AI SEO Services That Get You Cited in AI Answers
Open ChatGPT and ask it to recommend a business like yours. If the answer names a competitor, that's a search you're losing without ever seeing it. We get brands found, cited, and recommended across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini.
Why Brands Go Missing From AI Answers
AI search reads websites differently than Google's crawler did. These are the conditions we find most often when a brand ranks well but never gets named.
Invisible in AI Results
The site ranks on page one, yet ChatGPT and AI Overviews recommend other names when buyers ask.
Unclear Entity Signals
The business name, category, and location read differently across the site, directories, and profiles, so models hedge instead of citing.
Content Without Quotable Answers
Long pages bury the answer mid-paragraph, and language models pass over what they can't lift cleanly.
Schema That Contradicts the Page
Structured data added years ago no longer matches the visible content, which reads as a trust problem to AI crawlers.
No Citation Data
Ranking reports track blue links only, so nobody knows which AI platforms mention the brand or how often.
Traffic Drifting to Zero-Click
Buyers get their answer inside the AI response and never reach the site, and the reports can't explain where they went.
AI SEO Services, Explained
AI SEO services make a brand visible, accurate, and recommended inside AI-generated answers from ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini. The work combines answer-first content structure, entity and schema markup, and ongoing citation tracking, so AI platforms can read a site, trust it, and name the business when buyers ask for recommendations. As an AI SEO company that runs this same program on its own site, we build what we recommend.
Research from Bain found that 80% of consumers rely on AI-written results for at least 40% of their searches. Those answers get assembled before a single blue link loads, and they name a handful of businesses at most.
AI SEO sits on top of solid SEO services rather than replacing them. The rankings work still matters, because models lean on sources they already trust. What changes is the target: instead of optimizing only for a position on a page, we optimize for a mention in an answer.
If you want the deeper comparison, our guide on GEO vs SEO walks through where the two disciplines overlap and where they split.
The Full AI Search Program
Every plan carries the complete AI search optimization program. Nothing here sells as an add-on.
AI Visibility Audit
We test how often ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews name you versus your competitors on the questions that matter in your category.
Generative Engine Optimization
Content restructured into the answer-first, quotable format language models prefer to cite.
Answer Engine Optimization
Pages built to win the direct answer buyers see, in AI responses and featured results alike.
Entity Mapping
Your name, category, services, and locations made consistent everywhere AI models look, so every platform knows exactly which business it's citing.
Schema Markup
Structured data written to match the visible page, so what the models read confirms what visitors see.
Answer-Ready Content
New pages and rewrites shaped around the way people phrase questions to AI, not the way they used to type keywords.
LLM Citation Tracking
Ongoing monitoring of where you're named, where you're missing, and where a competitor got quoted instead.
Technical Foundation
Crawlability, llms.txt, and site health kept in order, because models can only cite what they can read.
Reporting on Citations and Revenue
Monthly reports that connect AI mentions to sessions, leads, and revenue, so the work proves itself.
The AI Visibility Audit
Every engagement starts with a measurement, because you can't fix a gap you haven't seen. The audit runs the real questions buyers ask in your category across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews, then records who each platform names and how often.
You get a plain report: the questions tested, the answers given, where your brand appeared, and where a competitor took the mention instead. The findings are yours to keep whether we work together or not.
- Real buyer questions tested on four AI platforms
- Your citation count next to your competitors'
- A prioritized list of what to fix first
GEO and AEO in Plain Terms
Two acronyms cover most of this field, and they solve different halves of the same problem.
Generative engine optimization (GEO) structures your content so large language models can read it, trust it, and quote it. That means answer-first passages, clear headings, consistent facts, and sources a model can verify.
Answer engine optimization (AEO) shapes pages to win the direct answer a buyer sees without clicking anything, in AI responses and in featured results. It focuses on the exact question, answered completely, near the top of the page.
We run both inside one plan, and the full breakdown lives in our GEO vs SEO guide.
- GEO makes your content citable
- AEO makes your pages the answer
- Both feed the same goal: your name in the response
LLM Citation Tracking
Rankings update daily and everyone tracks them. AI citations shift as models retrain and recrawl, and almost nobody watches. We track your mentions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overviews month over month, by platform and by question.
The report reads like a ranking report for AI answers: where you gained a mention, where you lost one, which competitor got quoted in your place, and which pages earned the citations. Then it ties those mentions to sessions and leads, so the number that matters most stays in view.
- Mentions tracked by platform, question, and competitor
- Gains and losses flagged as models update
- Citations connected to sessions, leads, and revenue
The Businesses Buyers Ask AI About
Any category where a buyer might type "recommend me a..." into an AI tool is a category where citations decide who gets the call. We've run marketing across 47+ industries, and these are where AI visibility pays back fastest.
Home and Local Services
Buyers ask AI for a trustworthy contractor, dentist, or gym near them, and the models answer with names.
Ecommerce and Retail
Product recommendations inside AI answers now shape carts before a store's ads ever load.
B2B and Professional Services
Vendor shortlists get drafted in ChatGPT, and firms outside the answer never reach the RFP.
Healthcare and Wellness
Patients ask AI who to see and what it costs, and accuracy in those answers protects the practice.
Legal and Financial
High-trust categories where models cite only sources with clear entities and consistent credentials.
SaaS and Technology
Comparison questions dominate AI usage here, and the cited tools win the trial signups.
What Changes When Lotiva Runs Your SEO
Most SEO is still measured on Google rankings alone. This is what gets checked, built, and reported once AI answers are part of the plan.
From First Test to Steady Citations
Each stage is mapped before it starts, so you always know what's being worked on and why.
Audit
We run the questions buyers ask in your category across every AI platform, log who gets named today, and map where the gaps sit.
Plan
We map the fixes in priority order: entity cleanup, schema corrections, and the pages that need answer-first structure.
Build
GEO and AEO work ships every month: restructured pages, new answer-ready content, and schema that matches what visitors see.
Scale
Citation tracking runs continuously. As mentions land, we widen the question set, add pages for the categories AI keeps asking about, and put more behind what's working.
SEO Plans With AI Search Built In
AI SEO is part of every Lotiva SEO plan rather than a separate line item. GEO, AEO, entity and schema work, and citation tracking all ship inside the plan you choose.
Starter
Local, organic, and AI search
For businesses that need to show up in AI answers for the first time.
- AI visibility audit and baseline
- GEO and AEO on priority pages
- Entity and schema work
- LLM citation tracking
- Monthly citation and revenue report
Growth
Local, organic, and AI search
For competitive categories where more questions need an answer.
- Everything in Starter
- Expanded answer-ready content production
- Broader keyword and question coverage
- Quarterly strategy reviews
Premium
Local, organic, and AI search
For aggressive growth targets and high-value categories.
- Everything in Growth
- Maximum monthly production capacity
- Multi-location and multi-service coverage
- Priority turnaround on every request
Enterprise
Multi-location, multi-brand
Large-site GEO and AEO programs, multi-brand entity architecture, custom citation tracking and reporting, and a dedicated senior team. Structured individually, and we'll walk you through it on a call.
Full plan contents and the tier comparison are on the SEO pricing page.
Search Visibility Clients Can Measure
The same structure, entity, and content work behind our AI SEO program drives the results in these published case studies.
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Read the Case Study →Nonprofit Rebrand Turns a Missing Website Into a Donor Magnet
A complete brand and website build that gave a growing nonprofit the credibility to match its mission, and a home for its donors.
Read the Case Study →What Our Clients Say About Working With Lotiva
- They're known for being highly responsive and attentive to clients.
- Lily is frequently mentioned by name as a key contact.
- Customers trust them after trying other agencies that underdelivered.
- They handle a wide range of print and digital marketing.
- Results tend to improve noticeably after giving campaigns time.
- Work is consistently described as professional and high quality.
Cade Whaling
4 months ago
Working with Lotiva and especially Lilly was one of the best parts of bringing our product to life. From the beginning, Lilly was extremely responsive, creative, and patient throughout the entire design process. She took our vision for the game and elevated it into something that actually feels like a real retail product.
Jenny Smith
6 months ago
I can’t believe how good they are at marketing. I’ve used freelancers, agencies, internal employees, you name it. There’s never been another agency I’ve worked with that has such amazing talent, but most of all of course what us corp owners all are happy to pay for, RESULTS. So my experience so far with them was nothing short of professional and smooth. They created a beautiful website, ads, and incorporated ai to help our business speak to / capture leads while we are busy. I was skeptical the first couple months but I’m glad I had patience. They were quick to respond to any concerns and broke it down for me every time. Even if they had to repeat themselves they assured me this is how the campaign goes and what to expect. We are now on month 4 and we have 3x’d profits and are on track for even more. We have now decided to use them for everything now including my other 3 companies because everything they say not only makes sense, but it puts more money in our account so I’m definitely happy. Thank you Lotiva team for your time and dedication!!! I am so happy we found you guys and am looking forward to continuous results.
William Cole Chen
11 months ago
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Ethan Marshall
a year ago
I have used Lily at Lotiva for my business for several years. She has helped us supply and design various market material including pens, brochures, flyers, and clinical documentation. She has also helped with the signage in our door window. All the items she provides are great quality and look very professional. We are always very happy with the quality of the items she supplies. She is also very attentive to her clients. I would highly recommend Lotiva for all your marketing needs!
Leaf Massage Spa
a year ago
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Ethan Marshall
2 years ago
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An Answer That Names Your Business
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