Generative Engine Optimization — Elk River, MN
Get recommended by ChatGPT.
When someone asks ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity “who’s the best plumber in Elk River?”, are you the answer? Generative Engine Optimization makes sure AI assistants know your business, trust it, and recommend it.
Sound familiar?
AI recommends someone else
Ask ChatGPT for the best in your field and town, and it names your competitors, not you.
AI gets you wrong
It lists old services, the wrong hours, or the wrong city, and customers believe it.
A channel you can’t see
Customers say “I asked ChatGPT,” but you have no idea what it’s telling them.
All fixable. Here’s how.
What’s included
Generative Engine Optimization, done right.
Get your business recommended inside ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity when customers ask who to hire.
AI brand visibility tracking
Regular scans of ChatGPT and Gemini to measure how often your brand comes up, and for which questions.
Citation monitoring
See which pages AI assistants cite, and which competitor pages they cite instead of yours.
Competitor gap analysis
Find out who AI recommends instead of you, and the signals that put them there.
Content AI trusts
Clear, factual, well-sourced content that AI systems pick up and repeat.
AI reputation management
Spot and correct inaccurate or negative things AI says about your business.
Trend reporting
Recognition, citations and sentiment tracked over time, so you can see GEO working.
The playbook
How I approach GEO
No secrets and no black boxes. Here’s exactly how I do the work, and why each step matters.
01How AI assistants decide who to recommend
When ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity recommend a business, they’re drawing on two things: what they learned from the web during training, and, increasingly, a live web search they run on the spot. Either way, they’re looking for consensus: which businesses show up repeatedly, in trusted places, described the same way.
That means GEO isn’t about tricking a chatbot. It’s about making sure the web as a whole tells a clear, consistent and positive story about your business, and that your own site states the facts plainly.
02Get mentioned where AI reads
AI assistants lean heavily on sources beyond your website: review platforms, business directories, local news, industry “best of” lists, community forums, and partner sites. If you’re absent from those places, you’re largely invisible to AI, no matter how good your website is.
I find the sources AI cites for questions in your industry and area, then work to get your business accurately listed, reviewed and mentioned in them.
03Make your website easy for machines to understand
Your site should answer the basics without ambiguity: exactly what you do, who you serve, where you work, what makes you different, and proof that you’re good at it. Clear service pages, an honest About page, FAQs, and structured data all help AI summarize you correctly.
Vague slogans don’t get repeated. Specific, factual statements do: “licensed master plumber serving Elk River, Otsego and Zimmerman since 2012” is something an AI can confidently pass along.
04Correct what AI gets wrong
AI assistants sometimes repeat outdated or incorrect information: a closed location, an old phone number, a service you no longer offer, or an unfair impression from one bad review. I track how AI describes you and fix the sources feeding those mistakes.
05Track it like rankings
I build a set of prompts that match how your customers actually ask (“best roofer near Elk River”, “who does emergency HVAC repair in Otsego”) and run them on a schedule across ChatGPT and Gemini. You see how often you’re mentioned, where you rank among the businesses named, how you’re described, and how that changes month to month.
It starts with a free AI visibility scan, a snapshot of exactly where you stand today.
What to expect
Your first 90 days and beyond
A clear plan from day one, with you knowing exactly what’s happening and why at every step.
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Week 1
AI visibility scan
Prompt testing across ChatGPT and Gemini: who gets recommended, how you’re described, and what AI cites.
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Months 1–2
Fix the foundation
Correct inaccurate info, clarify your site’s facts, and fill gaps in directories and review sites.
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Months 3+
Build consensus
Earn mentions in the sources AI trusts, and track recognition and sentiment every month.
What you get
Every month, in writing.
- Free AI visibility scan to start
- Custom prompt set for your market
- Source & citation gap analysis
- Website fact & structure fixes
- Listings, reviews & mentions plan
- Monthly AI visibility report
Month-to-month · No setup fees · You own everything
This is a fit if…
- Customers say “I asked ChatGPT” before calling
- Competitors get recommended by AI and you don’t
- You want to own a new channel before it gets crowded
#1 ranking
I ranked my own site #1 for competitive Minneapolis SEO keywords — now I’m doing the same in Elk River. If I can’t rank myself, why would you trust me to rank you?
See all resultsWorks best together
One strategy, every channel.
GEO is strongest as part of a plan. These are the services that feed it.
FAQ
GEO questions, answered
Don’t see yours? Call (763) 957-0858 and ask me directly.
Do people really use ChatGPT to find local businesses?
Yes, and it’s growing fast, especially for researched purchases and service providers. Customers ask for recommendations, and AI names specific companies.
How do you measure GEO?
By asking AI assistants the questions your customers ask, on a regular schedule, and tracking how often you’re mentioned, cited and described positively compared with competitors.
Can you pay to be recommended by ChatGPT?
Not in the organic answers. Recommendations come from what the web says about you, which is why GEO focuses on listings, reviews, mentions and clear information on your own site.
How long does GEO take?
Fixing inaccurate information can show up within weeks when AI runs a live search. Building enough consensus to be recommended consistently usually takes a few months.
Is GEO just SEO with a new name?
They overlap, but GEO puts much more weight on off-site mentions, reviews and consistency across the web, and it’s measured differently.
Where do I start?
With a free AI visibility scan. It shows how ChatGPT and Gemini describe your business today and who they recommend instead.
Google reviews
Don’t take my word for it.
5.0 stars from 13 reviews on Google. Here’s what business owners say after working with me directly.
“Jeremy, Helped me last year with errors in my website and was able to increase my traffic. This year I had issues with Ad words changing format so all my ads were denied thru goggle. Jeremy worked with my web providers and stuck with it until they got it right. He did a great job on both issues. Highly recommend Jeremy!!”
“Very knowledgeable which has Resulted in more traffic to our google maps and also to the website. Has helped reduce the cost of our pay per click campaign.”
“Jeremy is very knowledgeable when it comes to social media. Would recommend for sure! He goes above and beyond for this clients. A real pro!”
Ready to start?
Ready to grow with GEO?
Tell me what you do and where you want to be. A 30-minute conversation to learn about your business and see if we’re a fit. No pressure. No pitch.
Or call direct: (763) 957-0858 — response within 24 hours