What Is GEO? Generative Engine Optimization in 2026

GEO (generative engine optimization) is the practice of getting your content retrieved, cited, and named inside AI-generated answers on ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overviews and AI Mode, Perplexity, Gemini, Copilot, and Claude. It competes for inclusion in the answer, not a position in a list of links. Ask ChatGPT to recommend project management software for a […]

What Are Navigational Keywords and How to Use Them

Navigational keywords send people to a destination they already have in mind. Type “Netflix login” into Google, and you know the result you want before the page finishes loading. You are not researching streaming services. You are using search as a shortcut. That is what makes navigational keywords different from the terms most marketers fight […]

What Is AEO? (Answer Engine Optimization)

AEO starts with a hard truth: getting your content retrieved does not mean an AI system will cite it. AirOps analyzed 548,534 pages that ChatGPT retrieved while answering 15,000 prompts. ChatGPT cited only 15% of them. It evaluated and discarded the other 85%, even though those pages had already cleared the technical barrier to discovery. […]

What Is EEAT? Google E-E-A-T in 2026

EEAT does not come with a score, a dashboard, a Search Console toggle, or a number Google hands your site. Still, it influences which pages climb and which ones disappear. Search for “what is EEAT,” and you will probably find more confusion than clarity. Some advice treats Google EEAT like a magic ranking dial you […]