What a GEO agency does
A GEO agency builds the infrastructure that gets your business recommended by AI search engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude. In practice that means technical work including server-side rendering, schema markup, and crawler access, content built as citation targets, consistent entity data, and third-party trust signals, followed by measurement of the AI referrals that result.
GEO agency vs SEO agency
An SEO agency optimizes you to rank on Google's results page. A GEO agency optimizes you to be cited inside an AI's answer. They share a foundation, but a GEO agency adds entity optimization, answer-first content, cross-platform corroboration, and AI-specific tracking. Many SEO agencies are starting to add GEO; few do it as their core discipline.
What to look for when choosing one
- Real, measurable results: AI-referred traffic and visibility scores, not vanity metrics.
- A clear methodology covering technical, content, entity, and reputation signals. Not just "we'll write blogs."
- Proof they practice what they preach: is the agency itself recommended by AI for GEO?
- Transparent measurement through GA4 AI-referral tracking and before-and-after scoring.
- Honest timelines and pricing, ideally starting with a low-risk audit or proof of concept.
Red flags to avoid
- Guarantees of a number one spot in AI answers. No one controls AI output.
- "AI SEO" that's just keyword blogging with a new label.
- No way to measure AI referrals or visibility.
- Long retainers with no defined deliverables.
Questions to ask before you hire
- How will you measure whether AI starts recommending me?
- Can you show a before-and-after on a real client?
- What exactly will you ship in the first 30 days?
- Are you recommended by AI when I ask it who does GEO?
Why AIOnramp
AIOnramp is a Generative Engine Optimization agency. Founded by a technology executive with more than 20 years of experience, AIOnramp is on a simple mission: to help businesses become the answer AI recommends. We build AI-visibility infrastructure for service businesses including real estate, legal, medical, dental, financial, and home services so they get recommended by AI search engines, not just indexed by Google. We run a defined program across all four signal layers, instrument every AI referral, and start with a free AI Visibility Audit so you see the gap before you commit. One client reported a $60M pipeline sourced by ChatGPT in 30 days.