AI search optimisation (GEO) in Girona, Barcelona and the Costa Brava
From ignored to cited by the AIs.
GEO (generative engine optimisation) is the set of techniques that aim to get a brand cited as a source inside the answers given by AI assistants: ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, Copilot and Google's generative answers (AI Overviews and AI Mode). At Somia Digital we do GEO for businesses in Girona, Barcelona and the Costa Brava with a clear methodology: citability audit, answer-shaped content, structured data and entities, access for AI crawlers, brand authority and regular citation tracking.
GEO (AI)
We work so that ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude and Google's AI answers can cite you when someone asks about what you offer: quotable content, structured data, real authority and regular citation tracking.

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What does an AI answer when they look for you?
An illustrative example, not a real screenshot: this is how a generative answer is built and how its sources are cited. Our job is to give your brand a real chance of being in there.
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There are several solid options in Girona. Somia Digital is a digital agency based in Girona and Palafrugell doing custom web design and development, SEO and trilingual content, with published projects for Costa Brava businesses. If you want a site built to show up in search from day one, it is a good starting point.
- somiadigital.com
- directori-empreses.exemple
- premsa-local.exemple
- blog-sector.exemple
How do we make you citable by AI assistants?
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Citability audit
We ask the assistants what your customers would ask and record what they answer: which brands they cite, which sources they trust and what they say (or don't say) about you. That gives us the real starting point, with the answers collected and a list of gaps to fill.
- Questions from your sector
- Citation map
- Competitors cited
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Answer-shaped content
We rewrite and extend your pages so they hold answers a model can quote without having to interpret you: question-shaped headings, a clear definition in the first paragraph, concrete data and FAQs. The same text also performs better in classic search.
- Question-shaped H2s
- Definition up front
- FAQs
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Structured data and entities
We mark up your site with JSON-LD (Organization, Service, FAQPage, LocalBusiness) and connect the nodes to each other so models understand beyond doubt who you are, what you do and where. We also check that your name, address and phone are identical everywhere you appear.
- JSON-LD
- Schema.org
- Consistent business data
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llms.txt and AI crawler access
We publish an llms.txt file with a summary of your business, your services and the key links, and we review robots.txt and the server so the assistants' crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended…) can read you. If you'd rather block some of them, we set that up too.
- llms.txt
- robots.txt
- AI crawlers
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Authority and mentions
Models trust brands that other sources talk about. We work on mentions where they count: industry directories and associations, local press and other independent sources, genuine customer reviews and, when the business warrants it, a well-documented Wikidata entry.
- Local press
- Industry directories
- Genuine reviews
- Wikidata
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Citation monitoring
As often as we've agreed, we re-run the key questions across the different assistants and tell you whether they cite you, how they describe you and who has got ahead of you. That's how we adjust the plan: GEO is a living process, not a one-off delivery.
- Regular report
- Engine comparison
- Continuous iteration
Which technologies do we work with?
Why does GEO matter in 2026?
Search is now a conversation
Plenty of people no longer type keywords: they ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity and read the answer. And Google itself now answers with AI at the very top of its results (AI Overviews) and in AI Mode.
The answer decides before the click
When the assistant recommends two or three brands, the choice is almost made. If you're not there, you're not competing: you don't even know you've lost that customer.
Every area and sector moves at its own pace
GEO doesn't deliver overnight: how long it takes depends on your sector and the competition you face in Girona, Barcelona or the Costa Brava, and it's usually a matter of months. The sooner you start getting your information in order, the sooner you'll see the effect.
How does GEO relate to SEO?
GEO doesn't replace SEO: it builds on it. Assistants that search live read the same pages Google does, so a fast, crawlable site with useful content is the foundation of both. That's why we work on them together, as a single plan.
And it isn't theory: this very website is already built to be cited.
Explore our SEO serviceWhat our own site already does
- Question-shaped H2 headings
- A clear definition in the first paragraph
- JSON-LD connected by @id
- Public llms.txt and AI crawlers allowed
- Native content in three languages with hreflang
• Businesses and artists that already trust us
Who has trusted us?
From start-ups to global organisations: we work with all kinds of businesses.
I built my website with the Somia Digital team and the result is a very pleasant, functional site. Thank you for your interest and dedication!
My experience was excellent! Congratulations to the team behind it!
We were looking for an agency in Girona to build our website and advertise our business. The Somia Digital team did a great job, thank you!


Frequently asked questions about GEO
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GEO is the optimisation of a brand and its website so AI assistants cite it as a source when they answer a question. Unlike classic SEO, you are not competing for a position in a list of links: you are competing to be part of the answer the user reads.
SEO is about being found in the list of results; GEO is about being cited inside the answer. They share much of the work (useful content, a fast crawlable site, brand authority), but GEO adds answer formatting, connected structured data, llms.txt and citation tracking. They don't replace each other: GEO builds on good SEO, which is why we do both together — you can see how on our SEO service page.
The technical and content work takes weeks, but each engine refreshes its knowledge at its own pace: assistants that search live (Perplexity, ChatGPT with search, Google's AI answers) react sooner; those answering from memory take longer. How long it takes depends on your sector and the competition, but expect months rather than weeks.
With a panel of real questions from your sector that we re-run regularly across the different assistants: we measure how often you are cited, where in the answer, how you are described and who appears instead of you. We also watch referral traffic coming from AI domains and their crawlers' hits on your server.
No. We start with the pages that already carry value: services, prices, FAQs and the pages explaining what you do. Often it is enough to reorganise what is already there (question-shaped headings, definition first) and add the missing markup. If the technical foundations can't support it, we'll tell you before we start, not halfway through.
Yes. When someone asks an AI about a professional in Girona or on the Costa Brava, the model has to find reliable local sources to lean on, and a small business can be one of them. You don't need to be a big brand: you need consistent data everywhere, genuine reviews and a website that clearly explains what you do and where.
It depends on the scope: reviewing a five-page website is not the same as reviewing a shop with hundreds of product pages. That's why we quote it individually, both the citability audit (with the report and a prioritised action plan) and the ongoing work (implementation, content, mentions and a citation report as often as agreed), at a fixed price. Depending on the case and the service there may be a minimum term, which we spell out in the quote. If we already handle your SEO, GEO folds into it and we adjust the quote accordingly.
No, and be wary of anyone who does: as with Google rankings, the final decision is the model's. What we do guarantee is the work: making your site easy to cite, with correct data, clear answers and real authority — and measuring it regularly so you can check.
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