until handover
measure
citations per engine, monthly
promise
the work, not a ranking

First two weeks

  • Answer-first pages

    Each key page opens with a direct answer under its heading, written for the question a client asks, and carries one sentence built to be quoted.

  • Entity and FAQ schema

    Organization, Service and FAQPage structured data that matches the visible copy word for word, because engines penalise the mismatch.

  • llms.txt and crawler policy

    A plain-language index of the site for language models, and a robots policy that names each AI crawler and fetcher it lets in.

By day 30

  • Review-first content pipeline

    New pages and insights drafted by a model from your own sources, held for a named reviewer, published with a date. Nothing publishes itself.

  • First citation measurement

    A baseline: which engines already cite you, for which questions, against which competitors.

Ongoing

  • Citation monitoring

    A monthly check per engine, the share of answers that name you, and the pages that earned it. What changed and what to do next, in one page.

this page practises it

Read this page the way an engine does.

The ledger on the right is generated from the same objects that emit this page's structured data. View the source and compare. Then ask an engine yourself.

Ask PerplexityAsk ChatGPT
what an answer engine readsWebPage

This page carries the entities it describes: a citable definition, 9 questions with FAQ schema, a crawler policy and a canonical.

citable
“AI search optimization is the work of making your firm the source an answer engine quotes.”
FAQPage
9 questions, answers visible below
robots
GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Bingbot and Googlebot, and 3 fetchers a person triggers, allowed by name
canonical
/services/ai-search-optimization/

02 Check your AI visibility

Watch the checks run on this page. Then send us yours.

Six checks run in your browser against this page. Your own site goes through the form, to our intake and then a person.

Checks on globalsoftwarepartners.com

runs when it comes into view

  1. 01A direct answer under the headlinewaitingnot run yet

    The first paragraph under the page heading answers the question on its own, in 40 to 70 words, so an engine can lift it whole.

  2. 02Organization schema presentwaitingnot run yet

    The page carries an Organization entity with a name, an address and the services it offers, stated once in structured data.

  3. 03FAQ schema matches the visible answerswaitingnot run yet

    Every question in the FAQPage schema appears on the page with the same answer, word for word, because an engine distrusts a mismatch.

  4. 04llms.txt publishedwaitingnot run yet

    The site publishes an llms.txt that says what it is and lists its pages, so a language model can read it without guessing.

  5. 05AI crawlers allowed by namewaitingnot run yet

    The robots policy lets 9 AI agents in by name. GPTBot, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Bingbot and Googlebot crawl the site. ChatGPT-User, Claude-User and Perplexity-User fetch a page when a person asks for it.

  6. 06Canonical address statedwaitingnot run yet

    The page names its own canonical address, so an engine quotes one URL rather than a duplicate.

Run in your browser, against this page and the files the site publishes.

Read-out

Page
this page
Checks run
0
Passed
0
Failed
0
Ran at
not yet
what an answer engine readsChecks

Six checks run in your browser against this page. Your own site goes through the form, to our intake and then a person.

checks
6, run in the browser
runs on
this page and the files the site publishes
your site
sent through the form, read by our intake and then a person
scores
no other site is scored in the browser

Measured monthly.

We measure which engines cite you for which questions, the share of answers that name your firm against the competitors you name, and where each question sits in a buyer's decision.

Engines
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Copilot, each checked on its own
Share of voice
How often an answer names your firm, against the competitors you name
Citations
The pages an engine cites for each question, and where they sit in its list of sources
Buying stage
Each tracked question classed as awareness, consideration or decision, so a gap shows where the buyer is

Tracking is not optimizing. The monthly check shows where the engines name you and where they do not. The work is deciding which gaps are worth closing, and closing them. No traffic or ranking is promised.

what an answer engine readsMeasures

We measure which engines cite you for which questions, the share of answers that name your firm against the competitors you name, and where each question sits in a buyer's decision.

engines
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Copilot
metrics
share of voice, citations, buying stage
stages
awareness, consideration, decision
promise
no traffic or ranking is promised

The first 30 days.

  1. Week 1

    Audit of the current site, the entity layer and the crawler policy. The first answer-first rewrites drafted.

  2. Week 2

    Structured data, llms.txt, sitemap and canonicals shipped. The review-first pipeline set up in your repository.

  3. Week 3

    Key pages rewritten answer-first and reviewed. The engines re-read pages on their own schedule from here.

  4. Day 30

    First measurement: citations per engine and per question, against a baseline taken on day one.

Week 1 audits the site, the entity layer and the crawler policy. Week 2 ships the structured data, llms.txt, sitemap and canonicals. Week 3 rewrites the key pages answer-first. Day 30 brings the first measurement, against a baseline taken on day one.

what an answer engine readsFirst 30 days

Week 1 audits the site, the entity layer and the crawler policy. Week 2 ships the structured data, llms.txt, sitemap and canonicals. Week 3 rewrites the key pages answer-first. Day 30 brings the first measurement, against a baseline taken on day one.

week 1
audit of the site, the entity layer and the crawler policy
week 2
structured data, llms.txt, sitemap and canonicals shipped
week 3
key pages rewritten answer-first and reviewed
day 30
citations per engine and per question, against a day-one baseline

What it costs.

Price this system: $2,500a month

The AI Search Optimization retainer is $2,500 a month, priced apart from any build. Your proposal is fixed in writing.

what an answer engine readsRetainer

The AI Search Optimization retainer is $2,500 a month, priced apart from any build.

retainer
$2,500 a month
priced
apart from any build
proposal
fixed in writing
url
/pricing/

Questions, answered.

The same questions and answers are published as FAQPage schema, so what you read is what an engine reads.

What it is

What is AI search optimization?

AI search optimization (also called generative engine optimization, GEO, or answer engine optimization, AEO) is the work of making a site the source an AI answer engine quotes: pages that answer a question directly, structured data that matches the visible copy, a crawler policy that lets the engines in, and content that stays current under review.

Does it replace our SEO agency?

It replaces the part of the work that targets AI answers. Classical search still matters, and the technical groundwork (sitemaps, canonicals, fast pages) serves both. If your agency still writes for keyword density, that is the part that changes.

Which engines do you work on?

ChatGPT and its search, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude. Each reads pages differently. The deliverables cover what they have in common and the crawler policy names each one.

How it runs

Can you promise we will be cited?

No. No traffic or ranking is promised. What we promise is the work: the pages, the schema, the policy, the pipeline, and a monthly citation check per engine so you can see what changed.

What do you actually change on our site?

Each key page opens with a direct answer under its heading, carries visible questions and answers with FAQ schema, and publishes Organization and Service entities that match the page. The site gets an llms.txt, a robots policy that admits the AI crawlers, canonicals and a sitemap. New content goes through a review-first pipeline: drafted, held for a named reviewer, published with a date.

How long until we see anything?

The technical layer ships in the first two weeks. The first citation measurement is at day 30, and the engines re-read pages on their own schedules, so movement is measured monthly, not daily.

What do we own when it is done?

Everything: the pages, the schema, the pipeline scripts and the monitoring checks live in your repository, under your accounts.

What does the visibility check on this page look at?

Six things an engine relies on: a direct answer under the headline, Organization schema, FAQ schema that matches the visible answers, a published llms.txt, a robots policy that names the AI crawlers, and a canonical address. It runs in your browser against this page. Send your own site through the form and we run the same checks on it.

What does AI Search Optimization cost?

It is a retainer at $2,500 a month, priced apart from any build. Your proposal is fixed in writing.

Built to be quoted.

Thirty minutes. Bring the questions your clients ask and leave with a straight answer about what it would take to be the firm the engines name.

Book an intro callSee it working
  1. 01A reply within one business day
  2. 02A 30-minute call
  3. 03A written recommendation: build, buy, or don't bother