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GEO agency: Get cited when your customers ask AI.

In ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google’s AI Overviews. Measurable, prompt by prompt.

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Client results

What AI says about our clients.

All case studies

Marketplace · Motorcycles

#1 in Google’s AI Overview, a newcomer ahead of AutoScout24

Before, AI Overview for “motorrad verkaufen beste plattform” did not name Motowert; now it names Motowert.

How Motowert got into the answer

  1. Selling guidesContent on selling, valuing and handing over a motorcycle, with real expertise.
  2. Whole topic coveredTopic clusters built step by step, so Google sees the specialism.
  3. Clean techOn-page and structure set up so AI files the platform correctly.
Read the Motowert story

Finance · Trading education

#1 in Google’s AI Overview, plus organic from #12 to #1

Before, AI Overview for “beste trading ausbildung” did not name trading.de; now it names trading.de.

How trading.de got into the answer

  1. Content rewrittenAligned with buyer intent and Google’s quality criteria.
  2. Link buildingLinks from related sites as a foundation of trust.
  3. Built for AI OverviewsTargeted at Google’s AI answers, alongside classic SEO.
Read the trading.de story

Financial advice · Women

Top pick in Google and Perplexity for financial advice for women

Before, AI Overview for “Was ist die beste Finanzberatung für Frauen” did not name investforwomen; now it names investforwomen.

How investforwomen got into the answer

  1. Digital PRArticles in finance and women’s media as anchors of trust.
  2. Targeted placementsSeveral high-reach outlets on financial advice for women.
Read the investforwomen story

How people search today

Customers ask AI. Fewer of them click.

  • 1.2 billion

    people use ChatGPT every week

  • 2.5 billion

    people use Google’s AI Overviews every month

  • 22 %

    of internet users research brands with AI tools

  • 58 %

    fewer clicks on the top result with an AI Overview

    across 300,000 keywords

Services

Five building blocks of AI visibility.

Want to rank on Google too? See SEO

Research

We find out what your customers ask AI and who it names today.

  • Prompt research
  • Share of voice

Why it matters

Only when you know the questions can you see where AI recommends your competitors instead.

What we actually do

  • Prompt set built from your revenue topics
  • Tests in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google
  • Share of mentions versus your competitors
  • Source analysis: what AI cites
  • ChatGPT
  • Google
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity

Website

Your website becomes open to AI crawlers and easy for them to read.

  • Structured data
  • llms.txt

Why it matters

If an AI crawler can’t read it, AI can’t cite it.

What we actually do

  • Access for GPTBot, PerplexityBot and more
  • Structured data based on Schema.org
  • Content in the HTML, not behind JavaScript
  • llms.txt and robots.txt
  • ChatGPT
  • Google
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity

Content

Clear answers with evidence that AI can quote directly.

  • Citable content
  • Passage optimization

Why it matters

AI cites the pages that answer a question briefly, clearly and with evidence.

What we actually do

  • Answer first, details after
  • Definitions, FAQs and comparisons
  • Your own data and studies as a source to cite
  • Existing pages sharpened paragraph by paragraph
  • ChatGPT
  • Google
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity

Brand

The same facts about your company everywhere, so AI knows who you are.

  • Entities
  • Knowledge Graph

Why it matters

Conflicting details make AI unsure, and then it names someone else.

What we actually do

  • Consistent company details across all profiles
  • Wikidata and Google’s Knowledge Graph
  • Organization and author markup
  • Google Business Profile and reviews
  • Google
  • Gemini
  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity

Mentions

Articles and recommendations in media, comparisons and portals that AI trusts.

  • Digital PR
  • Source building

Why it matters

AI recommends whoever others recommend. Mentions in reputable sources outweigh any self-promotion.

What we actually do

  • PR in trade and consumer media
  • Placements in comparisons and best-of lists
  • Industry directories and review platforms
  • Targeting the sources AI cites in your industry
More on digital PR
  • ChatGPT
  • Google
  • Gemini
  • Perplexity

Every lever, one strategy.

Philip Mettmann, your contact

Method

From the AI audit to the cited source.

  1. Weeks 1–2

    AI audit

    Where AI names you today, and where it doesn’t.

    AI visibility check

  2. Weeks 3–4

    Strategy

    The prompts that bring you customers come first.

    12-month roadmap

  3. From week 5

    Execution

    Our own team handles content, tech and mentions.

    Weekly sprints

  4. Every month

    Measure & grow

    Retested every month. We scale what works.

    Your dashboard login with live data

Your roadmap starts with a conversation.

Your team

The minds behind your AI visibility.

30+ in-house specialists at Trustfactory in Mannheim, Germany. Everyone working on your project is part of our team.

Meet the whole team
  • Your contact
    Philip Mettmann VP of Customer Success
  • Nikita Yatsun Managing Director Germany
  • Gökhan Gül VP of Service
  • Annabel Hauguth Head of Content
  • Andreas Malkow Senior SEO Manager
  • Jonas Klör Senior SEO Manager
  • Ines Neufeld SEO Manager
  • Goran Tomac Publisher Relationship Manager
  • Noor Shal Developer

Learn

Go deeper on GEO.

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Getting seen in Google AI Mode and ChatGPT

How AI answers come about, and what you can do so Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity name you.

  • Recommended in Google’s AI Overview

    “Professional, transparent collaboration between equals.”
    Florian Weis, Smartworx
  • #1 organic + Google AI Overview

    “Fast implementation and great results.”
    Andre Witzel, trading.de
  • #1 for “orthopädische Einlagen”

    “Traffic and SEO numbers improved significantly. Transparency and communication are first-class.”
    Frank Hepper, DIE Fußexperten
  • +3,200% organic traffic

    “Their clear focus on link building and off-page optimization is why I saw Trustfactory as the experts.”
    Samuel Obermeier, Stromzentrum
  • 714,000 visitors / month

    “Today we are at 714,000 visitors a month, four times where we started.”
    Sven Häwel, homeandsmart
  • 20,100 visitors / month

    “Only good experiences, from communication to implementation.”
    Lenart Shijaku, Lichtwunder
  • 2× organic traffic

    “The team does very good work, is there when I have questions, and is reliable.”
    Alisa Polishchuk, Filterzentrale

Quotes translated from German.

FAQ

GEO questions, answered

What businesses ask us most about visibility in ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI tools.

Philip Mettmann VP of Customer Success

Your question isn’t here? Ask Philip in a free strategy session. He replies within one business day.

What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?

GEO is optimizing your brand for the answers of AI systems such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google’s AI Overviews. Classic SEO works on positions in the list of results; GEO works on getting AI to name your brand in its answer and link to you as a source. That takes a website AI crawlers can read, citable content, consistent facts about your brand, and mentions in sources the models trust.

What is the difference between GEO and SEO?

SEO gets you ahead in organic search: on Google, Maps and YouTube. GEO gets you into the answer an AI gives above or instead of the list of results. The two overlap heavily, because AI systems mostly draw on pages that are also strong organically. That’s why we build both together. You’ll find more on our SEO page.

Can you actively become visible in ChatGPT and Perplexity?

Yes. AI systems draw their answers from their training data and, for searches with web access, live from the web. Both can be influenced: with citable content, with a presence in the sources models prefer, with clean markup, and with mentions in trusted media. We track which prompts your brand appears for and close the gaps one by one.

How do you measure AI visibility?

We regularly run a fixed set of prompts from your revenue topics through ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google, and record whether and how your brand is named compared with your competitors. That gives you your share of mentions (share of voice), which you see every month in your reporting.

How long does it take for AI to name my brand?

It depends on the system. Answers with web search, such as Google’s AI Overviews or Perplexity, draw on current pages, so new content can show up shortly after it’s published. What a model says from its training data only changes with new model versions. In our projects, the first measurable changes often show within the first quarter; Vetura, for example, gained 48% visibility in Google’s AI Overviews.

Is GEO worth it already?

Yes, if your customers research before they buy. AI answers now sit at the top of many Google searches, and ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity add to that. Brands that become established sources early have a head start, and the work also pays off in classic search. GEO doesn’t replace SEO; it adds to it.

Do you guarantee that ChatGPT will recommend my brand?

No. Only the AI providers decide what their systems answer, and the answers vary by prompt, user and time. We guarantee careful work on everything that influences a mention, and we make every change measurable for you.

What does a GEO agency cost?

It depends on your starting point and your competition. Instead of a standard package, we put your budget where it works fastest for you. We usually run GEO together with SEO, because the same foundation carries both channels, which is more efficient than two separate projects. We assess the investment individually in a free strategy session.

Do you also work with my competitor?

No. Trustfactory works with only one company per industry and region. If we take you on as a client, we lock out your direct competitors in the same market, so our know-how benefits only you. Before every engagement we check whether your industry and region are still available.

Philip Mettmann VP of Customer Success

Your question isn’t here? Ask Philip in a free strategy session. He replies within one business day.

Become the answer

In a free strategy session you’ll see where ChatGPT, Gemini and Google’s AI name you today, where your competitors stand, and what GEO can do for you. Philip replies within one business day. No obligation.

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Exclusivity guarantee: we work with only one company per industry and region.

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