What does AI search optimization involve?
Your quote lists exactly what we’ll do. Depending on your site, the work covers:
Crawler access
We check your robots rules for each AI search crawler separately. Search crawlers and training crawlers are different things, and you can decide on each.
Content in the HTML
Many AI crawlers don’t run JavaScript, so your main text has to be in the page itself.
Pages that answer questions
Direct answers near the top of the page, with specific facts and clear headings.
Your business facts
Consistent details across your site, Google Business Profile, Bing Places and the directories AI tools cite.
Original information
We help you publish what only you know, such as real prices, processes and data.
Visibility checks
We run the questions your customers ask through AI search tools and record how you appear over time.
Who is AI search optimization for?
Businesses whose customers are starting to ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google’s AI features who to hire, and who want to see how they appear.
It works best on a site with solid SEO basics. If yours doesn’t have them yet, we’ll start there, because AI search products often draw on the same web pages.
It’s early, and results are hard to measure. If your budget is small, ordinary SEO and a complete Google Business Profile will likely do more for now, and we’ll tell you that.
What does AI search optimization cost?
We don’t publish a price list for this work, because it depends on what you already have. Tell us about your current setup, and we’ll review it and send a fixed quote before anything starts. If you don’t need the work, we’ll say so.
For your quote
What to send us about your current setup
- Your website addressWe’ll check crawler access and what’s readable without JavaScript.
- Your business listingsGoogle Business Profile, Bing Places, Yelp and any directory important to your industry.
- Questions customers askThe ones you hear on the phone. Those are the questions worth testing.
- Existing toolsAny SEO reports or AI visibility tools you already use.
Related search services
Guides to read before you decide
- SEO vs AEO vs GEO: What’s the Difference and Which Does Your Business Need?: SEO, AEO and GEO compared: where each shows up, what Google says about them, and what answer engine optimization services should include.
- How to Get Your Business Found on ChatGPT: ChatGPT search optimization explained: what OpenAI documents about its crawlers, what outside studies found, and the steps worth taking.
Frequently asked questions
- What’s the difference between AEO, GEO and SEO?
- AEO and GEO describe optimizing for answer engines and AI-generated results. Google says optimizing for its generative AI search is still SEO, so we treat them as an extension of SEO instead of a separate discipline.
- Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend my business?
- No, and be careful of anyone who says they can. We can improve what these tools are able to find and cite, then measure how you appear over time.
- Do I need an llms.txt file?
- Not for Google, which says it doesn’t use those files for Search. Other tools might read one, and it costs little to add, but it isn’t where we’d start.
- How much does it cost?
- We quote a fixed price after reviewing your site and your listings. If your SEO basics need work first, the quote will start there.
Work with PageSimple
Show us what you have. We’ll send a quote.
Share your website and any existing setup. We’ll review it and come back with a fixed price, or tell you if you don’t need the work.