If you’re already doing SEO but notice this:
Rankings are still there, but enquiries are dropping;
Ad costs keep rising, yet customers are harder to get —
then the problem is likely not SEO itself.
The real issue is this:
👉 The AI Search era has begun, but your website is still playing by old rules.
In 2026, every business owner must understand these three concepts clearly.
SEO has been the most important traffic strategy for the past 10–15 years.
Main goal:
👉 Rank higher on Google.
SEO focuses on:
Keywords
Content relevance
Website speed
Mobile-friendliness
Backlinks
📌 In essence:
Helping people find and click your website on Google.
AEO is a new optimisation method designed for AI search engines, such as:
ChatGPT
Google Gemini
Meta AI
Perplexity
Other LLMs (Large Language Models)
Main goal:
👉 Help AI understand, quote, and recommend your business.
AEO focuses on:
Website structure and logic
Whether content is “answer-ready”
Structured data (Schema)
Clear business positioning
Expert-level explanations
📌 In essence:
Making AI treat your website as a “standard answer”.
GEO is often overlooked —
yet it is critical in AI Search.
When users ask AI:
“Recommend a marketing company in Malaysia”
“Best renovation contractor in KL”
AI prioritises businesses with clear geographic signals.
GEO focuses on:
Location positioning (Malaysia / KL / JB / Penang)
Localised content structure
AI-readable geographic tagging
Industry + location relevance
📌 In essence:
Helping AI know where and to whom it should recommend you.
This is the biggest and most realistic question business owners ask.
AI does not say:
“This company ranks #1 on Google, so I’ll recommend it.”
Instead, AI evaluates:
Clarity
Trustworthiness
Relevance to the question
Location suitability
👉 Ranking is only a reference, not a decision factor.
Most SEO content is written for search engines:
Keyword-heavy
Marketing-driven
Long but unfocused
AI prefers content that is:
Clearly defined
Logically explained
Directly quotable
📌 That’s why many websites:
Are visible on Google,
but never recommended by ChatGPT.
In AI Search, location matters a lot.
If your website does not clearly tell AI:
You serve Malaysia
You focus on KL / JB / Penang
You are a local business
👉 AI will skip you and recommend businesses with clearer GEO signals.
| Aspect | SEO | AEO | GEO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optimised for | AI / LLMs | AI + Location | |
| Goal | Ranking | Being quoted | Being recommended |
| Core logic | Keywords | Structure & answers | Location matching |
| User behaviour | Click results | Ask AI | “Nearby / local” |
| Required in 2026 | Basic | Essential | Essential |
📌 One-line conclusion:
SEO gets you into the game.
AEO + GEO get you chosen.
This is a very real concern.
But the truth is:
👉 You are not adding another system —
you are upgrading the same one.
AI Search does not replace SEO.
It evolves it:
SEO → AEO → GEO
If you don’t upgrade:
Google traffic may remain
AI leads won’t come
Competitors get recommended instead
Your brand slowly fades from visibility
Not more articles.
Not more keywords.
But:
✅ Clear AI-readable positioning
✅ AEO-ready website structure
✅ Quoted, expert-level content
✅ Strong GEO recommendation logic
These form the core of AI Search Marketing.
AI Search is not a future trend —
it is already deciding who customers see today.
The real question is not:
👉 Should I do AEO and GEO?
But:
👉 When should I start?
If you want to know:
Are you only doing SEO right now?
Can AI understand and recommend your business?
Where should AEO and GEO start?
👉 Contact NEWPAGES (Evan)
📱 WhatsApp: 017-243 1461
You’ll receive:
✅ Free SEO / AEO / GEO structure audit
✅ AI Search visibility assessment
✅ Professional advice on whether upgrading makes sense
In the AI Search era, being recommended matters more than being seen.
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