Search is changing … and if you’re building a business or personal brand, it’s worth paying attention.

For years, businesses created content largely with traditional search engines in mind. You optimized your website, chose the right keywords, created useful content and worked to improve your Google rankings.

Those things still matter… but now there’s another layer.

More people are asking tools like ChatGPT, Gemini and other AI platforms questions they once would have typed into a traditional search engine. Instead of simply returning a page of links, AI can synthesize information and make recommendations.

Which raises an interesting — and increasingly important — question:

When someone asks AI for an expert, business or resource in your field, will it recommend you?

That’s what I explore in my latest video.

AI Search Is Changing the Visibility Game

Terms like Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) are increasingly becoming part of the marketing conversation, but underneath all of the terminology is a fairly simple idea:

You want to make it easier for search engines and AI systems to understand who you are, what you know and why you’re a credible source on your subject.

That means the future of visibility isn’t simply about inserting more keywords into more content.

Your expertise matters. Your credibility matters. The quality and clarity of the information associated with you and your business matter.

And … the body of work you’re creating — articles, videos, interviews, podcasts, research, media mentions and other credible resources — can help establish that authority.

Three Things You Can Do Now

In the video, I break this down into three simple steps:

Ask. Inspect. Strengthen.

Start by asking AI tools what they know about you, your business and your area of expertise.

Afterwards, inspect what comes back. Is the information accurate? Are there gaps? What sources appear to be shaping the answer?

Finally, strengthen the digital footprint around your expertise. Create genuinely useful resources. Make your experience and credentials clear. Build the kind of body of work that helps both people and technology understand why you’re someone worth paying attention to.

While the technology is changing, one principle hasn’t: Trust still matters.

AI changes how information gets discovered, but establishing that trust may become even more important.

🎥 Watch the video above for the full breakdown and the simple AI-search experiment you can try for yourself.

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