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GEO Certified AgencyDemonstrate your agency's GEO capability

Agency certification assesses how your team delivers GEO for clients, against seven defined criteria. It looks at real workflows and redacted client work, not a sales deck.
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Seven assessment criteria

Defined in the GEO Agency Standard v1.0, a proprietary framework developed by GeoAI Optimization. Ethics and Measurement must be fully demonstrated.
  1. 01

    Strategy

    Does the agency understand GEO methodology and plan work from a measured baseline?

  2. 02

    Technical

    Can the agency assess technical accessibility for AI retrieval and fix what it finds?

  3. 03

    Content

    Can the agency develop useful, authoritative, structured content?

  4. 04

    Entity

    Can the agency improve how clearly a brand is identified and described?

  5. 05

    Measurement

    Must be fully demonstrated

    Can the agency measure AI visibility with a documented, repeatable method and state its limits?

  6. 06

    Ethics

    Must be fully demonstrated

    Does the agency avoid deceptive or manipulative practices, in policy and in delivered work?

  7. 07

    Process

    Does the agency have documented workflows that different team members can repeat?

Requirements

  • A documented GEO delivery workflow
  • Two redacted examples of GEO client reporting
  • Client reports that state methods and limits
  • A complaints process for clients
  • Written acceptance of the ethical requirements by leadership
  • From October 2027: at least one GEO Certified Professional on staff
Evidence review
Assessor scores submitted evidence against each criterion
Interview
60 minutes with the people who deliver the work
Decision
Made by someone other than the assessor
Validity
12 months
Renewal
Reassessment plus sampling of recent client reports
Fee (placeholder)
€2,900; renewal €1,500

Process

  1. Apply

    Agency details and a short description of your GEO services.

  2. Submit evidence

    Workflow documents and redacted client reports, through a secure upload.

  3. Interview

    An assessor talks through real projects with your team.

  4. Decision and listing

    Certificate, badge and a directory profile you manage.

What certified agencies get

Directory profile

Listed by country, language, specialisation and industry, with a link to your registry record.

Verifiable badge

A live badge for your site and proposals that clients can check in one click.

Shared method

A standard your team can work to, and language to explain GEO to clients without overpromising.

A say in v1.1

Certified agencies are invited to comment on proposed changes to the Standard.

GeoAI Optimization Certified Agency GEO-CA-2026-004281 (Verified) GeoAI Optimization Certified Agency GEO-CA-2026-004281 Valid until 30 Sep 2027

Demo badge. See a demo directory profile.

Questions

Do we have to share confidential client data?

No. You redact client reports before upload. Assessors look at method and reporting quality, not client identities.

We are a small agency. Can we apply?

Yes. The criteria scale with size; a two-person consultancy can document a repeatable workflow as well as a large agency.

Does certification bring client referrals?

Certification lists you in the directory. We do not sell leads or take referral fees.

Become an early certified agency

The programme opened in October 2026. Early applicants help shape how the Standard develops.

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