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Section 07 · Methodology
June 5, 2026
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Methodology · GEO Scoring Methodology v1.0
How the six category scores combine into the GEO Score.
Forecite's GEO Scoring methodology measures how prepared a practice's web presence is to be cited by AI search platforms. The score is constructed from six categories. Each category is scored 0–100 against criteria specific to that dimension. The final GEO Score is the weighted sum of all six.
| # | Category | Weight | What is measured |
| 01 | AI Citability | 25% | Whether AI tools can lift clean, self-contained answers from the page: clear answer blocks, extractable paragraphs, structured headings, specific facts. |
| 02 | Brand Authority | 20% | Off-site reputation AI tools weigh: video, community discussion, encyclopedic presence, professional profiles, and verified reviews. |
| 03 | Content & E-E-A-T | 20% | Signals of real experience, expertise, authority, and trust: named credentialed authors, dates, contact info, citations, and policies. |
| 04 | Technical Foundations | 15% | The plumbing AI crawlers need: crawler access, HTTPS and security, clean URLs, mobile, page speed, and server-rendered content. |
| 05 | Schema & Structured Data | 10% | Machine-readable tags that tell AI exactly what the business, people, and services are. |
| 06 | Platform Optimization | 10% | Readiness for each major AI search platform — the signals each one leans on. |
Thresholds. A category score of 50 represents the floor at which AI platforms begin to cite the practice with measurable frequency. A score of 80 represents the band associated with practices AI systems treat as trusted sources for their category and region. Scores below 10 represent a critical deficit where the category is structurally absent.
Tier mapping. Poor (0–49) · Fair (50–64) · Good (65–79) · Excellent (80–100).
Re-measurement. Forecite re-runs this measurement on a schedule for active clients. Changes to the score, category scores, and per-platform scores are reported in a delta document that pairs each movement to the work that produced it.