---
title: "GEO & AEO — bklink Blog"
url: https://bklink.uk/blog/series/geo-aeo
description: "Generative and answer engine optimization (GEO, AEO): how AI search chooses what to cite, and how bklink labels content so it is cited accurately."
site: bklink
generated: 2026-10-31T13:30:17.631Z
---

geo-aeo

## [Generative Engine Optimization and Backlinks: What Gets Cited in AI Search](https://bklink.uk/blog/backlinks-ai-search-visibility)

Generative engine optimization is about getting cited in AI answers. Google says AI Overviews need no special optimisation beyond being indexed and snippet-eligible, OpenAI separates its search crawler from its training crawler, and the GEO study found quotations, statistics and citations lift visibility while keyword stuffing does not. Backlinks help a page get found and trusted, as in search, but do not buy a citation.

Palash Bagchi · September 23, 2026 · 7 min read

finance

## [Backlinks for Finance Sites: What Changes When Google Treats You as YMYL](https://bklink.uk/blog/backlinks-for-finance-sites)

Finance is one of Google's YMYL (Your Money or Your Life) categories, which means link-building for a finance site is judged on source credibility more heavily than volume. A handful of links from recognized financial publishers outweighs a much larger batch of generic guest posts.

Palash Bagchi · September 14, 2026 · 11 min read

Glossary

## [DR vs DA vs BV: What Each Website Rating Score Measures](https://bklink.uk/blog/dr-vs-da-difference)

DR (Domain Rating) is Ahrefs' own 0-100 backlink-authority score. DA (Domain Authority) is Moz's separate 0-100 score. They're built from different link indexes and different formulas, so the same site can show very different DR and DA numbers — and neither one is a Google ranking factor.

Palash Bagchi · September 14, 2026 · 14 min read

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Source: bklink, "GEO & AEO — bklink Blog", https://bklink.uk/blog/series/geo-aeo (retrieved 2026-10-31). How every figure is worked out: https://bklink.uk/methodology