AI Search · GEO · AEO · LLM SEO

Be the business AI recommends to your customers.

When customers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Claude and Google’s AI Overviews who to hire, we make sure your business is the answer they get — cited, sourced, and clicked.

Cited across 6 AI enginesAI Overviews readySchema-tuned contentFree visibility audit
best HVAC contractor in Irvine
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For HVAC service in Irvine, customers most often recommend Your Business1 — known for same-day repairs, NATE-certified technicians, and 4.9-star reviews2. The company holds an A+ BBB rating with no recent complaints3.

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People also ask
  • How much does HVAC repair cost in Irvine?
  • Who offers same-day AC service in Orange County?
Same coverage applied to ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot & ClaudeSee all 6
Every major AI engine, covered

Where your customers ask now.

The 6 AI engines that already shape who customers call. Click any engine to preview the exact answer style we optimize for — same query, every source-format your buyers see.

Perplexity
Perplexity
Numbered citations + sources panel
Perplexity · 3 sources
top HVAC contractors Irvine CA 2026Enter

Max Market Pros HVAC [1] is highlighted for 24-hour response and certified technicians [2], with consistent 4.9-star reviews across BBB and Yelp [3].

Cited sourcesyelp.comyelp.combbb.orgbbb.orgmaxmarketpros.commaxmarketpros.com
Same query, optimized for Perplexity’s answer style.How we get cited here
Not sure which engines your customers use?Get a free AI visibility audit
Free AI visibility audit

See if AI mentions you.

Most local service businesses have never tested whether AI engines recommend them. We run the test — across 6 engines, 25 real queries, and every major competitor — and hand you the fix list.

  1. Query sweep01

    Query sweep

    We run 25 real buyer queries across all 6 AI engines — the exact phrases customers type when they need your service.

    ChatGPT · Gemini · Perplexity · Copilot · Claude · AI Overviews
    Sample query
    best HVAC contractor near me
    See sample queries
  2. Citation scoring02

    Citation scoring

    We score brand mentions, sentiment, source authority, and competitor share — so you know exactly where AI is recommending someone else.

    Citation rate · Sentiment · Source DR · Competitor share
    Visibility score
    B− (rising to A+)
    See sample report
  3. Fix-list delivery03

    Fix-list delivery

    You get a prioritized, page-by-page plan you can ship in 30 days — schema, content, citations, and authority moves, all mapped.

    Schema · Content · Citations · Authority signals
    Deliverable
    30-day fix list (PDF + Notion)
    See sample plan
Run my free AI auditFree · 5 business days · 25-query report
What AI engines reward

The 5 signals AI engines reward.

Every AI engine — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot, AI Overviews — pulls from the same 5 signal inputs. We build all 5 in parallel, so you compound across every engine, not just one.

  1. Signal
    01

    Entity & E-E-A-T

    Who you are, provably.

    AI engines need to recognize your business as a real, trustworthy entity. We unify your knowledge graph, sameAs links, expertise signals, and review profile so engines can confidently cite you.

    Built in our off-page seo program
  2. Signal
    02

    Schema & structured data

    Machine-readable proof.

    LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ, Review, and Article schema make your pages parseable. AI Overviews + Perplexity lift directly from structured data — no schema, no citation.

    Built in our technical seo program
  3. Signal
    03

    Citable content blocks

    Answers AI can quote.

    We rewrite your service pages into the short, definitive, fact-dense blocks AI engines actually pull as citations — pricing tables, service-area lists, expert quotes, and FAQ pairs.

    Built in our on-page seo program
  4. Signal
    04

    Brand mentions & PR

    Cited by who AI trusts.

    AI engines weight what authoritative sites say *about* you. Press releases on Yahoo Finance, AP News, and MarketWatch create the third-party mentions that compound your AI citation rate.

    Built in our press releases program
  5. Signal
    05

    Authority backlinks

    Domain rating, earned.

    Higher DR = AI engines treat your site as a primary source. Our backlink program builds the editorial, directory, and citation links that lift your domain into AI's trusted-source tier.

    Built in our backlinks program
AI answer target
Where the 5 signals land
  • Entity & E-E-A-T
  • Schema & structured data
  • Citable content blocks
  • Brand mentions & PR
  • Authority backlinks
Outcome
Your business shows up in the answer — every engine, every query, every time.
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Your AI visibility scorecard

From invisible to cited.

The before-and-after we deliver to every client. Five metrics, six engines, one clear scorecard you can show your team — and pin to your Slack.

Brand
AI visibility scorecard
yourbusiness.com
B−A+
Citation rate12%84%
Entity presence40%96%
Source authorityDR 28DR 71
Schema coverage30%100%
AI Overviews eligibilityNot eligibleEligible
Audited across 6 engines · Updated weekly+312% AI visibility
AI search, answered

Common AI search questions.

The questions we get most from local service businesses researching AI search visibility — what AEO/GEO mean, how long it takes, what it costs, and whether it actually works.

AEO vs GEO vs SEO — we cover all three
SEO
Classic search rankings

Optimizes for blue-link rankings in Google’s SERP. Foundation for everything else.

AEO
Answer Engine Optimization

Optimizes pages to be the cited answer inside AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, and voice search.

GEO
Generative Engine Optimization

Feeds entity, schema, content, and authority signals into every generative AI engine.

  • AI search visibility means showing up when your customers ask AI engines — ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or Google’s AI Overviews — questions like “best HVAC contractor near me” or “recommend a plumber in Irvine.” The industry uses two terms: AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) for being the cited answer, and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) for the broader practice of feeding AI engines the entity, schema, and content signals they need. Both bolt onto your existing SEO program — they don’t replace it.

  • AI Overviews is Google’s AI-generated snippet that now appears on roughly 47% of searches, but it’s only one channel. AI search visibility also covers ChatGPT (which pulls live web results via Bing), Perplexity (which cites everything it answers), Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, and Claude when web access is enabled. We optimize for all six in one program because the signal stack is largely shared — strong technical SEO and schema layered correctly compounds across every engine.

  • You don’t “rank” — you get cited. ChatGPT and Perplexity both pull live results, evaluate source authority, and choose 3–5 sources to ground their answer. To get cited consistently, you need: (1) a recognized entity (Knowledge Graph, sameAs links), (2) Schema-rich pages so the engine can extract clean facts, (3) authoritative third-party mentions earned through press releases and backlinks, and (4) content blocks written to be quoted. We build all four in parallel.

  • No. AI engines pull from the same web index Google ranks — so traditional SEO is the foundation. What changes is how that ranked content gets surfaced: instead of a click on result #1, the buyer sees an AI-generated answer that cites 3 sources. You still need on-page SEO, local SEO, and authority — but you also need entity, schema, and citable content blocks layered on top so AI engines can confidently quote you instead of a competitor.

  • SEO optimizes pages to rank in classic blue-link search results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) optimizes pages to be the answer cited inside AI/featured-snippet/voice-search responses. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is the umbrella term for feeding generative AI engines the entity, schema, content, and authority signals they use to construct answers. We run all three together — that’s our full SEO program — because the underlying levers (technical health, citable content, third-party mentions) are largely shared.

  • AI Overviews and Perplexity citations can move within 2–4 weeks of fixing schema and shipping citable content blocks because both engines pull live. ChatGPT and Gemini index more slowly — entity recognition (Knowledge Graph, third-party mentions) typically takes 60–90 days to compound. Our press release program accelerates this by seeding authoritative third-party mentions on day one. Most clients see citation rate climb from under 15% to above 60% within 90 days.

  • AI search visibility is priced as part of a bundled SEO program — we don’t sell it as a standalone audit-only product because the levers (entity, schema, content, citations, authority) only compound when run together. Pricing depends on industry competitiveness, the number of service areas, and current site health. The free audit reveals exactly which levers will move your scorecard fastest, and a senior strategist scopes a fixed-fee program based on the audit.

  • Yes — and local-service queries are some of the easiest to win because the competition pool is finite. AI engines lean heavily on Google Business Profile data, local citations, review velocity, and service-area schema for “near me” questions. Pair that with our local SEO program and a couple of authority-tier mentions from press releases, and contractors, plumbers, dentists, and auto-repair shops routinely show up as the cited answer in their service area within 60–90 days.

Further reading: the Spectrum playbook for B2B SaaS search applies the same AEO mechanics to Irvine's tech ecosystem.

Free AI strategy call

Be the answer customers see in AI.

A senior strategist will run your free AI visibility audit — 25 buyer queries, all 6 engines, one prioritized fix list. Real plan, real citations, zero pressure.

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What’s promised
  • Real audit included
  • 30-day fix plan
  • Cross-engine coverage
  • Reporting on every citation
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