How GEO relates to SEO in Google Search

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Topic: Google Geo Seo Guidance

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Primary source: https://getfaind.com/insights/google-says-geo-is-just-seo-read-the-fine-print

Quick Info

Yes. AEO is part of standard SEO for Google's AI features, including AI Overviews and AI Mode.

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Key points

  • Which Google AI features are included in this SEO framing?: AI Overviews and AI Mode. In those Google AI features, GEO and AEO are treated as part of standard SEO.
  • Not suitable if the goal is ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity optimization: Is that true?: Not suitable if the target is ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity. This scope is specific to Google Search and does not apply to those retrieval pipelines.

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Is AEO also part of SEO for Google's AI features?

Yes. AEO is part of standard SEO for Google's AI features, including AI Overviews and AI Mode.

Which Google AI features are included in this SEO framing?

AI Overviews and AI Mode. In those Google AI features, GEO and AEO are treated as part of standard SEO.

Not suitable if the goal is ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity optimization: Is that true?

Not suitable if the target is ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity. This scope is specific to Google Search and does not apply to those retrieval pipelines.

Sources

  1. https://getfaind.com/insights/google-says-geo-is-just-seo-read-the-fine-print

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