When someone asks ChatGPT or Google's AI for a business like yours in your area, does your business get named?
How Do I Get My Business Found in AI Search?
Animas Marketing offers Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) so AI engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity recommend your business by name. Founded in 2016 and based in Durango, CO, we work remotely with businesses anywhere in the US. Pricing starts at $199/mo as an add-on to a Local SEO or marketing plan, or to Local Presence, with a $399 one-time AI Visibility Audit credited toward it.
AI Is the New Front Page
Search is changing. Customers increasingly open ChatGPT, Google's AI Mode, or Perplexity and ask the same question they'd ask a friend — 'Who should I hire for this near me?' Instead of scrolling ten blue links, they read a single AI-generated answer. If your business isn't named in that answer, you're invisible — regardless of your Google ranking. GEO is how you get on the short list. In many local markets few competitors are working on it yet, which makes now a good time to start.
How Animas Does GEO
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Entity & Schema Grounding
We implement Organization, Service, and FAQ structured data so AI engines can identify who you are, what you do, and where you serve. Clean schema is the foundation AI models use to cite a business.
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Authoritative Answer Content
We build Q&A and answer-format content written for the questions your customers actually ask — clear, citable answers in plain language, not keyword-stuffed paragraphs.
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Off-Site Authority & NAP Consistency
AI engines cross-check your business across directories, reviews, and citations. We audit and correct your NAP across the web and strengthen the off-site signals that confirm your authority.
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Topical Depth on Core Services
We develop deep, on-topic coverage of your core services so AI engines recognize your business as a trustworthy source. Thin, off-topic content is the fastest way out of AI answers.
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AI-Surface Mention Tracking
We track whether and how AI engines mention your business over time, alongside the search and local-pack signals that feed those engines — so you can see whether GEO efforts are moving the needle.
What's Included
Structured Data
Schema markup that gives AI engines a clear picture of your business, services, and location.
Answer-Format Content
Citable Q&A content written in the format AI engines quote when answering local queries.
Citation & NAP Audit
Off-site consistency checks across directories AI models use to verify your authority.
Topical Coverage
Deep service content that positions you as the local authority in your area.
Local-First Strategy
Location and service-area signals so AI engines surface you for local queries.
Mention Monitoring
Ongoing tracking of AI-surface signals so you know where your visibility stands.
Why Animas Marketing for GEO
Remote by Design — We're based in Durango, Colorado and work with businesses anywhere in the US by phone, video and email. We know how local customers use AI search to find businesses like yours.
GEO Builds on SEO — Our Durango SEO services and GEO work from the same foundation: authority, structured data, and relevant content. Clients investing in SEO are already building the signals GEO requires.
First-Mover Advantage — In many local markets few businesses are working on AI visibility yet, so early work builds AI authority before competitors move. We help you own the local AI answer now.
Transparent Reporting — We track AI-surface signals and search performance side by side, so you always know what's working and where to focus next.
Proven in Durango — See how we've helped Durango and Southwest Colorado businesses grow, and explore the full range of our Durango marketing agency that reinforce your AI visibility.
Local Guides — More on AI search from our Durango team: what generative engine optimization (GEO) is and why it matters, what hiring a GEO agency in Colorado costs and what to look for, will ChatGPT recommend your Durango business, local SEO for Durango small businesses, and small-town SEO: Durango vs Denver.
Across the Four Corners — We work the same way for businesses in Durango and Bayfield, Pagosa Springs, and across the Four Corners, from Cortez to Farmington, NM.
Generative Engine Optimization FAQ
Common questions about GEO and AI search visibility for local businesses.
How can my business get recommended by ChatGPT and Google AI?
Animas Marketing offers Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) so AI engines like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity recommend your business by name. We build the structured data, authoritative answer content, and off-site citation signals that AI models cross-check when deciding who to name. We have worked from Durango, Colorado since 2016.
Do you work with businesses outside Colorado?
Yes. The AI Visibility Audit and the AI Visibility add-on are done remotely for any business in the US. Our free AI visibility checker gives you a quick first look before you decide.
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?
GEO is the practice of optimizing your business so AI answer engines — ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini and Copilot — understand, trust, and recommend you when someone asks them a question. It extends traditional SEO from 'rank on the results page' to 'be the answer the AI gives.'
How is GEO different from regular SEO?
Traditional SEO competes for the ten blue links on a search results page. GEO competes to be named inside a single AI-generated answer. They share a foundation — clean structure, authority, and relevant content — but GEO adds structured data, citable answer-format content, and consistent off-site signals the models cross-check.
Does GEO matter for a small local business?
Yes. When a local customer asks an AI assistant for 'the best place for X near me,' the assistant names a short list. GEO works to make sure your business is on that list, and being early matters while few local competitors are working on it.
Which AI platforms does GEO target?
The major answer surfaces — OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Perplexity, Google Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot — plus the search features that feed them.
Can you measure GEO results?
We track whether and how AI engines mention your business over time, alongside the traditional search and local-pack signals that feed those engines. It's a newer discipline than SEO, so we focus on directional, defensible signals rather than vanity numbers.
Do I still need SEO if I invest in GEO?
Yes — GEO builds on SEO, it doesn't replace it. The same authority, structured data, and content quality that help you rank also make AI engines more likely to cite you. We treat them as one connected strategy.
How much does GEO cost?
Our AI Visibility work is a $199/mo add-on to any Local SEO or marketing plan, or to Local Presence. A one-time AI Visibility Audit is $399, credited toward the add-on. Both are listed on our pricing page.
Ready to Show Up in AI Search?
Schedule a free consultation to learn where your business stands in AI search — and what it would take to be the answer customers get.