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title: "FAQ — Atomik Digital and AI visibility"
description: "Common questions about Atomik Digital, AI visibility optimization, and generative engine optimization."
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# Frequently asked questions

## Working with Atomik Digital

### What exactly is AI visibility optimization?

It's the discipline of engineering your brand's presence across Large Language Models — so when ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Perplexity answer a buying question in your category, your brand is cited, recommended, and trusted.

### How is this different from traditional SEO?

SEO optimizes for crawlers ranking 10 blue links. AI visibility optimizes for models generating conversational answers — a totally different signal stack: entities, embeddings, citations, structured manifests, and provenance.

### Who is Atomik Digital for?

Brands that are already researched by AI assistants: B2B software, professional services, ecommerce, and local operators. If buyers ask ChatGPT or Gemini for recommendations in your category, you have something to gain.

### How does this compare to DIY tracking tools or an SEO agency?

Tracking software tells you where you stand but does not change it. A traditional SEO agency optimizes rankings, not model answers. We combine measurement with the entity, schema, and citation work that changes what the models say — see our comparison pages for the full trade-offs.

### Which models do you optimize for?

ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot, Grok, Meta AI, and emerging open-source models like Llama and Mistral — plus the long tail of vertical AI agents.

### Do you work with startups or only enterprise?

Both. We have tiered engagements — from a focused AI Visibility Sprint for venture-backed startups to enterprise-wide programs for global brands defending category leadership.

### Do you offer AI search rank tracking?

Yes. Every plan includes AI Search Rank Tracking: we monitor prompt-level share of voice, citation rate, and sentiment across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity, and report movement over time.

## Understanding AI search

### What is generative engine optimization?

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of optimizing a brand's web presence, entity graph, and citation footprint so it is referenced, summarized, and recommended by generative AI engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity.

### Is answer engine optimization and generative engine optimization the same?

No. AEO optimizes for one extracted answer (snippets, voice). GEO optimizes for synthesized LLM answers across multiple sources. GEO is broader and emphasizes entity authority, citation density, and structured evidence the model can ground on.

### How is GEO different from SEO?

SEO optimizes for ranked link results on search engines. GEO optimizes for inclusion in AI-generated answers — focusing on entity recognition, training-data presence, retrieval-time citations, and brand authority signals across the open web.

### How long does GEO take to work?

There is no guaranteed timeframe. Public content changes must be crawled and evaluated, and AI answers vary by engine, query, and context. Track the same buyer questions over time and separate observed citations from traffic and conversions.

### Do I still need traditional SEO?

Yes. SEO and GEO share the same underlying authority signals; GEO is a layer on top, not a replacement.

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Source: https://atomikdigital.com/faq
Provider: Atomik Digital — AI visibility optimization for modern brands — get cited and recommended by ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Copilot.
Contact: info@atomikdigital.com
Plans: https://atomikdigital.com/plans (from $249/month, purchased online)