AEO and GEO work should not be reported as "we published content and hope AI notices." The proof chain is measurable: prompts covered, answers won, sources cited, visitors referred, conversions created, pipeline influenced, and actions completed.
AEO/GEO ROI
(incremental AI value - AEO/GEO investment) / AEO/GEO investment x 100Incremental value can be observed revenue, estimated conversion value, or directional pipeline influence. Keep the label visible.
Visibility score
100 x sqrt((sum rank points / (opportunities x 10)))Uses Trakkr rank-weighted visibility math. Rank 1 earns 10 points, rank 10 earns 1 point, and unranked answers earn 0.
Position-weighted share of voice
your weighted rank points / all tracked brand rank points x 100Turns answer rank into competitive share, so a first-place recommendation counts more than a ninth-place mention.
AI traffic value
AI revenue / AI sessionsUse observed GA4 revenue when present. If revenue is not present, label the number as estimated and use assigned event values.
Baseline
ROI reporting fails when the baseline is built after the result. Capture visibility, rank, citation share, sentiment, AI traffic, conversions, and existing content actions before the AEO/GEO work starts.
Use a 30 to 90 day baseline for AI sessions and conversions.
Snapshot visibility by prompt cluster and model before optimization.
Separate owned sources, third-party sources, Reddit, reviews, and publishers.
Incrementality
The cleanest non-lab approach is a changed versus unchanged cluster view. Prompts attached to optimized pages should move differently from prompts that did not receive work.
Changed group: prompts tied to new or updated pages, citation outreach, technical fixes, or answer-format improvements.
Control group: similar prompts where no meaningful action shipped.
Report the delta in visibility, citation rate, AI sessions, conversions, and value.
Executive proof
A page full of metrics makes the work look less certain. The clean board version is one ROI number, the value source, the confidence tier, and the next evidence step.
Observed: "AI-referred revenue from optimized clusters rose by $18,400."
Estimated: "Configured demo-event value implies $42,000 in AI-assisted value."
Directional: "Visibility and citation gains preceded a 19% lift in branded demo demand."
Cluster map
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Attribution ledger
| Surface | Signals | Confidence | Next proof step |
|---|---|---|---|
 ChatGPT | AI Assistant referral, ChatGPT source, branded/direct return, prompt visibility | High for referrals, directional for no-click answers | Compare ChatGPT sessions and conversions against prompt visibility by topic. |
 Perplexity | Referral traffic, citations, cited URL, source domain movement | High when a referral is present | Tie cited pages to landing pages, assisted conversions, and source-type wins. |
 Gemini | Gemini referrals, AI Overview links, Google Search generative-AI visibility where available | Mixed, because Google AI features and Gemini app traffic report differently | Separate app referrals from Search Console AI feature visibility. |
 Claude | Claude referrals, cited links where web search is used, brand presence in answers | High for referrals, lower for unattributed answer exposure | Use self-reported attribution and branded demand lift to capture dark influence. |
 Google AI Mode | Search Console generative-AI visibility, organic-search clicks, supporting links | Medium until feature reporting is broadly available | Report AI Mode as Search exposure, not chatbot referral traffic. |
| AI Overviews | Search Console visibility, cited/supporting links, organic clicks | Medium, with no-click exposure requiring directional models | Track impression/click changes alongside citation and rank movement. |
Visibility
65.6
+8.1 pts
AI sessions
1,284
+14%
AI revenue
$24k
estimated
Risk
3
source gaps
Pipeline bridge
Comparison prompts
Observed
Review-site citations
Observed
Demo requests
Estimated
Enterprise sentiment
Directional
Visibility, rank, share of voice
Citation rate, source quality, source type
GA4 source, AI Assistant channel, landing page
Key event, form, trial, purchase, funnel step
CRM source, self-report, assisted touch
Observed revenue, estimated value, weighted pipeline
In-house SEO
Show which prompt clusters improved and whether AI-referred conversions moved with them.
Agency
Package observed visibility gains with a cautious estimated value and a next-month action plan.
SaaS
Map category and comparison prompts to CRM source fields and opportunity stages.
Ecommerce
Separate product-discovery prompts from checkout revenue and report source quality by category.
Enterprise marketing
Roll up local teams into one dashboard with confidence labels and exception alerts.
Sources and caveats
These pages use current public documentation and market research as context, but Trakkr-owned formulas are written from first principles and product-supported data. External stats should be treated as directional unless your own analytics confirms them.
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Trakkr separates visibility proof from revenue proof.
Visibility, citations, rank, sentiment, source quality, AI traffic, conversions, and revenue are reported as distinct layers so teams can move fast without blurring evidence.