SEO and GEO: what is the difference?
| SEO | GEO | |
|---|---|---|
| Objective | Ranking in a list of results | Being cited in a generated answer |
| Unit | The page | The passage, the entity, the brand |
| Key signals | Relevance, links, technical health | Factual clarity, a consistent entity, third-party mentions, structured data |
| Measurement | Positions, clicks | Citation rate across a set of questions |
Why now.
A growing share of searches now ends without a click, straight inside a generated answer. Companies that structure their presence today take a lead that is hard to close. It is the SEO of 2010: those who started early are still living off it.