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GEO agency in Newport News

More than 200 clients trust us.

Generative engine optimization, or GEO, is SEO for the answers AI writes. The aim is to be one of the few companies an assistant names. We do this work for businesses in Newport News across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and the AI results in Google.

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

Featured in the Spanish press

  • Cadena SER
  • COPE
  • El Español
  • La Opinión de Murcia
  • La 7 Televisión Región de Murcia
  • Murcia Plaza
  • Murcia Diario
  • Murcia.com
  • Murcia Economía
  • Élite Murcia
  • Madridiario
  • El Periódico de Ceuta
200+
clients have trusted our team
4
places your customers ask: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google
24h
is how long we usually take to reply to an inquiry
34
reviews on Google and a 5.0 average

Companies that trust Vértigo

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

And so on, past 200 clients.

AI search work in Newport News with results you can count

Progress shows when you compare answers. Today AI recommends other companies. The aim is that a few months from now it recommends you.

2

routes need looking after: what AI reads live and what it already knows about your brand.

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

monthly report with the saved answers, so you can see with your own eyes what has changed.

Follow-up

4

places where we measure your brand: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and the AI answers in Google.

Where your customers ask

ChatGPTGeminiPerplexityGoogle AI

Newport NewsUSAWorldwide

AI answers and businesses in Newport News

Home to 183,056 people on the 2024 Census Bureau estimates, Newport News is the fifth largest city in Virginia. That puts it 140th in the national ranking of cities. In Virginia we cover 8 cities.

AI knows the biggest cities well and the rest rather less. That is why, in a mid-sized city, giving it clear information about your business and your area pays off so much. Vértigo is based in Murcia, Spain, usually 6 hours ahead of Newport News. We work with clients abroad by video call, in English. Nearby, we also cover Hampton, Norfolk and Chesapeake.

Population
183,056
State
Virginia
Rank among US cities
140th
Time difference with our office
Murcia is usually 6 hours ahead
Distance to our office
6,400 km (4,000 miles)

Source: US Census Bureau, 2024 population estimates.

Map of the area where we do AI search optimization for businesses in Newport News
Newport News

GEO, sector by sector

  • Renovation companies

    Before asking for a quote, many people ask AI what a renovation costs and who to call. We publish your guide prices and your finished jobs so it has something to work with.

  • Therapists

    Many people talk to AI first. Whether your practice appears when it suggests professional help depends on your profiles, your reviews and how you present yourself on your site.

  • Moving companies

    AI gets asked what a move costs and who can be trusted. Published guide rates and verified reviews carry the most weight in its answer.

How we work on AI search optimization in Newport News

We measure before we change anything. The starting picture shows the answers you appear in and, for the ones that leave you out, who is there in your place.

  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 find out what your customers really ask AI about what you sell, in your city, nationwide or abroad.

  3. 03

    Content AI can cite

    We rewrite your key pages with clear answers, your own data and a structure that engines can read and use as a source.

  4. 04

    Structured data and brand

    We mark up your website with structured data and bring your Google Business Profile and other listings up to date, since that is where engines get the basics.

  5. 05

    Mentions in the sources AI consults

    AI recommends whoever it sees recommended. We aim to get you into the articles, lists and publications it uses as references in your sector.

  6. 06

    Tracking mentions and citations

    We repeat the same questions every month and compare. That way you see, with screenshots, which answers you have won and which are still pending.

How a company gets into the AI answer

More and more people ask AI before they search. It makes no difference if the question is about a kitchen renovation company in Newport News, a gaming laptop or luggage storage in New York. AI names a few companies and the rest go unmentioned.

  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.

From the first analysis to the first mention

  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

    Work plan

    We decide with you which questions to go after first and what has to change on the website to win them.

  3. 03

    Delivery

    Content, structured data and media mentions, month by month, with tasks you know about in advance.

  4. 04

    Follow-up

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

What our clients say 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

Frequently asked questions about GEO in Newport News

Can't find your question? Write to us and we'll reply within 24 hours.

Talk to the team
What is GEO, or generative engine optimization?

Think of it as SEO for answers instead of lists. A search engine shows a page of links and lets you choose. An AI assistant writes a reply and mentions a handful of companies in it. Generative engine optimization, GEO for short, is the work of getting your company into that reply.

What is the difference between GEO and SEO?

With SEO you aim to appear near the top of the results page. With GEO you aim to be included in the answer an assistant writes. They are different jobs resting on the same things: a good website, good content and other people speaking well of you.

Do you guarantee that ChatGPT will recommend my company?

No. AI answers change from one run to the next and nobody outside controls them. What we do is raise the number of times you appear and prove it to you with the saved answers from each month, set next to the earlier ones.

Which AI engines do you cover?

ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and the AI results Google shows above its listings. Those four are our standard set. If another assistant matters in your sector, such as Microsoft Copilot, we add it to the tracking and report on it with the rest.

Can visits from AI be measured?

Yes. Visits that come from ChatGPT, Perplexity or Gemini can be separated out in your website analytics. We show them to you each month alongside the mentions, so you can see whether being named is turning into visits and inquiries.

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.

Find out whether AI recommends your company

In the audit you see, with screenshots, whether AI names you, who it recommends in your place and where it gets its information. There is no obligation.

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