GEO Revealed: Why This AI Search Strategy Is Failing (And What Works Now)

From GEO Hype to Hard Reality: What I Learned After 15 Days in the Trenches A plain-English field report for anyone thinking about starting—or buying—an AI search optimization service AI search illustration I spent half a month interviewing every GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) team I could find, ran ten real customer tests, and then walked away from the idea of launching a pure-play GEO start-up. Here is the unfiltered notebook. No outside sources, no hype, just facts you can use. 1. GEO and SEO: Same Goal, Different Playgrounds Aspect Traditional SEO (Google, Bing) GEO (ChatGPT, Gemini, etc.) Main goal Get …