SEO and AI search optimisation (GEO) for small businesses in Australia and Asia
M3DS AI helps small businesses in Australia and Asia get found in ordinary search and in AI search such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity. The work is classic SEO together with AI search optimisation, also called GEO or answer-engine optimisation.
We start with a review of the site, then make the changes you agree to. You get a written quote in US dollars before anything starts. We do not promise a ranking, and we do not promise that an AI system will mention you.
Classic SEO and AI search, on the same site
Classic SEO helps Google read the site and helps local customers find you. That means clear pages, technical fixes, a Google Business Profile where that applies, and a simple way to get in touch.
AI search optimisation is the extra work of making those same facts easy for an answer engine to use. When someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google a question, the system needs a page it can read, a direct answer, and a business it can name. GEO is that preparation. People also call it answer-engine optimisation. It does not replace SEO.
A small business does not need a separate programme for each search box. One review, one agreed list of changes, and a check of what the answer engines currently say.
- The offer is hard to find in Google
- ChatGPT or Perplexity names other businesses when someone asks your question
- The site is a brochure, with no direct answer a machine can quote
- Important pages are thin, blocked, or only visible after a script runs
What we change, in plain language
These are the pieces of AI search work. The quote says which ones are in your job. We do not add a file, a schema type or a crawler rule that is not written down.
Structured data (JSON-LD)
We add structured data so a machine can read who you are, what you offer and which questions you answer. The usual types are the business, the service and the FAQ.
FAQ content for real questions
We write the FAQ in the words customers actually use, then make the FAQPage structured data match that visible text. A question nobody asks does not help.
An llms.txt file
llms.txt is a short plain-text file that says what the business does and which pages matter. An AI system can read it without guessing from a menu.
Pages a crawler can read
The important pages are real HTML, with the answer in the text. A crawler should not need a login, and it should not have to open a private app to see the offer.
AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt
robots.txt tells crawlers what they may fetch. We allow the AI crawlers you want to be found by, including GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot and Google-Extended. Private paths stay disallowed.
A check of who mentions you
We look up the business in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity and tell you whether it is mentioned, and what the answer says. We can check again after the pages change.
A mention in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews or Perplexity is not something we can force. The check tells you the current answer. The edits are how we make the next answer easier to get right.
The ordinary search work does not go away
AI search rides on a site that search engines can already read. The same engagement still covers the practical SEO a small business asks for.
- Fixes that help search engines read the site
- Help for local customers to find you, including your Google Business Profile where that applies
- Pages and answers written for your customers
- A clear way for an interested person to get in touch
- A written plan, then only the changes you agree
Small businesses in Australia and Asia
Delivery is remote for Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Workshops are booked in your business hours. Notes are written up so a decision made on a call is still there the next morning.
The Australia page lists the wider work we do for Australian small businesses. This page is the search and AI-search piece. There is no street address on this site.
Where
Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Remote. Prices in US dollars.
Published fees, then a written quote
Starter and Growth are one-time project fees in US dollars. A larger job is quoted. Support and third-party costs are separate. The quote confirms the scope before work starts. An enquiry does not start the work and does not charge you.
Starter
US$800One-time, USD
Growth
US$2,000One-time, USD
Larger job
Quote
Written before work starts
Other published prices are on the pricing page.
Questions people ask before they start
Do you help Australian businesses get found in AI search like ChatGPT and Perplexity?
Yes. M3DS AI helps small businesses in Australia, and across Asia, get found in ordinary search and in AI search such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity. The work is classic SEO together with AI search optimisation, also called GEO or answer-engine optimisation. We make the site readable, write answers to real questions, and check whether those systems mention the business. We do not guarantee a mention or a ranking. You get a written quote in US dollars before any work starts.
What is AI search optimisation, or GEO?
AI search optimisation, also called generative engine optimisation (GEO) or answer-engine optimisation, is the work of making a business easy for an answer engine to understand and cite. Classic SEO helps a page rank in a list of links. GEO helps the same facts get used when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews a question. We do both on the same site.
What do you actually change on the website?
After a review, the usual list is structured data (JSON-LD) for the business, the service and the questions you answer; FAQ copy written to real questions; an llms.txt file that states who you are in plain text; pages a crawler can read as HTML; and a robots.txt that allows AI crawlers such as GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, PerplexityBot and Google-Extended. Classic SEO stays in the same job: technical fixes, useful pages, and local listings such as a Google Business Profile where that applies. We only change what the quote includes.
Do you still do classic SEO?
Yes. Technical fixes, pages that answer customer questions, local listings such as a Google Business Profile, and a clear way to get in touch stay part of the work. AI search sits alongside that. It does not replace it.
Can you tell whether ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews or Perplexity mention our business?
Yes, when that check is in the agreed scope. We look the business up in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Perplexity and tell you whether it is mentioned, and what the answer says. We can check again after the pages change. A mention is not something we can force. The check shows the current picture so the next edits are based on it.
Do you work with small businesses in Asia as well as Australia?
Yes. Delivery is remote for small businesses in Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. Workshops are booked in your business hours. Prices are in US dollars. This site does not list a local office.
Tell us how people look for you now
Book a free call. We will ask what you want to be found for, and whether the next step is a review or an agreed set of changes. You get a written quote before any work starts.