Guides

Practical guides on GEO, AEO and AI visibility. Written by the team behind Synlig.ai, based on what we see in the platform every day.

Measuring AI visibility: KPIs, visibility score and share of voice

AI answers vary from prompt to prompt, so single checks lie. This guide shows how to measure AI visibility systematically: The KPIs, the methodology and the traps to avoid.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·8 Sep 2026·7 min

CPM, CPC or oCPC in ChatGPT Ads: Buying model, budget and creatives

Reach, Clicks or Conversions? The choice of buying model is the first big decision in ChatGPT Ads, and it is tied to your budget, your audience and your creatives. Here is the full decision chain.

William EilertsenWilliam Eilertsen·4 Sep 2026·7 min

The OpenAI pixel: How to set up conversion tracking for ChatGPT Ads

Without the pixel, your ChatGPT ads fly blind. Here is the full setup of the OpenAI pixel, from the code in the head to a verified conversion in Ads Manager, exactly the way we just did it ourselves.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·3 Sep 2026·8 min

Custom audiences in ChatGPT Ads: Customer lists, privacy and the choices that matter

You can upload customer lists to ChatGPT Ads and target or exclude them. But the channel is a new-customer channel, and the upload is a GDPR decision. Here are the choices that matter.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·2 Sep 2026·6 min

Context hints in ChatGPT Ads: How to write hints that reach the right conversations

There are no keywords in ChatGPT Ads. Context hints decide where your ad shows up, and most advertisers write them wrong. Here is the template, the patterns and the mistakes to avoid.

Henrik SvenssonHenrik Svensson·1 Sep 2026·8 min

What is AI advertising? The complete guide to ads in ChatGPT, AI Mode and AI Overviews

The ad money is following users into the AI answers. This is our pillar guide to paid AI visibility: What AI advertising is, where you can buy it today, what it costs and how to measure the effect.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·27 Aug 2026·13 min

Google Ads step by step: From new account to first campaign, and the AI ads on their way

Google Ads is still the workhorse of digital marketing, but most people set it up wrong from the start. Here is the full setup step by step, plus the AI ads on their way into search.

Henrik SvenssonHenrik Svensson·26 Aug 2026·10 min

ChatGPT Ads step by step: How to set up your first campaign in Ads Manager

ChatGPT Ads has no keywords, and that changes the whole craft. Here is the full setup step by step, from account to first campaign, with the best advice from early advertisers.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·25 Aug 2026·12 min

Internal linking for GEO: Pillar and cluster in practice

AI models do not just judge single pages, they judge whether you own the topic. The pillar and cluster structure is the tool for showing it, and almost nobody in the GEO field talks about it.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·5 Aug 2026·4 min

Inside an AI answer: The difference between being mentioned and being cited

Open an AI answer and read it twice: Once for the names in the text, once for the links in the source list. They are two different competitions, and they reward completely different work.

Henrik SvenssonHenrik Svensson·27 Jul 2026·10 min

Structured data and schema for AI answers: A practical guide

Schema markup is the most underrated GEO task: A few hours of work that lets AI platforms understand exactly who you are and what your content answers.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·24 Jul 2026·5 min

Technical SEO for AI search: The foundation that decides if you get cited

The best content in the world does not help if the machines meant to cite it never get to read it. Technical SEO is the foundation of AI visibility, and it is broken more often than people think.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·13 Jul 2026·12 min

AI visibility for local businesses

Local recommendations are among the most common things people ask AI, and among the easiest to win. Here is the playbook for local businesses.

Henrik SvenssonHenrik Svensson·25 Jun 2026·4 min

SEO vs. AEO vs. GEO: The differences explained

Three acronyms, one shifting landscape. We sort out the terminology and show what is actually new, what still holds and where to focus your effort.

Henrik SvenssonHenrik Svensson·11 Jun 2026·5 min

How to write content AI actually wants to cite

The models read differently from humans. They reward direct answers, clear structure and real experts behind the text. Here is how to write for both readers at once.

Henrik SvenssonHenrik Svensson·28 May 2026·5 min

What is AI visibility? The complete guide to GEO and AEO

Customers ask AI for recommendations, and you are either in the answer or you are not. This guide explains what AI visibility actually is and how to take control of yours.

Joachim SvenssonJoachim Svensson·6 May 2026·8 min

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