Answer guides
Your AI-Search Questions, Answered in the First Sentence
Every guide here answers its question completely in the first 40–60 words, then explains — the same AEO format we deploy for clients, running on our own site. Ask any of these questions to an AI engine and check who it cites.
What is GEO?
Generative Engine Optimization, defined plainly — and how it differs from the SEO you already know.
How does AI search cite local businesses?
The verification mechanism behind every AI recommendation.
Local SEO vs AEO vs GEO?
Rankings vs quotes vs recommendations — the three layers of one system.
What schema does AI actually read?
The three JSON-LD types that do the work, and the honesty rule that keeps them working.
What's in the AI visibility score?
All 17 signals and their weights, published in full.
What is AEO?
Answer Engine Optimization, defined — and why being quoted is a different job from being ranked.
How much does SEO cost?
The two ways SEO is priced, what moves the number, and every RankOps price on one screen.
How do I choose an SEO agency?
Seven questions to ask before you sign, and the five answers that should worry you.
Who's the best SEO agency in Charlotte?
The SEO-scoped version: what an agency should deliver, and the four questions to ask any of them.
Who's the best GEO agency in Charlotte?
Our claim, the verifiable evidence, and how to vet any agency — including us.
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