AI search optimization agency
AI search optimization services that get you cited, not just crawled
AI search optimization makes your brand show up inside the answers of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews. Sourcelift delivers it as one productized system (GEO, AEO and Technical GEO together), with a citation baseline re-measured every 30 days across all five engines.
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- Results in 2 business days
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01 / Why now
Being crawled is not being recommended.
Your buyers now ask AI before they buy. The answer names a few brands, fewer people click through, and ranking on Google alone does not put you in it.
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2.5B+
people use Google’s AI Overviews every month.
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39.8 %
fewer clicks on organic results when Google shows an AI Overview, in the first randomized experiment (US).
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42 %
higher conversion rate for visits that come from AI than for other channels (US retail sites).
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38 %
of the pages cited in Google’s AI Overviews rank in its top 10 for the same query. In July 2025 it was 76%.
02 / The five engines
Five AI engines, and what gets you cited in each.
Each engine builds its answer from different sources, so showing up in one does not automatically put you in the others. That is why every program includes all five: we work on all of them and focus on the three that matter most to you.
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ChatGPTOpenAI
Used forWhere many people now ask what to buy or who to hire.
What gets you citedIt searches the web before it recommends. The lists, directories and media it finds count as much as your own site.
900 million people use it every week. OpenAI, February 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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ClaudeAnthropic
Used forWidely used at work to research, analyze and write.
What gets you citedIt looks for sources that are clear and agree with each other: if your site and your profiles disagree, you lose ground.
8 of the Fortune 10 are Claude customers. Anthropic, February 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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GeminiGoogle
Used forGoogle’s assistant, built into Android, Gmail and Chrome.
What gets you citedIt leans on what Google already knows about you: your site, your Business Profile and your reviews.
Over 1 billion people use it every month. Google, August 2026 (opens in a new tab)
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PerplexityPerplexity AI
Used forAn answer engine that shows where every fact comes from.
What gets you citedIt cites pages that answer the exact question and links each one, so every mention is a possible visit to your site.
780 million queries in May 2025. Perplexity, June 2025 (opens in a new tab)
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AI Overviews and AI ModeGoogle
Used forGoogle’s AI answers: above the results, or in the AI Mode tab.
What gets you citedAnswers are built from Google Search, so SEO foundations still count. That is why every program includes them.
Over 1 billion people use AI Mode every month. Alphabet, July 2026 (opens in a new tab)
03 / The free diagnosis
What the free diagnosis finds.
In your inbox in 2 business days
- Whether you get named, cited with a link or stay invisible on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
- Which competitors get named instead, and which sources the engines pull them from.
- 3 to 5 questions you can win first, with what it would take to get you named.
Do AI engines name you, or a competitor? We check all five for free and email you the results.
See if AI cites me 
Tony G, founder. You work directly with me, from your diagnosis to every monthly report.
04 / What we actually do
How we get you cited, step by step.
GEO, AEO and Technical GEO in one method: a baseline on day 0, then four steps that repeat every 30 days on the same buying prompts.
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BaselineDay 0
We lock 20 to 40 real buying prompts and measure where you and your competitors stand on all five engines.
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FixEvery month
Entity and Technical GEO: schema, crawl access for AI bots and one consistent story about who you are.
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ShipEvery month
Answer-first content (AEO): comparison, alternatives and pricing pages, plus FAQs engines can quote.
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EarnEvery month
Mentions on the lists, directories, media and communities engines already cite. We do not buy link spam.
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ProveEvery 30 days
The same prompts again: citations won, share of voice and the change on each engine, with the raw answers.
The full method, with a sample report, is on our How it works page.
05 / Pricing
Fixed prices at every step.
Every price is published. Every program includes SEO foundations, Technical GEO and a monthly report with the full AI answers, unedited.
To get started
No monthly commitment.
- Free, no strings
Free diagnosis
$0
- 25 to 50 AI answers reviewed one by one
- Who gets named instead of you, and from which sources
- 3 to 5 questions you can win first
- Delivered by email, no call required
- Recommended
GEO / AEO Audit
$390one-time
- A locked set of 20 to 40 buying prompts on five engines, you vs. your competitors
- 46 checks across seven areas, from your site to your competitors
- Every prompt and every answer saved as raw data
- A 90-day plan prioritized by impact, yours to execute with anyone
- Optional 20-minute call to walk through the findings
- Credited in full toward the sprint if you start within 30 days
- Done for you
90-day sprint
$3,500split into two payments
- $1,750 today and $1,750 in 30 days, at a fixed price
- Your baseline: 20 to 40 buying prompts and a competitor map
- GEO, AEO and Technical GEO, prioritized by impact, across five engines
- 6 new pages on your site, written by a professional copywriter: comparison pages, category hubs, guides and FAQs
- Entity clarity and llms.txt across your site
- 4 to 6 mentions in directories, lists and profiles in your category
- 1 link from an authoritative outlet and 1 press release in the market you choose
- Closing report with the delta per engine, raw data included
Monthly programs
No lock-in: cancel before the 15th and you are not billed the next month.
All five AI engines, in every program. We work on all of them and focus on the three that matter most to you.
- ChatGPT
- Claude
- Gemini
- Perplexity
- AI Overviews
- Solo founders
Solo
For consultants and one-person companies
$900/mo
- 5 AI engines included
- 3 priority engines for you
- 20-40 buying prompts tracked
- 2 pages per month on your site
- 2-4 directory and list mentions per month
- Not included: links from DA 40+ outlets
- Not included: press releases
- GEO, AEO and Technical GEO, prioritized by impact, across five engines
- Technical GEO essentials: schema, entity signals and crawl access for AI bots
- Content written by a professional copywriter: comparison pages, guides and FAQ sets
- SEO foundations included
- Monthly report with the delta per engine, raw data included
- Monthly 30-minute strategy call
- Email Q&A, answered within one business day
- Small teams
Foothold
For companies proving AI search as a channel
$2,400/mo
First 3 months, then $4,400/mo.
- 5 AI engines included
- 3 priority engines for you
- 20-40 buying prompts tracked
- 4 pages per month on your site
- 3-5 directory and list mentions per month
- 2 links per month from DA 40+ outlets (or a spot on 1 top-10 list)
- 1 press release per quarter
- Onboarding: GEO / AEO audit and 90-day roadmap
- GEO, AEO and Technical GEO, prioritized by impact, across five engines
- A site AI engines can read: schema, entity signals, architecture and crawlability fixes
- Content written by a professional copywriter: comparison pages, category hubs, guides and FAQs
- Only sources AI engines already trust, never link spam
- Entity clarity and llms.txt kept current across your site
- SEO foundations included
- Monthly report with the delta per engine, raw data included
- Monthly strategy call
- Email Q&A, answered within one business day
Subscribe to FootholdPrefer to talk first? Book an intro call
- Twice the pace
Momentum
For marketing teams ready to scale
$5,900/mo
- 5 AI engines included
- 3 priority engines for you
- 20-40 buying prompts tracked
- 8 pages per month on your site
- 5-8 directory and list mentions per month
- 4 links per month from DA 40+ outlets (or spots on 2 top-10 lists)
- 1 press release every two months
- Onboarding: deep GEO / AEO audit and 90-day roadmap
- GEO, AEO and Technical GEO, prioritized by impact, across five engines
- Technical GEO maintained site-wide, plus a quarterly deep review
- Content written by a professional copywriter: comparison pages, commercial pages, category hubs and guides
- Only sources AI engines already trust, never link spam
- Competitor tracking, engine by engine
- SEO foundations included
- Monthly report: citations won, share of voice, competitor movement and raw data
- Monthly strategy call, plus priority async support
- Email Q&A, answered within one business day
Subscribe to MomentumPrefer to talk first? Book an intro call
- Several markets
Category Lead
For brands defending their category
From$9,500/mo
Scoped to your markets.
- 5 AI engines included
- 3 priority engines for you
- 20-40 buying prompts per market
- 16 pages per month on your site
- 8-12 directory and list mentions per month
- 5 links per month from DA 40+ outlets (one DA 60+, plus a spot on 1 top-10 list)
- 1 press release per month (up to 2 markets)
- Everything in Momentum, at category-defense volume
- Content spread across your priority markets
- Only sources AI engines already trust, never link spam
- Proprietary data studies built to earn citations
- Competitive AI intelligence, market by market
- Agentic-commerce readiness as AI engines start handling purchases
- Quarterly roadmap session with the founder, plus the monthly call
- Email Q&A, answered within one business day
Prices in US dollars, paid by card through Stripe. Founder rates on the audit and Foothold’s first three months run through December 31, 2026. Every detail is on the pricing page.
Good fit if
- Your customers ask AI what to buy or who to hire: ecommerce and DTC, legal tech and law firms, health and wellness, fintech, SaaS, and hotels and travel. In English, Spanish or both.
- You want a technical team with Silicon Valley big-tech experience and a 100% GEO approach from day one.
Not a fit if
- You need results in under 30 days: expect the first citation gains within 30 to 60 days.
- You want a traditional SEO service: SEO foundations come built in, but the goal is getting AI to recommend and cite you.
- You want to buy backlinks with no regard for quality.
06 / FAQ
AI search optimization, common questions
What are AI search optimization services?
Work that makes a brand visible inside AI search results: the answers generated by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews. It covers entity clarity, answer-first content, Technical GEO and external citation signals, measured against a fixed prompt set.
Is AI search optimization the same as GEO and AEO?
They overlap heavily. GEO (generative engine optimization) is the practice of earning citations inside generated answers; AEO (answer engine optimization) structures content so engines can lift it as the direct answer. AI search optimization is the buyer-side name for both. At Sourcelift you get them as one service.
How much do AI search optimization services cost?
At Sourcelift: free diagnosis, $390 GEO / AEO audit, an optional 90-day sprint at $3,500, and monthly growth programs from $900 matched to your company stage. Every price is published on the pricing page.
Can you optimize for just one engine, like ChatGPT?
Yes: if your buyers mostly use ChatGPT, that is where most of the work goes. Every program still includes all five engines: we work on all of them and focus on the three that matter most to you, because citation gains usually spill over.
How do I improve my brand’s visibility in AI search?
Start by checking what engines answer today to the questions your buyers ask. Then work three fronts: make sure engines know exactly who you are, publish pages that answer those questions in their first sentences, and earn mentions on the sources engines already cite. AI visibility is counted in answers, not rankings: whether you are named, cited and linked.
Tell us your category. We will tell you what the baseline would measure.
A 20-minute intro call, no deck, no pressure.
Free, in 2 business days
See if AI cites me