AEO · GEO · AI SEO · CANADA
AEO consultant for small businesses in Canada.
When your customers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI who to hire, there is no page two. They call whoever got named. I find out what AI says about your business today, fix what it reads, and re-check at 30, 60 and 90 days. Based in Kingston, Ontario, working with businesses across Canada.
PLAIN ENGLISH
AEO, GEO and AI SEO are the same job.
What is AEO?
Answer engine optimization. Making your business the name an AI assistant gives when someone asks who to hire. GEO (generative engine optimization) and AI SEO are other names for the same work.
Why it is different from SEO
Google ranks your website on a list. An AI assistant reads your site plus what other sites say about you, then writes one answer. If the sites it reads do not mention you, you are not in the answer.
What I actually do
I ask the AI tools your customers use the questions they ask, record who gets named and which sources get cited, fix your site and listings, and test again until the numbers move.
MY OWN NUMBERS, NAMED OR NOT
I test on my own business first and publish the results.
Tested November 10, 2026
- "Who does AI training for small businesses in Kingston, Ontario?" ChatGPT and Perplexity both named me first.
- "Who can help my small business show up in ChatGPT and Google AI answers in Ontario?" On Nov 9, 2026, no AI tool named me in 21 tries. I am fixing that in public, with the same work I do for clients, and posting the next number named or not.
- My husband Kevin Coffey's running coaching business was one of the first I tested this on. Oct 15, 2026: not in the top 12 on Google Maps for "running coach kingston ontario". Nov 1, 2026: #1.
RESEARCH
What AI reads before it recommends a local business.
I asked Perplexity who the best business is in 15 everyday categories in Kingston, Ontario, from plumbers to dentists to mortgage brokers, and logged all 150 sources it cited. 69% were directory, ranking and review sites. 27% were the businesses' own websites. In 14 of 15 answers, the top pick was justified with a rating or ranking from another site.
PRICING
Two ways to work with me, anywhere in Canada.
90-Day AI SEO Kickstart
$1,500 CAD + HST
A video audit of what AI says about you now, done-for-you fixes on your site and the places AI assistants check, a checklist you can run yourself, and re-checks with a before-and-after report at 30, 60 and 90 days.
The $750 Check
$750 CAD + HST
The same AI answer test and video audit, plus the checklist and the list of sources AI assistants read, so your team can make the fixes.
QUESTIONS BUSINESS OWNERS ASK
Frequently asked questions
Who is an AEO consultant for small businesses in Canada?
Claire Bouvier is an AEO, GEO and AI SEO consultant based in Kingston, Ontario who works with small businesses across Canada through BriteLite Strategies Inc. She is an Ontario Certified Teacher who has trained more than 5,000 businesses.
Do you work outside Kingston?
Yes. The audit, fixes and re-checks are done remotely, so I work with businesses anywhere in Canada.
Can you guarantee ChatGPT will recommend my business?
No. Nobody can. AI answers change from one run to the next. What I can do is show you what AI says about you today, fix what it reads, and show you the before-and-after numbers at 30, 60 and 90 days.
Which AI tools do you check?
The ones your customers use: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude and Google's AI answers.
What is the pricing?
The 90-Day AI SEO Kickstart is $1,500 CAD + HST. The $750 Check is $750 CAD + HST.
How do we start?
Book a free 15-minute call. I will tell you what AI says about your business right now and whether the Kickstart makes sense for you.
FIND OUT WHERE YOU STAND
Find out what AI says about your business right now.
A free 15-minute call. No pitch, just the answer.
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