Generative engine optimisation (GEO), also called AI SEO, gets your business cited inside AI-generated answers on ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Claude. Traditional SEO gets a page ranked in Google’s blue-link results. The signals differ: GEO rewards quotable content, citations, entity clarity and Google Business Profile strength, while SEO rewards backlinks, on-page relevance and technical health. In 2026 a Perth business needs both, because strong rankings still feed the models the signals they trust, so the same business shows up whether a buyer scrolls or asks.