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The ratemysite.ai blog explains search engine optimization and AI search in plain language. Each article answers one question a site owner is likely to ask, shows what changed in how Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity pick their sources, and lists the steps that move your audit score.
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- What is GEO? Generative engine optimization explained
GEO is the practice of making your pages easy for AI answer engines to find, quote and cite. Learn how it differs from SEO and AEO, and where to start.
Which topics does the blog cover?
Three areas: classic SEO, answer engine optimization (AEO) and generative engine optimization (GEO). For hands-on fixes, see the fix guides. For background, see the Google SEO Starter Guide and the llms.txt proposal.
What does a typical article contain?
- A direct answer of 40 to 60 words at the top, so you can stop reading after one paragraph.
- Headings written as questions, each answered in its first sentence.
- Figures and named sources, such as the 2023 research paper that introduced GEO, so claims can be checked.
- A short list of steps you can apply in an afternoon, followed by a re-audit that shows the score change.
GEO is a practice, not a product. Nobody can promise a guaranteed place in an AI answer, so articles explain how crawlers, structured data and clear writing raise the odds, and they say plainly where the evidence is thin. Speed articles use the Core Web Vitals thresholds: LCP of 2.5 seconds or less and INP of 200 ms or less.
What else do people ask?
- Who is the blog written for?
- Site owners and marketers who have never worked in SEO. Every article opens with a short direct answer, explains jargon the first time it appears and ends with steps you can apply in an afternoon.
- How often is the blog updated?
- New articles are added as AI search changes, and each one shows its last updated date. Older articles are revised when a source or a recommendation changes, so the date always reflects the latest review.