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GEO (generative engine optimisation)
A near-synonym for AEO: optimising for generative AI answers.
WHY IT MATTERS
Why it matters for a Shopify store.
Generative AI tools write answers rather than listing links, and they pick a handful of sources to draw on. GEO is about being one of them.
In practice it overlaps almost completely with AEO: crawlable pages, clear facts, structured data and content that answers real buyer questions.
HOW CREATIVE LABS HANDLES IT
What we do about it on every project.
01
Benchmark visibility
We record how assistants answer category questions and which sources they cite.
02
Strengthen the sources
Product facts, comparisons and guides written to be quoted accurately.
03
Keep crawlers welcome
robots.txt, llms.txt and site speed checked so AI crawlers can read the store.
EXAMPLE
A typical example.
An outdoor brand's products are rarely mentioned when people ask AI tools for gear recommendations.
It publishes clear comparison and buying-guide pages tied to its products, fixes thin product descriptions, and tracks citations over the following months.
COMMON MISTAKES
What usually goes wrong.
Chasing hacks
There is no trick that makes models cite you; clear, useful pages do.
Ignoring classic SEO
Pages that rank and get linked are more likely to be used as sources.
Measuring once
AI answers change often. Track them over time.
GEO
2 questions
Is GEO the same as AEO?
Near enough. Both describe optimising for AI-generated answers; GEO emphasises generative tools, AEO answer engines.
Can I measure GEO?
Yes, roughly — by tracking which sources AI tools cite for your key questions over time.
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