The GeoTest Blog
Product updates, AI search news, step-by-step guides and research on getting cited by AI engines. Written by the people building GeoTest.
All articles
All 12 articles on the GeoTest blog are listed below, newest first: 4 product updates, 1 news article, 4 guides, 1 case study and 2 research posts.
Full scans now read your sitemap first and skip noindex pages
A full GeoTest scan now starts from your sitemap and leaves out pages marked noindex, so your score covers the pages you publish on purpose.
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Product updatesOctober 27, 20263 min readNew: learn GeoTest in three short videos
Three short video guides take you from your first free GEO scan to a site that stays ready for AI search, in about 8 minutes. Watch them at geotest.ai/videos.
Jason Gordon
Case studiesOctober 25, 20266 min readHow we took geotest.ai from 83 to 93 in a day
A redesign cost geotest.ai 5 GEO points. What broke, what we fixed, and the full scan before and after: 83 to 93 across 37 pages.
Jason Gordon
GuidesOctober 20, 20266 min readAnswer Structure is where 4,999 websites lose the most GEO points.
Websites earn just 31% of Answer Structure points. What answer-first means, a before and after rewrite, and the checklist to fix it.
Jason Gordon
GuidesOctober 20, 20266 min readLovable sites average 33.2 in AI search readiness. Here's why, and the fix.
233 Lovable sites averaged a 33.2 GEO Score, the lowest platform in our benchmark. Why client-side rendering hurts, and the step-by-step fix.
Jason Gordon
Product updatesOctober 19, 20266 min readGeoTest is live: score it, fix it, prove it.
GeoTest is live. Get a free GEO Score in about 15 seconds, fix what's holding your pages back from AI answers, then re-scan to prove the lift.
Jason Gordon
Product updatesOctober 13, 20265 min readGeoTest's new dashboard: every site in one table, one page per site, and a fix checklist
GeoTest's dashboard now starts from your sites: one table of every site, a page per site with its history, and a fix checklist that shows how much you have fixed.
Jason Gordon
NewsOctober 13, 20269 min readWhat 5,000 website scans tell us about AI search
We scanned 4,999 US business homepages. The median GEO Score is 49, no site earned an A, and 88.6% miss the same two fixes: answer-first sections and specific facts.
Jason Gordon
BlogSeptember 10, 202612 min readAGI Arrived Last Week. Here's What It Means for Your Website.
GPT-6 Astra can research, browse, and act. Here is what that changes for every business website, and the three fixes to make now.
Jason Gordon
BlogJune 4, 202616 min readHow AI engines decide what to cite: a 2026 teardown
The seven properties shared by the pages generative engines quote, why each one follows from how retrieval works, and a one-week plan to fix yours.
Jason Gordon
GuidesMay 28, 202610 min readFAQPage schema: the fastest GEO win in 2026 (and what changed)
Google narrowed the FAQ rich result in 2023 and removed it on 7 May 2026. The markup is still useful for AI engines: here is why, and how to write the eight questions that get quoted.
Jason Gordon
GuidesMay 20, 202611 min readGeoTest vs Semrush vs Ahrefs: when to use each
Two SEO suites added AI visibility tracking. GeoTest audits whether your pages can be cited at all. A comparison of what each actually answers.
Jason Gordon
Where to start on the GeoTest blog
Start with the article that matches your question: each row below pairs a topic with one GeoTest article and what it teaches.
| Topic | Read this | What you will learn |
|---|---|---|
| How AI engines choose sources | How AI engines decide what to cite: a 2026 teardown | The seven properties shared by the pages generative engines quote, and why each one follows from how retrieval works. |
| Benchmark data | What 5,000 website scans tell us about AI search | What a scan of 4,999 US business homepages found: a median GEO Score of 49, and 88.6% missing the same two fixes. |
| FAQ markup | FAQPage schema: the fastest GEO win in 2026 (and what changed) | Why FAQPage markup still matters after Google dropped the FAQ rich result in 2023, and how to write the eight questions that get quoted. |
| Choosing a tool | GeoTest vs Semrush vs Ahrefs: when to use each | What GeoTest, Semrush and Ahrefs each actually answer, and when to use each one. |
| AI agents | AGI Arrived Last Week. Here's What It Means for Your Website. | What a model that can research, browse and act changes for a business website, and the three fixes to make now. |
Frequently asked questions
The questions below about the GeoTest blog are the ones people ask most, each answered in a few sentences.
Who writes the GeoTest blog?
The GeoTest blog is written by the people building GeoTest, led by founder Jason Gordon.
What does the blog cover?
The blog covers research, teardowns and tactical guides on getting cited by AI answer engines such as ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews.
Where should I start?
Start with how AI engines decide what to cite, then write your buyer questions with the FAQPage schema guide.
How is GeoTest different from SEO tools?
GeoTest audits whether a page can be cited by AI answer engines, which SEO suites do not measure. The comparison is in GeoTest vs Semrush vs Ahrefs.
How do I check my own site?
Check your own site with the free GEO score checker, which scores any page. Scan with no account and no card. A free account opens the full results. Free scans give the score and every issue priced in points; paid plans write the fix.
