SEO & AI Search

Key takeaways The 15 Google AI Overviews ranking factors with weight estimates. Semantic completeness, E-E-A-T, citation strength — what actually moves AIO citations. If your SEO program is still optimized for the blue-link click and ignores AIO citation, you are optimizing for the part of Google that is shrinking. SPROUT SAGE SOLUTIONS I have audited […]

Key takeaways ChatGPT Search cites pages with 1:80 fact-to-word ratio, named authors, Person schema, primary sources, and quotation marks. The 9 tactics with the data. When ChatGPT Search launched in late 2024 it cited 4 to 8 sources per answer. By May 2026 it cites 6 to 12 sources per answer and handles 250 to

Key takeaways Perplexity uses 3-layer rerank: query decomposition, BM25+embedding retrieval, neural cross-encoder. The 9 signals that decide whether your page gets cited. Perplexity sent 167 times less crawl volume than Googlebot in January 2026, yet it drove the highest click-through rate per crawl of any AI engine. The math is brutal in your favor: if

Key takeaways GEO vs SEO vs AEO compared with real numbers. I break down the differences, where each one wins, and which combination you actually need in 2026. I get this question every week. A founder books a call, asks if they should be doing SEO, GEO, or AEO, and assumes one of the three

Key takeaways AI search optimization (GEO) in 2026: the 15 ranking factors, the 30-day plan, and the citation-share KPI. Founder-led playbook with cited data. In Jan 2026, AI Overviews cut outbound organic clicks by 38% on triggered queries. Zero-click search inside Google rose from 54% to 72% in two years. In Jan 2026, AI Overviews

Key takeaways Citation maturity takes 90-180 days. SMBs that wait until 2027 lose. The 30/60/90 GEO plan, what SMBs win on, what to skip, and budget benchmarks. SPROUT SAGE SOLUTIONS The SMB AI-search math (and why waiting is the most expensive option) The numbers force the conversation. Google AI Overviews cut outbound organic clicks by