What GEO Results Look Like
Unlike traditional SEO where you can track position 1 to 10 rankings, GEO results show up differently. Your brand name appears in AI-generated answers. You start receiving referral traffic from Perplexity.ai. Users tell you they found you through a ChatGPT or Bing Copilot recommendation.
For my own site and for client sites, I track GEO results by regularly querying AI systems with relevant searches and documenting when and how our content appears. I also monitor referral traffic from AI platforms in Google Analytics.
GEO for a Professional Services Brand
One client in the UAE consulting space invested in a GEO strategy in late 2023. Within six months, their brand was being cited in Perplexity answers for 12 different queries in their domain. This drove a measurable increase in branded search volume - more people searching specifically for their brand name because they had seen it cited in AI answers.
The compounding effect: AI citation drives branded search, branded search strengthens topical authority signals, stronger topical authority drives more AI citation. The loop compounds over time.
GEO for Africa and Emerging Markets
I have also tested GEO strategies specifically for African market visibility. For Cameroon, Nigeria, and Ghana-related queries, the AI citation landscape is far less competitive than for Dubai or UAE queries. A well-structured entity with proper schema markup can achieve AI citations for African market queries much faster than for developed market queries.
This is a significant opportunity for African brands and for UAE businesses targeting African markets. The window of low competition will not last.