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Visible in AI Overviews and ChatGPT
More and more questions get answered by an AI that names only a few providers. Some call the work on this GEO, AEO or AOS. All of them mean the same thing.
Start a projectWhat really changes
Google is clear that there are no extra requirements for AI Overviews and AI Mode. The usual SEO basics still apply, and the page must be indexed and eligible for Search. That also means anyone selling you a secret trick or a special AI file is probably selling you too much. What changes is the weighting: clear, citable statements and mentions on other sites matter more.
What I do
Audit
I ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google what your customers would ask, then record who gets named, whether you appear and whether the details are right. Wrong information about you is often the first thing to solve.
Access
May crawlers read your site? Does a firewall or CDN block them? Does key content depend on JavaScript that not every crawler runs? This can be checked and is usually quick to fix.
Clarity
Who are you, what do you offer, where, and for whom? That belongs in plain text on the page and in structured data. What really counts is in How to appear in AI Overviews and ChatGPT.
Content
Paragraphs that answer a question directly, with verifiable facts and a clear source, are easier for AI systems to cite. GEO vs SEO explains how this differs from classic SEO.
Mentions
AI answers also rely on sources beyond your site: directories, trade articles, reviews. I show you where you are missing and which places are realistic for you.
Why I see it this way
As a data analyst at M47 Labs I worked with speech data for a well-known voice assistant, so I know how these systems handle input and where they go wrong. That is why there is no promise here that ChatGPT will recommend you: it can be made more likely, not controlled.
Related articles
- How to appear in AI Overviews and ChatGPTWhat Google officially says about AI Overviews, what you can do for ChatGPT and Perplexity, and which popular advice you can safely skip.
- GEO vs SEO: what is the difference?GEO, AEO, AOS and SEO: what the terms mean, what is actually new, and how to split your budget sensibly without doing the same work twice.
Frequently asked questions
Can you control whether ChatGPT recommends my business?
Not control it, but make it more likely: accessible pages, clear statements about what you offer and mentions on other websites.
Do I need an llms.txt file?
Google does not use it for Search. It does no harm, but it is not a priority. Accessible pages and clear content do more.
What does AOS mean?
There is no single definition. Here it means optimising for AI Overviews and AI search, which is the same work often called GEO or AEO.
Let’s talk about your project.
Tell me briefly what it is about. You get a personal reply from Tobias and then a fixed price. Prefer email? info@tob-apps.com