Explainer
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of structuring content so AI systems — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and others — can retrieve a clear answer and cite your page as the source.
Traditional SEO helps pages rank in link lists. GEO helps pages get quoted. Engines prefer self-contained answers near the top of a durable URL, with clear attribution back to the publisher.
An Answer Block is a short, quotable extract (usually 1–3 sentences) that states the claim without needing the rest of the article. On SignalDesk Blog, cite-readiness requires a strong Answer Block and meta description before you can publish.
Example
Pages that answer first get quoted — attributable detail does the rest.
SignalDesk Blog is a citation studio and GEO newsroom. You draft in the publisher studio, fill SEO and GEO fields, meet cite-readiness, and publish a public URL engines can attribute. Related tools like CitePilot help track whether those citations show up on buyer prompts.