# SEO and AI search visibility

> Local SEO and generative engine optimisation (GEO): Google Business Profile, pages that answer buyer questions, and reasons for AI assistants to name you.

URL: https://webvijayi.com/services/seo-and-ai-visibility/

## The short answer

SEO and AI search visibility means getting your business found when people search Google or Google Maps, and named when they ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Claude who to hire or where to buy. It's for local and growing businesses that want enquiries from search as well as from referrals.

## How it works

1. **We check what people and assistants see now.** We look at your Google Business Profile, your site, your directory listings and reviews, and what AI assistants answer when someone asks about businesses like yours.
2. **We fix the foundations.** We correct your listings, make sure search engines can crawl the site, match page titles and structured data to what each page says, and set up Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools.
3. **We write the pages buyers are looking for.** Each question customers ask gets one clear page, with a plain answer, your price and your area.
4. **We build mentions and reviews, and report monthly.** We set up directory profiles and a review routine with your real customers, then check rankings, enquiries and AI answers every month.

## What you get

**Local SEO**
- Google Business Profile completed and kept up to date, with your services, hours, photos and posts
- Name, address and phone consistent across directories
- A simple routine for asking real customers for reviews, and replying to them
- Location or service-area pages where they help

**AI search visibility (GEO)**
- Pages written in your buyers' words, with answers an assistant can quote
- Structured data that matches the page, so your business is understood correctly
- Profiles on the directories and review sites assistants read
- A monthly check of what ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude say about you

**Reporting**
- One short report each month covering what we did, what moved and what we'll do next

## Where it fits

It suits businesses with a good offer that nobody finds, and anyone whose competitors keep turning up in AI answers. If your site is slow or out of date, fix the [website](https://webvijayi.com/services/websites/) first. If you want visitors sooner while SEO builds, add [ads and social](https://webvijayi.com/services/marketing/). Online stores should also look at [AI for online stores](https://webvijayi.com/services/ai-for-online-stores/).

If most of your customers are nearby, see [local SEO](https://webvijayi.com/services/local-seo/) for maps, listings and reviews.

## Price

We quote every SEO plan in writing after a free consultation, and the timeline is agreed in the same quote. You'll find the full details on the [pricing page](https://webvijayi.com/pricing/).

## Next step

Find out what AI assistants say about your business today.

[Get your free AI plan](https://webvijayi.com/free-ai-plan/) · [Book a free consultation](https://webvijayi.com/contact/#book)

## Frequently asked questions

### Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend my business?

No, and nobody honestly can. AI assistants choose from what they can find and trust. So we make sure your own pages answer the exact questions buyers ask, your listings and reviews are in order, and other sites mention you accurately. Then we check what the assistants say each month.

### What is GEO?

It stands for generative engine optimisation, which means making your business easy for AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude to find, understand and cite when someone asks for a recommendation. Much of it overlaps with good SEO.

### Do I still need normal SEO?

Yes. Search engines are still a main source for AI answers, and Google is still where many customers look. We treat both as one job.

### What is included in local SEO?

We set up your Google Business Profile and keep it current, make your name, address and phone consistent across directories, give you a steady routine for asking customers for reviews, and add location pages where they're useful.

### How long until I see results?

Fixes to your Google Business Profile and pages can show within weeks. Rankings and AI mentions usually build over months. We report what changed each month, so you can judge for yourself.

### How much does it cost?

We quote every SEO plan in writing after a free consultation, based on your site and how competitive your searches are. We also offer a one-off audit with a fix list.