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The Princeton Study on GEO: The Scientific Foundation
A study by Princeton, Georgia Tech, and the Allen Institute shows how visibility in AI responses can be increased by up to 115 percent.
ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AI: An Overview of AI Platforms
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Claude, and Gemini operate differently. Who cites which sources and what this means for your GEO strate...
GEO vs SEO: Evolution Instead of Revolution
GEO does not replace SEO – it expands it. Why successful brands integrate both disciplines and what the joint workflow looks like in practic...
Google AI Mode: Understanding the New Dimension of Search
The Google AI Mode fundamentally changes the SERP. How citations are generated, what changes for content and linkbuilding – and why classic...
Reference Rate: The Most Important GEO Metric in the AI Era
How often is your brand cited in AI responses? The Reference Rate is the key metric for visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and more.
Understanding AI Crawlers: GPTBot, PerplexityBot, and More
GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot — who crawls your site, how often, and under what rules? A technical overview of the most important AI bots...
Properly Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers
Allow or Block? Here's how to configure your robots.txt for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and Google-Extended — with ready-made code sni...
Multi-Platform Authority Building: Visible Across All AI Systems
Visibility only in ChatGPT is not enough. Here's how to build authority that consistently reflects in Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and others...
Citation Patterns: How AI Systems Cite Your Content
Which content is preferred by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini? Data patterns, structural criteria, and the role of high-quality backlinks.
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