Why Who Ranks For Exists?
The Future of Your Business. AI Citations & No-Click Search
Back in 2010, ranking #1 on Google could build a business.
Today? Not even close.
In 2024, something big changed. AI-powered search tools, ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Google AI Overviews started answering questions directly on the results page.
Your audience still searches…
…but they’re not clicking.
They’re getting answers without ever visiting your site.
Facts
SEO is Yesterday. In the AI-First World, It’s All About Being Cited.
If you’re not named or cited in that AI answer, you’re invisible. No traffic. No leads. No revenue.
What’s a Citation, and Why It Matters
Think of the old SEO world as a footrace to get people to your store.
The AI world is different, now the store comes to them, but if your name isn’t on the sign, you don’t exist.
A citation is when AI mentions your brand or content as the source when answering someone’s question.
In the old world, the click was everything.
In the new world, the mention is everything.
Being cited means:
- You exist in AI’s knowledge base.
- Your expertise is recognized as trustworthy.
- Your brand lives in the answers your audience sees, even without a click.
The Problem
Most websites are still chasing Google rankings while ignoring the AI layer.
That’s dangerous because:
- No citation = invisibility AI skips you entirely.
- No click = no conversions even if you’re the best, you get nothing.
- Competitors are moving in once they own the answer space, they’ll keep it.
The Mission
We built Who Ranks For to put your business back in the conversation.
We call it Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
~ a framework for making your content the preferred answer in AI-generated responses.
GEO isn’t SEO 2.0
It’s a no-click, citation-first strategy designed for the AI era.
The Solution
Our GEO Audit measures exactly what it takes to get cited
01
Geo Relevance
Get mapped to the right city, region, or service area so AI knows where you operate.
02
Entity Clarity
Eliminate confusion so AI never mistakes you for a competitor.
03
Vector Stickiness
Keep your brand name alive through AI's summarization layers.
04
Topical Depth
Cover your topic so thoroughly, AI sees you as the go-to authority.
05
Semantic Structure
Make your content easy for AI to extract and reuse.
06
E-E-A-T Signals
Build trust AI models can verify.
07
Prompt Match
Align your content with the exact questions your audience asks AI.
08
Reputational
External aggregated authority tells AI you're trustworthy.
You get a precise, prioritized action plan to close every gap and help youget cited where it matters.