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GEO agency in Charleston

More than 200 clients trust us.

GEO (generative engine optimization) means making sure AI assistants know your company well enough to recommend it. If ChatGPT never names you, the person asking never hears of you. We help businesses in Charleston appear in answers from ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google.

  • Looked at by a person, not a tool
  • We reply within one working day
  • No obligation

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  • Cadena SER
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  • El Español
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  • Murcia Diario
  • Murcia.com
  • Murcia Economía
  • Élite Murcia
  • Madridiario
  • El Periódico de Ceuta
200+
clients have trusted our team
4
AI engines where we work on your brand: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google
24h
and you usually have a reply from someone on the team
34
Google reviews with an average rating of 5.0

Brands that already work with Vértigo

  • PcComponentes
  • Locking
  • Destaco.es
  • PentestingTeam
  • Legitec
  • Mudanzas Grupo Unión

And more than 200 clients who have already trusted Vértigo.

What we measure when we do GEO in Charleston

Here the result can be counted: how many times AI names your brand and how high up in the answer.

2

paths lead to an answer, live search and the memory of the model. Each one calls for different work.

How AI answers

3

checks on each question: does it name you, who does it put first and where does it get that from.

What we measure

1

time a month we repeat the same questions in each engine and compare them with the month before.

Follow-up

4

assistants we check every month: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI.

Where your customers ask

ChatGPTGeminiPerplexityGoogle AI

CharlestonUSAWorldwide

How we work on GEO in Charleston

Charleston has 157,665 residents according to the US Census Bureau estimates for 2024, which makes it the largest city in South Carolina. It is the 167th largest city in the United States. We have pages for 3 cities in South Carolina.

In mid-sized cities few companies have worked on how they appear in AI answers so far. Starting now gives you a lead that is hard for a competitor to close later. Vértigo is based in Murcia, Spain, usually 6 hours ahead of Charleston. We work with clients abroad by video call, in English. The same service is available in North Charleston, Savannah and Columbia.

Population
157,665
State
South Carolina
Rank among US cities
167th
Time difference with our office
Murcia is usually 6 hours ahead
Distance to our office
6,900 km (4,300 miles)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2024 population estimates.

AI search optimization in Charleston, shown on the map
Charleston

Three examples of GEO in Charleston

  • Accounting firms

    AI answers tax questions every day and needs sources it can rely on. A firm that explains each step well can be one of the sources it cites.

  • Beauty clinics

    People ask a lot before a treatment: does it hurt, how long does it last, what does it cost. If those answers are on your site, AI can use them and name you.

  • Architecture firms

    People about to build ask AI about timings, permits and firms. Your projects explained with facts are the best source you can give it.

More places where we do GEO

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What our GEO service in Charleston includes

Most of this work happens outside the chat window. An assistant builds its answer from web pages, reviews, listings and press, so we look at what it finds about you in each of those and fix what is missing or wrong.

  1. 01

    AI visibility audit

    The starting point, in writing: answers you are in, answers where your brand is missing and the sources AI used for each one.

  2. 02

    Question research

    We list the questions that end in a company recommendation and order them by how close they are to a purchase.

  3. 03

    Content AI can cite

    We create the pages that are missing: guide prices, comparisons, frequently asked questions. That is the material answers are made from.

  4. 04

    Structured data and brand

    Name, address, services and opening hours, the same everywhere. If every site says something different, AI hesitates and names someone else.

  5. 05

    Mentions in the sources AI consults

    Press, rankings and trade directories. The more reliable sources talk about you, the more often your name comes up in the answer.

  6. 06

    Tracking mentions and citations

    A short monthly report: mentions, links, visits from AI and what we plan to do the following month.

From absent in AI answers to first recommendation

A page of Google results lists around ten sites. An AI answer has room for a handful of companies. That holds for a question about an accountant for small businesses in Charleston and for one about a beauty clinic in Charleston.

  1. We see which answers your brand is missing from.
  2. We publish the content AI needs in order to name you.
  3. We correct what the engines have wrong about you.
  4. We add mentions in reliable sources.

Illustrative simulation. AI answers change every time a question is asked and nobody can guarantee a specific recommendation.

What working on GEO with Vértigo is like

  1. 01

    We listen to AI

    We ask each engine about your sector and your brand to find out where we are starting from.

  2. 02

    Diagnosis

    We work out why it recommends others: what their websites have and where they are mentioned. Out comes a task list, in order.

  3. 03

    Content and sources

    We prepare the pages AI needs in order to talk about you and work on your presence in the places it consults.

  4. 04

    Follow-up

    AI answers change often. We keep watch and react when your brand moves up or down.

Reviews from our clients on Google

5.0

34 Google reviews

“Friendly, effective and quick to sort things out. 100% recommended.”
Marta G. · Google review, translated from Spanish
“Without a doubt the best marketing decision I have made.”
Imelda · Google review, translated from Spanish
“I am really happy with the guys at Vértigo, Jesús and Raúl.”
NP · Google review, translated from Spanish

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What is GEO, or generative engine optimization?

GEO stands for generative engine optimization. It is the work of getting assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity, and the AI results in Google, to name and recommend your company when someone asks about what you sell. You will also see it called AI SEO or AI search optimization.

How much does GEO cost in Charleston?

It depends on your starting point and on how much competition your sector has. We do the visibility audit first, which tells us how much work there is, and then send you a quote based on it. It does not commit you to anything.

How long does GEO take to show results?

Expect weeks for some answers and months for others. When an assistant looks things up online, a new page or a fresh mention can show quickly. When it relies on its training, nothing moves until the model is updated, and only the company that makes it knows when that will be.

Does GEO work for a local business in Charleston?

Yes. Plenty of people now ask AI for a dentist, a lawyer or a restaurant close to home. We work on your business profile, your reviews and the local sources an assistant reads, so that it recommends you when people ask in Charleston.

Can you do GEO for a business in Charleston from Spain?

Yes. Nothing in this work requires a visit. We run the questions as a customer in Charleston would ask them, meet you by video call in English and send a monthly report. Between reports you can write to the team whenever you need to.

Do I need SEO for GEO to work?

It helps a great deal. Several assistants run a web search before they answer, so a website that ranks well in Google or Bing has more chance of being cited. That is why we usually work on the two together.

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