Frequently Asked Questions

GEO stands for Generative Engine Optimization. It's the practice of optimising your online presence so AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity recommend your business when people ask for suggestions. Think of it like SEO, but for AI search instead of Google.

Yes. SEO and GEO work together. Google is still the biggest source of traffic for most businesses, and many of the signals that help with SEO also help with GEO. FastGEO covers both — we make sure you're visible on Google and on AI search tools.

Some changes take effect within days — especially press releases and structured data updates. Full results typically build over 4 to 8 weeks as AI tools recrawl and update their knowledge. We monitor your visibility and report on progress monthly.

The free scan analyses your website across four categories: SEO Foundations, GEO Readiness, Content Quality, and Technical setup. It checks over 15 signals including schema markup, contact details, AI crawler access, external presence, content depth, and more. You get a score out of 100 and one quick win you can action straight away.

Packages start from £150 per month with no long term contracts on monthly plans. We also offer one off audits and quarterly packages. Check our pricing page for the full breakdown.

We only collect the information you give us during the scan (business name, website, email). We don't share it with third parties or sell it. Your scan results are used to generate your report and nothing else.

We work with UK service businesses of all kinds — tradespeople, salons, dental practices, gyms, vets, accountants, restaurants, and more. If people search for your type of business, GEO can help you get found.

You can make a start — our free scan gives you a quick win, and our blog has guides on the basics. But GEO involves technical work like schema markup, press release distribution, citation building, and ongoing monitoring that most business owners don't have time for. That's where we come in.

SEO helps you rank on Google's search results page. GEO helps you get mentioned in AI generated answers on tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity. They overlap — good SEO helps with GEO — but GEO requires additional signals like structured data, third party citations, and press coverage that SEO alone doesn't cover. We've written a full breakdown here.

Try it yourself. Open ChatGPT or Perplexity and ask something like "recommend a [your trade] in [your area]." If your competitors show up and you don't, that's traffic going to them instead of you. Our free scan checks the signals that determine whether AI tools are likely to recommend you.