Every play, in one place.
These are the exact frameworks I use to win on Google and get cited in AI search. No theory I have not run myself. Pick a play and go.
Most SEO advice online is the same ten tips, rewritten by people who have never watched a six figure traffic line collapse and clawed it back. This is not that. The Playbook is the working manual I use with clients, two decades of measuring search compressed into plays you can actually run.
Here is the deal. Search just split into two games at once. There is the game you know, ranking pages on Google. And there is the new one, getting your brand cited inside the answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews. They share a foundation, but the second one is where the next decade of attention is moving. So the Playbook covers both, side by side.
Every play follows the same rule I have lived by for 20 years: measure, do not guess. If I cannot show you why something works, I will not tell you to do it.
GEO or SEO, where do you start?
Short answer: both, in the right order. Longer answer:
Classic SEO is the foundation
If Google cannot crawl, render and trust your site, no amount of AI optimization saves you. The answer engines read the same web Google does. Start with technical SEO, keyword research and E-E-A-T.
GEO is the new surface
Once the foundation is solid, you compete for citations in AI answers. That is structure, entities and being a primary source. Start with what GEO is, then getting cited in ChatGPT and winning AI Overviews.
What is GEO
Generative Engine Optimization, explained.
arrow_forwardGet cited in ChatGPT
Become a source ChatGPT pulls from.
arrow_forwardRank in Perplexity
Earn the citation in answer engines.
arrow_forwardWin AI Overviews
Get into Google's AI answer box.
arrow_forwardMeasuring LLM citations
Track your share of AI answers.
arrow_forwardEntity SEO
From strings to things.
arrow_forwardAI content
Use AI without the slop.
arrow_forwardKeyword research
Find the queries worth winning.
arrow_forwardOn-page SEO
Titles, headings, intent, depth.
arrow_forwardTopical authority
Own a whole topic.
arrow_forwardFeatured snippets
Win the answer box.
arrow_forwardSEO strategy
Build a plan that compounds.
arrow_forwardSEO audit
Find what is holding you back.
arrow_forwardCompetitor analysis
Reverse-engineer the winners.
arrow_forwardAlgorithm updates
Survive and recover from core updates.
arrow_forwardE-E-A-T
What Google can actually see.
arrow_forwardSEO content writing
Write what ranks and gets cited.
arrow_forwardContent audits
Prune, refresh, consolidate.
arrow_forwardKeyword cannibalization
Stop competing with yourself.
arrow_forwardBlogging SEO
Build a blog that ranks.
arrow_forwardVideo SEO
YouTube and on-site video.
arrow_forwardTechnical SEO
Crawl, render, index.
arrow_forwardCore Web Vitals
LCP, CLS and INP, in plain terms.
arrow_forwardSchema markup
Structured data that earns results.
arrow_forwardJavaScript SEO
Make JS crawlable and indexable.
arrow_forwardLog file analysis
See how Googlebot really crawls.
arrow_forwardDuplicate content
Find it and fix it safely.
arrow_forwardRedirects
301s and canonicals, done right.
arrow_forwardMobile SEO
Win the mobile-first index.
arrow_forwardImage SEO
Rank in Google Images.
arrow_forwardSearch Console
Master your GSC data.
arrow_forwardSEO migrations
Move sites without losing rankings.
arrow_forwardInternational SEO
hreflang, targeting, multi-market.
arrow_forwardWordPress SEO
Tame WordPress for search.
arrow_forwardLink building
Authority without the spam.
arrow_forwardInternal linking
Route authority on purpose.
arrow_forwardAnchor text
Natural, safe anchor profiles.
arrow_forwardDigital PR
Earn links that actually last.
arrow_forwardBrand SEO
Own your branded SERP.
arrow_forwardLocal SEO
Win the map pack and local queries.
arrow_forwardEcommerce SEO
Rank big catalogs without crawl traps.
arrow_forwardSaaS SEO
Rank for software buyers.
arrow_forwardB2B SEO
Rank for business buyers.
arrow_forwardEnterprise SEO
SEO at massive scale.
arrow_forwardProgrammatic SEO
Scale pages without the slop.
arrow_forwardSEO reporting
Measure what actually matters.
arrow_forwardHow to use this playbook
01
Read in order, or jump
New to this? Follow the Start Here path. Already deep in it? Each guide stands alone and links to the rest.
02
Run one play at a time
Pick the play that maps to your biggest gap. Ship it, measure it, then move to the next. Compounding beats scattering.
03
Measure everything
Baseline before you change anything. If a play does not move a number you care about, it was decoration. Cut it.
Track your brand in AI search
See which engines cite you, and which cite your competitors instead.