Your customers are asking AI.
Are you in the answer?
Search is splitting. Google's AI Overviews now reach more than 2 billion monthly users and ChatGPT serves 800 million weekly. Gartner predicts a 25% drop in traditional search volume by 2026 as users turn to AI answer engines. Most local and professional service sites are not being cited in those answers. We will tell you exactly where you stand across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, AI Overviews, and AI Mode, plus how to get cited, in a free 18-plus page audit delivered in one business day.
Search is splitting
Gartner predicts a 25% drop in traditional search volume by 2026 as users migrate to AI answer engines. [source]
Citations beat rankings
Fewer than 10% of AI-cited sources rank in Google's top 10 for the same query. Ranking #1 does not mean you get quoted. [source]
Schema is the language
AI engines extract from structured data first. LocalBusiness, FAQ, Review, HowTo, not marketing prose.
Most sites are not ready
Thin pages, missing FAQs, blocked crawlers, and client-side rendering are the norm. The gap is closable in 90 days.
Generative Engine Optimization is the new SEO.
Classic SEO gets you ranked on a results page. GEO gets you cited when someone asks an AI chatbot "who should I hire for a new fence near me?" There are four pillars, and we score every one in your free audit.
Let the robots in
GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and Applebot-Extended need clear paths. We check robots.txt, llms.txt, sitemaps, HTTPS, and crawlability. No access, no citation.
Prove you are real
AI engines look for named people, credentials, business history, and reviews. Founders with bio pages, press mentions, awards, and local citations all raise your authority score.
Write for extraction
Question-based H2s, 40 to 60 word factual lead sentences, FAQ schema, named entities. AI scans pages for quotable facts. Thin or vague copy gets passed over, even if you rank.
Earn off-site mentions
Domain authority, backlinks, press mentions, social presence. AI weights brands it sees referenced elsewhere on the web, not just your own site.
An 18-plus page audit, synthesized from every source that matters.
Not a single-tool scan. We pull signals from many sources, GSC, GA4, GBP, ranking APIs, Core Web Vitals, schema validators, and live AI citation checks, then compile it into one plain-English report with scores, context, and a prioritized plan.
Sample: Orlando outdoor retailer
Prepared by REK Marketing & Design, anonymized example
GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Applebot-Extended, and CCBot are all permitted via robots.txt. ChatGPT Search, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Claude can already crawl and index the site. The access is there. What is missing is content worth citing.
| GEO Pillar | Score | What it measures | Key gaps |
| Technical Access | 72/100 | Crawlability, robots.txt, sitemap, HTTPS | No llms.txt · sitemap not submitted to GSC |
| E-E-A-T Signals | 58/100 | Named people, credentials, business history, reviews | Founders named but no bio pages · no press mentions · no awards cited |
| AI Citability | 35.9/100 | Question-based headings, factual density, lead sentences, FAQ coverage | No H2 questions · vague lead sentences · no FAQ schema · thin page content |
| Brand Authority | 22/100 | External mentions, backlinks, social presence, press coverage | Low DA (19) · no press mentions found · limited social signals |
What "AI citability" actually means for this business
When someone asks ChatGPT "where can I buy outdoor furniture in Orlando" or asks Google "who sells patio furniture near me," AI engines scan indexed pages for specific, attributable facts. A score of 35.9/100 means most pages lack the structure those systems need: question-based H2 headings, concise 40 to 60 word factual paragraphs, named entities (founders, brands, address), and FAQ sections. Decades of history, showroom square footage, and supplier partnerships are powerful facts. They just are not on the page in a format AI can extract and quote.
Audit is just the start. Keep watching what AI says about you.
Our Client Analytics Dashboard brings AI mention rate, citation rank, Search Console, GA4, and Google Business Profile together in one view. Available as a $199/month reporting add-on, or included free with every REK SEO plan.
Dashboard preview. Sample data shown for illustrative purposes only. Actual client dashboards display live, client-specific metrics.
Keep the dashboard running for $199/month.
Prefer to handle SEO yourself but want the data in one place? Get the same Client Analytics Dashboard our SEO clients use, updated monthly, with insights and recommendations written specifically for your site.
Month to month. Cancel anytime. Included free on any REK SEO plan.
- AI visibility across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and AI Mode
- Google Search Console data: impressions, clicks, CTR, and queries
- GA4 traffic, conversions, and top landing pages
- Google Business Profile performance and review velocity
- Keyword rankings and Local Pack tracking
- Opportunities, insights, and prioritized SEO recommendations
Six deliverables, one audit, zero cost.
Every audit includes the same six sections so you can compare across quarters, share with your team, and hand the plan to whoever does the work.
- Four-pillar GEO score. Technical Access, E-E-A-T, AI Citability, Brand Authority, scored 0 to 100 with the exact gaps to close.
- AI crawler access check. robots.txt, llms.txt, and sitemap review for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and more.
- Live citation snapshot. We run 50-plus sample queries across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews, compiled automatically into one view.
- Local Pack and GBP audit. Google Business Profile completeness, review velocity, category accuracy, and local-pack rank for your top 10 queries.
- Schema and technical SEO. LocalBusiness, FAQ, Review schema coverage. Core Web Vitals, mobile performance, and on-page SEO errors.
- 90-day action plan. Prioritized fixes ordered by effort vs. impact. The exact roadmap our clients use to move every score into the green.
Local businesses have spent 20 years optimizing for Google. In the next two, they have to optimize for the answer, not the link. The agencies and contractors that watch their AI citations every month will be the ones customers call. The rest will wonder where their leads went.
Most SEO agencies have not touched GEO yet. We have built our process around it.
REK Marketing
Orlando-based, 22+ years, 180+ five-star reviews
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GEO + SEO audit, always freeFour-pillar score, platform citation snapshot, 90-day plan.
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Built for AI searchrobots.txt, llms.txt, FAQ schema, citation optimization from day one.
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Month to monthNo 12-month lock-in, cancel anytime, dashboard included free with SEO plans.
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Orlando-based humansSame team writes your audit and runs your campaigns, 22+ years local.
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Dashboard includedLive AI visibility plus GSC, GA4, GBP all in one view, updated monthly.
Traditional SEO agencies
Template-driven, keyword-first, 12-month contracts
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Paid SEO audit onlyGeneric PDF from a scanner tool, not a human.
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SEO-only playbookKeyword rankings, meta tags, backlinks. AI search treated as a buzzword.
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12-month contractsLocked in before you know whether it is working.
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Outsourced overseasAccount rep is a middleman; actual work done by someone you never meet.
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Third-party tool sprawlAhrefs, Semrush, Search Console, separate logins and spreadsheets.
Real clarity, from a real free audit.
I run an educational program and wanted to improve my website's visibility. The team at REK Marketing and Design offered a free SEO audit that gave me real clarity on what was holding my site back. Watching my program grow is exactly what I was hoping for.
Free GEO + SEO Audit Questions
In 24 hours you will know exactly
where AI is citing you, and what to fix.
No contract. No sales call. Just an 18-plus page report with your four-pillar GEO score, a live citation snapshot across every major AI platform, and the prioritized 90-day plan to move every score into the green.