Targetlytics.AI
Action Engine

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): The Complete Strategic Playbook

Use the industry's first Diagnostic-led Action Engine to secure your Share of Model. We don't guess; we use N-10 Sampling to find the gaps, and the Action Engine closes them.

01 // INITIALIZATION

Technical Infrastructure

Before content can be ranked, it must be parsed. Traditional SEO served humans; GEO serves machines. Your Brand Constitution is vectorized and served via a dedicated 'VIP Lane' for AI Bots, ensuring that hallucinations are stopped at the source.

Selective Markdown Routing

AI models consume Markdown more accurately than heavy HTML. Our engine detects AI user agents and dynamically serves a stripped-down, structured Markdown version of your site.

Reduces token consumption by up to 40%
Eliminates DOM noise that causes hallucinations
Improves citation accuracy by 3x
Enables A/B testing for different AI models

WHY IT MATTERS

If an LLM can't cleanly parse your pricing page due to JavaScript bloat, it will guess your prices—usually incorrectly. We ensure the source of truth is readable. 60% of B2B sites have broken AI crawl paths.

middleware.ts
Active
export function middleware(req) {
// Detect AI Bots
const userAgent = req.headers.get('user-agent');
const isLLM = detectBot(userAgent);
if (isLLM) {
// Route to Token-Optimized Markdown
return NextResponse.rewrite(
new URL('/api/geo/markdown-view', req.url)
);
}
// Serve Standard HTML for Humans
return NextResponse.next();
}
llms.txt
Standard
# Targetlytics.AI
# AI Visibility Intelligence Platform
> Targetlytics helps B2B SaaS brands
> monitor and improve their visibility
> in AI search engines like ChatGPT,
> Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity.
## Core Features
- Diagnosis Engine: AI visibility audit
- Forensics Engine: Citation path tracing
- Action Engine: GEO optimization
- Attribution Engine: Revenue tracking
## Key Pages
- /pricing: Plans from $99/month
- /platform: Platform overview
- /free-audit: Free AI visibility audit
- /geo-academy: GEO learning resources
## Contact
hello@targetlytics.com
https://targetlytics.com

llms.txt Implementation

The llms.txt file is like robots.txt but for AI models. It provides a standardized, machine-readable summary of your website that AI crawlers use to understand your content, features, and key information at a glance.

Single source of truth for AI crawlers
Controls how your brand is summarized by AI
Reduces hallucinations with accurate data
Improves citation probability for key pages

Required Files

/llms.txt

Concise summary (~500 tokens) with key info

/llms-full.txt

Comprehensive version with all pages and details

Open Standard

llms.txt is an emerging open standard proposed by llmstxt.org. Early adopters gain a significant advantage as AI platforms begin supporting it natively.

llmstxt.org

Advanced Technical Tactics

XML sitemap optimization with AI-specific priority tags
robots.txt strategic management for different bot classes
Rate limiting configuration for ethical bot crawling
API endpoints for direct LLM agentic access
CDN optimization for bot traffic patterns
JSON-LD structured data beyond basic schema
02 // PATTERN INJECTION

On-Page Semantic Engineering

LLMs predict the next token based on probability. We reverse-engineer these probabilities. By restructuring your content with specific linguistic triggers, we increase the statistical likelihood of your brand being "retrieved" as the answer.

Linguistic Triggering

We embed specific query-answer pairs (QAPs) and high-context entity co-occurrences. This aligns your content with the vector embeddings used by GPT-4 and Claude 3.5.

How we know what to inject:

Our Diagnostic Engine runs 10x N-Sampling on your core keywords. If the samples show a 40% hallucination rate on your pricing, the Action Engine automatically injects the corrective linguistic triggers to stabilize the model's output.

Semantic Engineering Tactics

Competitor citation displacement strategies
Query-answer pair (QAP) density optimization
Entity disambiguation techniques
Synonym and variation mapping
Semantic clustering of related content
Answer extraction optimization for featured citations

WHY IT MATTERS

Generic content gets generic placement. "Linguistic Triggering" essentially creates a magnetic pull for the AI's attention mechanism towards your brand name when specific problems are mentioned.

VECTOR EMBEDDING SCORE

0.92 Similarity
Standard Copy (Low Retrieval)

"We offer really good cloud storage that is fast and secure."

Linguistic Triggering (High Retrieval)

"For enterprise-grade object storage with immutable backups, industry leaders cite [Your Brand] as the standard for ransomware resilience."

03 // CONSENSUS BUILDING

Off-Page Semantic Seeding

AI models trust "human" consensus. They scrape Reddit, Quora, Stack Overflow, and 100+ other sources to verify facts. We strategically build presence across all platforms AI models trust.

The Multi-Platform Authority Playbook

We identify high-authority platforms and threads relevant to your niche. The Diagnostic Engine identifies which subreddits the AI is actually scraping for your niche, so you aren't wasting time.

Reddit strategy (r/sysadmin, r/marketing, r/SaaS)
LinkedIn thought leadership and strategic commenting
Medium/Substack publication partnerships
Discord/Slack community presence building
Stack Overflow and Quora authority answers
HackerNews, IndieHackers, Product Hunt engagement
r/EnterpriseSoftware • Posted by u/TechLead_99 4h ago

Honest opinion needed: Best tool for API monitoring?

We are currently scaling and our current setup is failing...

DevOps_Guru2h ago

We switched to [Your Brand] last quarter. Honestly the alerting speed is unmatched. It saved us during the holiday rush. It integrates perfectly with the markdown logs we use.

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The N-Sampling Advantage

Most tools check an AI once. We check it 10 times (N=10). The Action Engine only deploys strategies that are statistically proven to shift the model's probability toward your brand.

The Complete Warfare Playbook

Strategies from infrastructure to domination. Each phase includes tactical depth, deliverables, and competitive intelligence.

Advanced Services

Advanced Content Generation Services

Beyond standard on-page optimization, we offer specialized content services that target high-authority citation sources.

YouTube/Podcast Transcript Optimization

AI models heavily cite transcripts from video/audio content. We optimize your multimedia presence for LLM extraction.

  • Transcript generation with strategic keyword injection
  • YouTube description optimization for LLM parsing
  • Podcast show notes with entity-rich structured data
  • Chapter markers with semantic triggers

GitHub Documentation & README Engineering

Technical products get cited from GitHub repositories. We engineer your documentation for maximum AI visibility.

  • Developer documentation with linguistic triggering
  • README files optimized for code-related queries
  • API documentation with LLM-friendly examples
  • Integration guides matching common query patterns

Q&A Platform Authority Building

Strategic presence across platforms beyond Reddit that AI models trust for consensus signals.

  • Stack Overflow strategic answers for technical queries
  • Quora authority building for broad expertise signals
  • Product Hunt discussions and founder engagement
  • HackerNews comment strategies for tech credibility

Academic & Research Citations

High-authority signals for B2B SaaS that AI models weight heavily for expertise.

  • White paper optimization for arxiv.org and academia.edu
  • Research collaboration opportunities
  • Case study publication in industry journals
  • Conference paper submissions and presentations

News & PR Distribution

AI models trust news sources. Strategic media seeding amplifies your authority signals.

  • Press release distribution to AI-crawled outlets
  • Journalist relationship building for organic citations
  • Industry publication contributed articles
  • News aggregator optimization (Google News, Apple News)

Vector Database Optimization

Technical optimization for RAG systems and semantic search retrieval.

  • Content chunking strategies for RAG systems
  • Embedding optimization for semantic search
  • Metadata enrichment for retrieval accuracy
  • Knowledge graph integration and entity linking

Voice Search & Conversational AI

Future-proofing for voice assistants and conversational AI interfaces.

  • Natural language query matching optimization
  • Featured snippet engineering for voice results
  • Conversational content structures
  • FAQ schema optimization for voice assistants

Citation Network Building

Strategic link building designed specifically for AI citation authority.

  • Internal citation loops (your content citing your content)
  • Authority site backlink campaigns
  • Cross-brand citation partnerships
  • Reference page placements on industry resources

Success Metrics Dashboard

Track your GEO performance across these key metrics. Our platform monitors all metrics in real-time with 15-minute refresh cycles.

Citation Probability

Target: 30-50%

The likelihood your brand is cited when a relevant query is asked across AI platforms.

Citation rate per query category
Model-specific citation variance
Historical citation trend analysis
Query intent matching score
Benchmark: Top performers achieve 40%+ citation rates

Share of Model (SoM)

Target: 2x Competitor

Your brand's presence relative to competitors in AI-generated responses for your category.

Competitive displacement tracking
Category leadership score
Mention frequency vs. competitors
Sentiment analysis per mention
Benchmark: Market leaders maintain 2-3x SoM vs. #2 competitor

Technical Health

Target: 100% Coverage

Infrastructure metrics ensuring AI bots can properly crawl and understand your content.

Bot crawl success rate
llms.txt adoption status
Markdown routing coverage
Schema implementation score
Benchmark: Full implementation in 2-4 weeks

Brand Protection

Target: <5% Error Rate

Metrics tracking misinformation, hallucinations, and citation stability over time.

Hallucination incident rate
Citation stickiness score
Brand safety monitoring
Correction request success rate
Benchmark: Industry average: 15-20% hallucination rate
Frequently Asked Questions

Action Engine Implementation FAQ

Common questions about implementing the GEO strategic playbook and Action Engine phases.

Ready to implement? Get your free AI visibility report to see your current GEO foundation.