GEO / AI Search
Optimization Malaysia.
Get your business cited and recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity — not just ranked on Google.
Last updated: July 2026
Quick answer: Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO) isn't sold as a standalone retainer — it's the AI-search layer added on top of our SEO service, from RM2,000/month: schema architecture, AI-crawler access policy, an llms.txt file, and monthly AI-visibility measurement tracking what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity recommend.
Ranking Is Not
the Same as Being Recommended.
A growing share of "which agency should I hire" and "how much does X cost" questions never reach a Google results page at all — they go straight to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or Perplexity, and the AI either names a business or it doesn't. Ranking #1 on Google does not automatically make you the answer an AI gives.
GEO is the discipline of making a business AI-citable: crawler access, structured/schema data, entity clarity, and — the part almost every competitor skips — third-party citation volume and published primary data an AI can actually quote.
Also Spelled: GEO / AI Search Optimisation.
"Optimization" and "optimisation" are the same discipline, American and British/Malaysian spelling — this GEO / AI search optimisation programme is identical either way you spell it.
ChatGPT SEO Malaysia — Where This Fits.
"ChatGPT SEO Malaysia" is really asking about GEO from one specific platform's angle — the discipline of getting cited when someone asks ChatGPT (or Claude, Gemini or Perplexity) a question your business could answer, rather than ranking in Google's ten blue links. The mechanics overlap heavily with SEO (structured data, crawlable content, entity clarity) but the target is different: a model's answer, not a search results page. See our how to get cited by ChatGPT in Malaysia guide for the platform-specific detail, or the AI Visibility Checker to see where your own site stands today.
Compliance-Constrained
Vertical GEO.
Generalist GEO agencies sell the same playbook to every industry. That playbook breaks for a KKM/MDC-regulated clinic, because most of what makes content "citable" to a generic GEO consultant — outcome claims, before/after proof, comparative superlatives — is exactly what Malaysian clinic advertising rules restrict. We build the compliance framework and the AI-visibility layer as one system, the same discipline we already apply to paid ad creative for aesthetic and dental clinics, interior design firms and other regulated or reputation-sensitive categories.
Published Proof,
Not Methodology Promises.
Most GEO pitches in this market are a positioning slide — "we optimise for AI search" — with no data behind it. We publish our own benchmarks and our own tools today, and we're building a quarterly AI Visibility Report tracking what ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity actually recommend for real commercial queries in Malaysia and Singapore — see below for the methodology and where real results will appear. The site itself is the case study.
Our own AI-visibility results
Our monthly prompt battery — full methodology and report — will populate here once the first full quarter of data is collected. In the meantime, see the AI Overview Watch, a related dataset already live with real data: whether an AI Overview appears over Malaysian commercial search results, and whether it cites shakalakaa.
Self-Serve Tools,
Not a Gated Sales Call.
Several competitors gate a "free AI visibility audit" behind a sales call. Ours is instant and free: the AI Visibility Checker scores your site's AI-crawler access, schema, llms.txt and feed presence in seconds, and the llms.txt Generator builds the single highest-leverage GEO file most sites are missing entirely — both free, no gate on the first result.
GEO as a Layer
on Your SEO Retainer.
GEO is not sold as a separate, standalone retainer — it's the AI-search layer added on top of our existing SEO service: entity and schema architecture, AI-crawler access policy (robots.txt + server-level verification), an llms.txt file kept current, citable primary data on your own site, third-party citation building (directories, community, press), and monthly AI-visibility measurement via the prompt-battery method. Most of what makes a site GEO-ready also makes it a better normal SEO asset — the two are not in tension; see GEO vs SEO: what actually changes for exactly where the line falls.
What This Costs.
GEO is scoped as a layer on the existing SEO retainer band published in our pricing guide — exact figures confirmed during scoping since GEO work scales with a site's existing maturity (a site with no schema/llms.txt at all needs more setup work than one already SEO-mature). Current published rates live at fees.shakalakaa.com. See how much GEO actually costs for the full breakdown of what drives that number up or down.
Who This
Doesn't Fit.
A site with little to no technical SEO foundation — no schema, thin content, unresolved crawl errors — isn't ready for GEO work yet. GEO depends on that foundation rather than replacing it; the honest first step for a site in that position is our SEO service, with GEO added once the base layer is solid, not run in parallel with a gap underneath it.
It also doesn't fit a business unwilling to publish anything genuinely citable — real data, a named methodology, a specific figure with a source. An AI answer engine quotes and cites specific claims, not a generic "we're the best" positioning page, so a brand that won't commit anything concrete to the page has little for an AI model to actually extract.
And it's a poor fit for a pure enterprise B2B sales cycle where a prospect's first move is never a ChatGPT or Perplexity query — the AI-recommendation path matters most where a buyer's research genuinely starts in a chat interface, which today is strongest for consumer-facing and considered-purchase categories, not long enterprise procurement cycles.
SERVICE
TIMELINE.
AI-Visibility Audit
Score current AI-crawler access, schema coverage and llms.txt readiness with the free AI Visibility Checker before scoping any work.
Entity & Schema Architecture
Organization, Service and FAQ schema built or extended so AI crawlers can parse who you are and what you actually offer.
Crawler Policy & llms.txt
robots.txt verified to allow GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot and Google-Extended, and an llms.txt file built pointing crawlers to your most citable pages.
Answer-Structure Rewrite
Key pages rewritten with a direct, extractable answer near the top — a stated figure or fact, not hedged copy an AI engine has to work to paraphrase.
Citation Building & Measurement
Third-party citation building (directories, community, press) plus monthly prompt-battery tracking against ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.
Frequently Asked
Questions.
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SEO Agency Malaysia
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AI Visibility Checker
Free instant score of your site's AI-crawler access, schema and llms.txt readiness.
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The full practical guide — what GEO is, how it differs from SEO, and a step-by-step plan.
GEO & AI Search Glossary
Plain-English definitions of GEO, AEO, llms.txt, AI crawlers and every other term used here.
GEO vs SEO: What Changes
The honest operational breakdown — what actually changes, and what doesn't.
How Much Does GEO Cost?
Nobody publishes this. Here's ours, and what drives the number.
llms.txt Explained
The single highest-leverage GEO file most Malaysian sites are missing.
How to Get Cited by ChatGPT
A practical, checkable GEO checklist — not vague positioning advice.