AI Search Optimization FAQs

AI search optimization from CICOR Marketing is a flat monthly fee set by three things: the number of priority pages in scope, the number of locations, and whether the plan is paired with a Digital PR retainer. The figure comes in a short written quote after one call, and the AI Visibility Audit comes first so the quote is built on what the platforms say today.

AEO works on each page and GEO works on the whole business. Answer Engine Optimization structures a page so an AI platform can quote it as the answer to a specific question. Generative Engine Optimization makes the platforms recognize and recommend the business by name. CICOR Marketing delivers both in one plan, starting with GEO when the platforms do not yet know the business.

AI search optimization takes months, not weeks. Month one sets the baseline and the priority pages. On-page and entity work ships in monthly batches from month two. The monthly citation check shows movement against the baseline questions. AI platforms re-evaluate slowly and answers vary by session, so CICOR Marketing reports movement every month rather than promising a date.

Yes. GEO sits on top of SEO and does not replace it. AI platforms draw on the same signals Google uses: a site that can be crawled, pages that answer questions, and other sites that vouch for you. If those are missing, GEO has nothing to build on. CICOR Marketing manages SEO and AI search optimization together so the same work feeds both.

AI search optimization is the work of getting a business found, cited, and recommended by AI platforms such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini, and Copilot. It has two parts. Answer Engine Optimization makes each page the direct answer to a question. Generative Engine Optimization makes the platforms recognize the business as an entity. CICOR Marketing delivers both in one monthly plan.