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Be the answer AI search cites.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) make your website the source that AI engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews — quote when they answer a question. Viva builds that layer directly into your site's code: structured data, declarative answers, and clean semantic HTML that AI can lift and cite, not a bolt-on report.
What you get
Built to do the work, not just look the part.
Built into the code, not bolted on
Sage builds AEO/GEO into the website itself — semantic HTML, schema, and answer-ready copy from the first line. A widely-shared 2026 review found 8 of 10 GEO agencies were just repackaging SEO; we put it in the code, not a slide deck.
Structured data + FAQ schema
JSON-LD, FAQPage, Organization, and Service schema tell AI engines exactly what your business is, what you offer, and how to quote it. Machine-readable facts are what get pulled into an AI answer — so we ship them on every page.
Citable, stat-dense content
AI engines cite sources that answer clearly. We lead each page with a direct declarative answer, back it with concrete stats and clean headings, and cut the fluff — the format generative engines actually lift and attribute.
llms.txt + entity consistency
A maintained llms.txt guides AI crawlers to your canonical facts, while consistent name, claims, and details across your site, schema, and the web build the entity trust engines need before they'll cite you as a source.
How it works
The agents move. A real engineer signs off.
Audit how AI sees you today
We check how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews currently read — or ignore — your site: what they cite, what they get wrong, and where the structured data and clear answers are missing.
Build the citable layer into the site
Sage writes the structured data, FAQ schema, declarative answers, clean semantic HTML, llms.txt, and consistent entity facts straight into the website code — not a separate report you have to act on later.
A human engineer verifies it
A real engineer reviews every schema block and answer for accuracy and validity before it goes live. AEO/GEO only works if the facts are right — so a human is accountable for what the AI agents shipped.
You sign off, then we keep it fresh
Nothing publishes until you approve it. After launch your monthly keeps your schema, answers, and llms.txt current as AI engines change how they crawl and cite — it isn't a one-time pass.
FAQ
Straight answers, before you ask.
What is the difference between AEO, GEO, and SEO?
SEO optimizes for ranking in a list of blue links. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) optimize to be the source an AI engine quotes when it answers directly. SEO wants the click; AEO/GEO wants the citation inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Google AI Overviews.
How do I get my business cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, or AI Overviews?
Give AI engines facts they can lift: structured data and FAQ schema, a direct declarative answer at the top of each page, clean semantic HTML, an llms.txt file, and consistent entity details across the web. Viva builds all of that into your site's code so engines can read, trust, and quote it.
Is AEO/GEO just repackaged SEO?
For many agencies, honestly, yes — a 2026 review found 8 of 10 GEO agencies were repackaging SEO under a new name. Viva is different: instead of selling a report, Sage builds AEO/GEO into the actual website code — schema, citable answers, semantic HTML, and llms.txt baked in, not bolted on.
Does AEO/GEO still need good SEO?
Yes. Strong technical SEO — fast pages, clean structure, crawlability — is the foundation AI engines read from, and AEO/GEO builds on top of it. Viva ships both together: the site ranks in traditional search and is structured to be cited in AI answers, from the same codebase.
Why does this matter now?
Roughly 31% of US users are projected to use generative AI search in 2026, asking ChatGPT and Perplexity instead of scrolling links. If those engines can't read and cite your site, you're invisible to a fast-growing share of buyers — being the cited source is the new front page.
How much does AEO/GEO cost?
It's built into Viva's website builds, not sold as an add-on. Foundation starts at $3,500/mo, all in, scaling to Operator at $8,500 and Engine at $11,500. Your site ships AEO/GEO-ready from day one, and your monthly keeps it current as AI engines evolve.