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How to evolve SEO reporting for GEO

Extend your report, don't rebuild it

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Four additions that turn an SEO report into one that reflects GEO too. Tap a step to see the detail and the one task to do this week.

Track who AI actually cites, not just where you rank

Are you tracking who AI engines actually cite, not just where you rank?

Ranking position tells you where a page sits in Google's results. It tells you nothing about whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google's AI Overviews actually name your brand when someone asks the underlying question. Those are different measurements, and a report built only for the first one is blind to the second. Pick your 10-15 real buyer questions, run them through the major AI engines on a set schedule, and log whether you're named - and who's named instead of you.

Try thisRun your top 10 buyer queries through ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity this month and log the result - named, not named, or named alongside specific competitors. That single sheet is your citation-tracking baseline.

Track AEO visibility manually, or use a dedicated tool

What tool do I need to measure AEO visibility and citations?

Manual tracking is a genuine starting point and costs nothing but time - but it depends on someone remembering to run it every month. If you'd rather it ran on a schedule, a dedicated AEO/GEO tool queries the AI engines for you and hands back a dashboard instead of a spreadsheet, like this:

AEO visibility dashboard · illustrative Last 30 days
Visibility score
62%
↑ 11%
Avg position
#2.4
↑ 0.6
Share of voice
34%
↑ 5%
Visibility trend
Already on HubSpot

HubSpot AEO

Bundled in on Marketing Hub Pro and Enterprise, using CRM data you already hold. On other tiers, including Starter, it's a separate product from $50/month with its own 28-day free trial.

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Searchable

Enter your own domain and your competitors', and it shows the prompts you currently rank for (and don't), plus recommendations for closing the gap. Runs a 14-day free trial.

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Not sure where to start or how to set it up? Get in touch and I can have this set up within 48 hours.
Not sure which to commit to yet? Start with whichever free trial matches your setup, get sign-off from senior leadership on what it shows, then use the trial window to properly weigh it against the other tools on the market before spending anything.
Try thisPick the free trial that matches your setup (HubSpot AEO if you're already there, Searchable if not) and get your first real read this month.

Measure AEO and GEO performance across LLMs

How do you measure AEO and GEO performance across different LLMs?

Share of voice measures visibility across search and social. Share of model is the AEO/GEO equivalent - the proportion of your tracked queries where your brand appears across the LLMs that matter to your buyers (ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overviews). It's not a replacement for share of voice, it's a parallel line on the same chart, specifically for measuring how you perform inside AI-generated answers rather than traditional search.

Try thisSet your first share of model baseline this month using your citation-tracking data, then track it monthly alongside your existing share of voice figure.

Demonstrate GEO and AEO performance to senior management

Can your stakeholders see how GEO connects to the metrics they already trust?

The fastest way to lose stakeholder buy-in is to hand them a second, separate report full of unfamiliar terms. Put the new GEO metrics next to the SEO metrics they already trust, on the same slide, so the story reads as one continuous picture rather than two competing dashboards.

Try thisAdd one section to your existing report that pairs organic traffic (SEO) directly next to AI citation rate (GEO), so both trend lines sit side by side.

Your SEO-to-GEO reporting checklist

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Quick answers

Do we need a completely new reporting dashboard for GEO?+

No. Extend your existing SEO report with citation tracking and a share of model metric rather than building a separate system - the goal is one dashboard, not two.

What tool do I need to measure AEO visibility and citations?+

You can start with manual tracking at no cost beyond time. When you want it running on a schedule, Semrush, Ahrefs, HubSpot AEO and dedicated platforms like Searchable all do this - which fits best depends on what you already run.

Is HubSpot AEO free if I already use HubSpot?+

Only on Marketing Hub Pro and Enterprise, where it's bundled in. On other tiers, including Starter, it's a separate product from $50/month with a 28-day free trial.

How do I measure AEO and GEO performance across LLMs like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity?+

Track share of model - the percentage of your tracked buyer queries where each LLM names your brand - alongside your existing share of voice figure. It sits next to share of voice rather than replacing it, giving you one metric for traditional search and one for AI-generated answers.

Need a hand setting this up?

Whether it's adding this to a tool you already run or picking a new one that fits your budget, get in touch and I'll help you choose and set it up.

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