The lab shelf
AI search research for adult brands
This AI search research is written for lawful adult brands that want AI engines to describe them accurately. Six lab reports, each with its sources and dates: start with GEO vs SEO, then take the report that matches your next question.
- Report 01Foundations Adult GEO vs SEO: what carries over, and what changesAdult GEO vs SEO: why AI search still rests on crawlable, indexed pages, what the GEO research says changes, and where adult brands need extra care.6 min read
- Report 02Engines How AI engines cite adult brands, and which engines to watchHow AI engines choose sources for answers about adult products and services, how usage and referrals now split across engines, and how to test your brand.6 min read
- Report 03Checklist AI search readiness checklist for adult brands: 28 checks in six groupsAI search readiness checklist for lawful adult brands: 28 checks on access, eligibility, safe-for-work content, answers, products, brand facts and measurement.6 min read
- Report 04Entities Entity optimization for AI search: making your brand one clear thingEntity optimization for adult brands in AI search: one consistent brand description, Organization markup with sameAs links, and facts that agree everywhere.7 min read
- Report 05Writing Citation-ready content: writing passages an AI answer can liftHow to write citation-ready content for AI answers: self-contained passages, dated and sourced figures, attributed quotes and plain safe-for-work language.6 min read
- Report 06Structure AEO content structure for adult brands: a page skeleton that answersAEO content structure for lawful adult brands: a page skeleton with the answer first, one question per section, tables, and FAQs after the rich result.6 min read
Start from your question
| If you are asking | Read |
|---|---|
| Is GEO replacing SEO for us? | GEO vs SEO |
| Which AI engines should we care about? | How engines cite |
| Can engines even read our site? | Readiness checklist |
| Why do assistants describe us wrongly? | Entity work |
| How should we write so we get quoted? | Citation-ready content |
| How should our pages be laid out? | AEO structure |
The reports are written to stand alone, and each links to the others where a question runs into a neighboring one.
Sources on the bench
The sources behind the reports, starting with the primary ones. AI search changed several times during 2025 and 2026, so every report is dated and rechecked when Google, the AI companies or the main studies publish something new.
- GEO paper, KDD 2024Aggarwal and colleagues on what raises visibility in generative answers
- Google Search CentralAI features guidance, crawlers, Organization and FAQ structured data, and the 2026 Search Console changes
- AI company documentationOpenAI and other published crawler and bot documentation
- Citation and click studiesAhrefs, Semrush and BrightEdge on citations; Pew Research Center on clicks
- Usage dataStatcounter referral shares and Similarweb-based visit estimates, each with its date
Rather have the work done for you? See adult GEO or pricing.
Next experiment
What do AI answers say about your brand today?
- Hypothesis
- AI engines describe you less accurately than your site could support.
- Method
- We ask the questions your customers ask, across the main AI engines.
- Result
- A short readiness report with what to fix first. Free.