AI search & SEO · San Diego
Traditional SEO gets pages to rank #1 on Google. Answer engine optimization (AEO) — also called generative engine optimization, or GEO — gets the brand cited inside the AI answer itself. Kanyon Studio handles both: schema, llms.txt, on-site optimization, Google Business Profile management, and AI-citation strategy, locally in San Diego and remotely for clients anywhere.
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What this service is
Half of search users still hit Google’s blue links and Map Pack. The other half ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, or trigger Google AI Overviews — and those AI tools cite specific sources inside their answers.
Recent industry research shows pages that AI engines cite earn meaningfully higher click-through than non-cited competitors on the same SERP, and Perplexity-sourced traffic tends to convert at multiples of traditional organic search.
Most San Diego SEO agencies still optimize only for Google’s traditional ranking system. Kanyon Studio optimizes for both — Google’s classic algorithm plus the citation logic of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Claude — because both halves of search now drive traffic and revenue.
The outcome
Three service tracks
Get the brand cited by AI engines. llms.txt + llms-full.txt at the root, JSON-LD schema across the site, FAQ blocks rewritten in answer-first paragraph format LLMs can quote, statistical and named-entity content patterns, citation monitoring across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
Get the site to rank in Google’s traditional results. Full on-site audit, keyword cluster mapping, title and meta optimization, internal-link graph buildout, Core Web Vitals tuning, sitemap and canonical review, schema deployment beyond GEO basics.
Get the brand to rank in the Map Pack and “near me” searches. GBP setup or migration, weekly posts, photo audit and alt-text strategy, Q&A monitoring, citation building with NAP consistency, review acquisition strategy, monthly insights reporting.
AI search & SEO packages
Pricing depends on site size, current schema state, content scope, and target keyword competition. Quotes are project-specific.
Tier 01
Full on-site audit (technical, content, schema, AI-readiness). llms.txt review. GBP audit. Prioritized action-list deliverable. 7-day delivery.
Tier 02
One-time implementation: llms.txt + llms-full.txt, JSON-LD schema across all pages, FAQ rewrites for AI citation, on-site SEO fixes from audit, GBP optimization. 30-day delivery.
Tier 03 · most booked
Ongoing AI search + SEO management. Monthly cornerstone post + 4 GBP posts. Monthly schema audit. Citation monitoring across ChatGPT, Perplexity, AI Overviews. Monthly performance report. 6-month minimum.
Tier 04
Everything in AI + SEO Retainer plus 2 cornerstone blog posts/month, weekly GBP cadence, link-building outreach, quarterly strategy session, priority response. 12-month minimum.
AI search & SEO FAQ
Free — no commitment
Free SEO + GEO Audit
No pitch. No upsell. Even if you never hire me, you'll have a roadmap. Brand name + URL + email — three fields max.
Send My Free Audit →I read every audit submission personally. — Kanyon
Free download
A short, actionable checklist for getting started with Generative Engine Optimization. First name + email — instant download.
Get the ChecklistAnswer engine optimization goes by a few names — AEO, GEO, AI search optimization. They all describe the same goal: being the source an AI engine quotes when someone asks it a question in your category. Here is what that work actually involves.
Entity schema, service markup, and FAQ data give answer engines something verifiable to quote. This is the single biggest lever, and most local sites have none of it.
AEO rewards pages that answer a question directly in the first two sentences. We rewrite key pages so the answer is quotable rather than buried in marketing copy.
AI crawlers need permission and a map. An llms.txt file and clean semantic HTML tell them which pages matter and how your business is described.
San Diego buyers already ask ChatGPT and Google AI who to hire before they ever see a traditional results page. The businesses getting named are the ones whose sites AI engines can parse and verify — and in most local categories, that is still almost nobody.
Contractors, med spas, studios, restaurants, and professional services from North Park to La Jolla. When someone asks an AI engine for a recommendation in your category, structured data decides whether your name appears in the answer.
San Diego's outdoor, apparel, and lifestyle brands compete in AI shopping answers now. Product schema, quotable positioning, and clean entity data determine which brands the engines surface first.
Dedicated coverage for the coastal corridor: AI optimization in Encinitas, Carlsbad, and the wider North County — each with its own local entity strategy.
If you need more than SEO
Web
A site that’s built for AI search from day one — schema, llms.txt, FAQ blocks baked in.
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Hero imagery for a brand worth ranking — product, lifestyle, lookbook photography.
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Long-form articles on getting cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity, llms.txt setup, and GEO across Webflow, Shopify, Wix, and Squarespace.
Explore →Ready when you are
AI search is changing where customers start. The brands ready for it win the next decade of search.
Send My URL for a Free Audit →The structural fixes that get sites cited by AI engines in 2026.
Read article →How platform choice affects AI search readiness.
Read article →Working photographer guide that doubles as named-entity content.
Read article →Before we talk, run the free scan. It checks the exact AI + SEO signals on this page — schema, llms.txt, FAQ markup, and more — and shows what's keeping ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI from recommending you.
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