Category: Technical Guides
Technical reference material for implementing GEO optimisation at the infrastructure level. Covers server configuration, caching strategies, schema markup implementation, Core Web Vitals optimisation, and the technical foundations that support AI-extractable content delivery.
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llms.txt vs RSS, Measured: 78 Days of IP-Verified Log Analysis
Read more →: llms.txt vs RSS, Measured: 78 Days of IP-Verified Log AnalysisSeven verified AI-bot fetches of llms.txt in 78 days. The raw ratio to RSS is 1:9.5 and 52% of bot-claimed requests fail IP verification. First-person log analysis with CIDR and…
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10 GitHub Repositories Every GEO Practitioner Should Know
Read more →: 10 GitHub Repositories Every GEO Practitioner Should KnowTen GitHub repositories that form the code substrate of GEO: foundational research, RAG frameworks, schema tooling, and curated lists. Ordered by practitioner value with a question-to-repo mapping.
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Zero Backups to Full Compliance in 2 Hours: A WordPress VPS Backup Case Study
Read more →: Zero Backups to Full Compliance in 2 Hours: A WordPress VPS Backup Case StudyA WordPress VPS with zero backups. Two hours later: three-layer backup system, Google Drive sync, AES-256 encryption, and 10 restore modes.
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10 GEO Audit Checks Every Page Should Pass
Read more →: 10 GEO Audit Checks Every Page Should PassTen programmatic tests that separate a page structurally ready for AI retrieval from one that will be crawled, skimmed, and quoted from someone else.
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What llms.txt Actually Does (And What It Doesn’t): A Measured Assessment
Read more →: What llms.txt Actually Does (And What It Doesn’t): A Measured AssessmentBy Artur Ferreira · The GEO Lab · Published: July 2026 What llms.txt Actually Does (And What It Doesn’t): A Measured Assessment The GEO Lab has an llms.txt. We still…
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10 AI Crawlers, What They Do, and How to Identify Them in Your Logs
Read more →: 10 AI Crawlers, What They Do, and How to Identify Them in Your LogsUser-agent strings, verification methods, and a reference table for reading Nginx logs when you want to know which AI is reading you.
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What AI Search Engines Actually Do With Your Content: Retrieval, Extraction, Compression, Citation
Read more →: What AI Search Engines Actually Do With Your Content: Retrieval, Extraction, Compression, CitationBy Artur Ferreira · The GEO Lab · Published: July 2026 What AI Search Engines Actually Do With Your Content: Retrieval, Extraction, Compression, Citation AI search does not read your…
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The ChatGPT Pre-Retrieval Gate: How Query Construction Determines Whether ChatGPT Searches at All
Read more →: The ChatGPT Pre-Retrieval Gate: How Query Construction Determines Whether ChatGPT Searches at AllBy Artur Ferreira · The GEO Lab · Published: June 2026 The ChatGPT Pre-Retrieval Gate: How Query Construction Determines Whether ChatGPT Searches at All You checked ChatGPT. Zero citations. The…
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The Difference Between Being Retrieved and Being Cited in AI Search
Read more →: The Difference Between Being Retrieved and Being Cited in AI SearchBy Artur Ferreira · The GEO Lab · Published: 14 June 2026 The Difference Between Being Retrieved and Being Cited in AI Search Your site appeared in Perplexity’s source panel…
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How to Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers: A 2026 Reference
Read more →: How to Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers: A 2026 ReferenceBy Artur Ferreira · The GEO Lab · Published: 14 June 2026 How to Configure robots.txt for AI Crawlers: A 2026 Reference We audited competitors’ robots.txt files. None blocked AI…