GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)The discipline of structuring your website content and data to maximize the probability that generative AI systems cite your business in their responses to relevant queries, as distinct from optimizing for traditional keyword-based search rankings.AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)The practice of creating content in direct-answer formats that AI assistants and voice search engines prefer to surface, focusing on question-answer pairs, structured facts, and authoritative claims rather than keyword density.AI OverviewsGoogle's generative AI feature that appears above traditional search results for many queries and synthesizes an answer from indexed content, sometimes citing specific businesses or sources by name.CitabilityThe measurable property of a business's online presence that determines how likely AI assistants are to include it in a recommendation. Citability depends on structured data quality, content directness, and signal consistency across sources.Signal consistencyThe alignment of key business information (name, address, phone, service areas, trade category) across all sources an AI assistant might consult: website, Google Business Profile, directories, and third-party mentions.FAQPage schemaStructured data markup from schema.org that presents question-and-answer pairs in a machine-readable format, making it easier for AI assistants to retrieve and cite specific answers from your website in response to homeowner queries.