AI SEO Services That Get You Cited by LLMs

Rank in Google AND get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude.

"Strategient helped us rank for keywords that actually convert. We saw a 180% increase in qualified demo requests in the first 90 days."

Sarah M

VP of Marketing

"Within 9 months, our pipeline contribution from organic search tripled. They focus on revenue, not just vanity metrics."

David C

Head of Growth, B2B SaaS

"Our ecommerce revenue from SEO increased 240% in the first year. The path to ROI was clear from day one."

Jennifer R

Director of Digital

You're Winning Google But Losing AI Search

You built the content, earned the backlinks, and climbed the rankings through years of work and six figures of investment.

Now AI Overviews answer questions directly in Google. ChatGPT pulls information from sources you can’t see, and Perplexity cites competitors who rank below you. The rules changed, and nobody sent you the memo.

The worst part isn’t that AI search exists. It’s that you have no idea how often it’s happening.

Traditional analytics can’t track when someone asks an LLM for recommendations, and you can’t measure what you can’t see.

Your board asks about AI search strategy and you have nothing to show them. The metrics don’t exist in your current stack.

Meanwhile, your competitors figured this out six months ago. They’re optimizing for LLM citations while you’re still debating whether this matters. Every month you wait, their AI visibility compounds and yours stays at zero.

Four Ways AI Search Is Costing You Deals

AI Invisibility
Popular LLMs recommend your competitors, but not you. Prospects are doing all of the due diligence before even reaching your site.
Visibility across ChatGPT, Claude & Perplexity
Your brand becomes the first recommendation. LLMs cite you as the authority because you've built the signals they trust.
Zero-Click Reality
69% of searches end without a click and your entire content strategy assumed people would visit your site first.
You get mentioned as a key resource
You're visible in the answer layer, not just the link layer. AI responses include your brand even when there's no click to track.
Competitor Head Start
Competitors are optimizing for AI search while you debate whether it matters while the gap widens every month.
You are the leader
You're the early mover. While others catch up, you've already established AI authority in your category.
Board Pressure
Leadership ask about AI search visibility and you have no metrics, no dashboard, and no story to tell.
Board Clarity
You have AI mention tracking, citation reports, and quarter-over-quarter growth data. The board sees exactly what's working.

How We Get You Cited by LLMs

AI search engines don’t work like Google. They don’t crawl your site, index and rank pages. Instead, they pull information from sources they’ve learned to trust, then generate responses that may or may not mention you.

Getting cited requires a different approach. We build what we call dual-channel optimization, where your content ranks in Google AND gets cited by LLMs. Same investment, two visibility channels.

The method starts with understanding where LLMs get their information. Reddit threads, Wikipedia references, authoritative publications, and high-authority domains all feed AI responses. We build your presence in those sources while strengthening signals on your own site through structured data, entity optimization, and citation-worthy content.

Then we track it across LLM mentions, citation frequency, and report on AI visibility alongside traditional SEO metrics. You’ll know exactly how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude mention your brand.

The Difference Between Traditional SEO and Dual-Channel Optimization

OLD WAY

NEW WAY

Your competitors are building AI visibility while
you read this. The gap compounds monthly.

Three Ways to Win AI Search

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)

LLMs like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity generate responses by pulling information from sources they trust. GEO builds your presence in those sources and optimizes your content for LLM citation.

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

Google AI Overviews, featured snippets, and voice search pull from answer-optimized content. AEO focuses on Position Zero and the answer boxes that appear before traditional results.

LLM-Specific Optimization

Each AI platform has different source preferences and citation patterns. ChatGPT pulls from different sources than Perplexity, and Claude weights authority signals differently than Google's AI.

What's Included

AI Visibility Audit

We analyze your current LLM mention frequency, identify where competitors get cited, and map the sources AI engines reference in your category.

Dual-Channel Strategy

A roadmap that optimizes for Google rankings AND AI citations. Same content investment, two visibility channels.

Entity Optimization

Structured data, knowledge panel signals, and entity markup that help AI engines recognize your brand as an authority.

Citation Building

We build your presence on platforms LLMs reference heavily, including Reddit, industry publications, Wikipedia citations, and high-authority domains.

LLM Mention Tracking

Monthly reports showing how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews mention your brand, with quarter-over-quarter growth tracking.

AI Overview Optimization

Content structured to win Google's AI Overview citations for your target queries.

Recent Results

+47%

New Patients

408%

PPC ROI

20 months

Timeline

Community Health Network

How a non-profit community health provider unified its digital presence and scaled patient acquisition across New Mexico.
50%

YOY Growth

0→4,500

Monthly Visitors

24 months

Timeline

DTC Pet Brand

How a pet food startup built organic presence from zero in a category that barely existed, achieving 50% YOY growth two years running.
$1.98M

Revenue Increase

9.9:1

ROI

20 months

Timeline

Regional Orthopedic Practice

Dominating local procedural searches against WebMD and major hospital systems with E-E-A-T authority.
+60%

Revenue Increase

+225%

Traffic Growth

16 months

Timeline

Ecommerce Client

How a category pioneer reclaimed rankings from knockoff competitors and turned organic traffic into actual sales.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is generative engine optimization?

GEO focuses on getting your brand cited in AI-generated responses. When someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity for recommendations, GEO helps ensure your brand appears in that answer. It’s different from traditional SEO because LLMs pull information from sources closest to the users query, not just ranked pages in the index.

An answer engine provides direct responses instead of links. Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and voice assistants are all answer engines. They pull information from trusted sources and generate answers, often without requiring users to click through to websites.

No. GEO extends SEO rather than replacing it. Google still drives the majority of commercial traffic, and traditional rankings matter. But AI search is growing fast, especially for research and recommendation queries. Smart brands optimize for both channels with the same content investment.

AI engines cite sources they’ve learned to trust. Building AI visibility requires presence on platforms LLMs reference heavily, structured data that helps AI understand your content, and authority signals that position your brand as citation-worthy. It’s less about ranking pages and more about building entity authority.
Answer engine optimization combines structured content, entity markup, and presence on source platforms. We structure your content to provide direct answers, build your authority signals, and ensure your brand appears in the sources AI engines reference for your category.
LLM stands for Large Language Model, the AI technology behind ChatGPT, Claude, and similar tools. GEO is the practice of optimizing for LLM citations. Think of it like the difference between “search engine” and “SEO.” One is the technology, the other is the optimization practice.
AEO focuses on winning featured snippets, AI Overviews, and voice search results. It’s about structuring content to provide direct answers that Google and other platforms pull into their answer boxes.
Google has become one. AI Overviews now appear for many queries, providing direct answers before traditional results. Featured snippets, knowledge panels, and voice search results all make Google function as an answer engine alongside its traditional search role.
Build presence on platforms LLMs reference, like industry publications and high-authority sites. Use structured data and entity markup. Create content that provides clear, citation-worthy answers. Monitor LLM mentions to track what’s working, and focus on building authority signals rather than just keyword rankings.
SEO focuses on ranking pages in search results while GEO focuses on getting cited in AI-generated responses. SEO involves on-page optimization, link building, and content strategy. GEO involves entity optimization, source building, and citation-worthiness. Both matter, and the best strategy optimizes for both.
GEO captures traffic that never clicks. When AI engines cite your brand, you build awareness even without website visits. You reach prospects earlier in their research, before they start comparing vendors, and you establish authority that compounds as AI search grows.

Get Found in Google AND AI Search

Your competitors are building AI visibility right now. Every month you wait, their advantage compounds. Dual-channel optimization gets you ranked in Google and cited by LLMs with the same content investment.

We target keywords where buyers are ready to act and build your conversion engine first. Expand topical authority from there. Every keyword mapped to pipeline with attribution that connects search terms to closed deals.

SEO that compounds instead of gambling.