Featured [ Simon Bayliss ](https://creativeorbit.com.au/contact-about) 04 August 2026 Last Updated: 04 August 2026 # AI SEO — Get Cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode Wollongong-based. Serving Sydney. **AI SEO (also known as AI Search Optimisation) is how businesses get found, cited and recommended by the answer engines that now sit between customers and traditional Google results.** When someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's new AI Mode *"who does SEO in Wollongong?"* or *"best AI SEO agency in Sydney"*, the AI answers directly — no click required. If your business isn't structured for those engines to read, understand and cite, you're invisible in the fastest-growing corner of search. Creative Orbit is a specialist AI SEO practice serving Sydney and Illawarra businesses that need to be found by AI, not just ranked on Google. We combine [Answer Engine Optimisation](#aeo), [Generative Engine Optimisation](#geo), and [LLM Optimisation](#llmo) into a single, coherent programme — the AI Visibility Blueprint. ## Who's behind Creative Orbit Direct delivery from [Simon Bayliss](https://creativeorbit.com.au/about-simon-bayliss/) — Wollongong-based, having lived and worked in Sydney, Melbourne (home city) and Brisbane. Two decades of SEO, web development, and now AI-search specialisation, applied personally to every client engagement. Sydney clients get remote-first delivery with in-person visits when the work needs it — 90 minutes by car, same day. No account managers, no offshored delivery. ## The full picture is landing on 18 August 2026 We're finalising the full AI SEO service page — including the AI Visibility Blueprint framework, live citation proof, and case studies from Illawarra and national clients. In the meantime, here's what you can do: - [Book an AI SEO Audit](https://creativeorbit.com.au/ai-seo/audit/) — fixed-price, delivered in 10 business days - [Start a conversation](https://creativeorbit.com.au/contact/) — 20-minute AI SEO consult, no obligation - [Read the Insights](https://creativeorbit.com.au/insights/) — case studies and data on the AI-search shift - [Looking for local Wollongong SEO?](https://creativeorbit.com.au/seo-wollongong/) — that's a different service, same practitioner ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI SEO? AI SEO is the practice of structuring a website, its content, and its underlying data so that AI answer engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, Claude and others — can read, understand, and cite the business when answering user questions. Traditional SEO earns rankings on Google's ten blue links. AI SEO earns citations inside AI-generated answers. ### Do you work with businesses outside the Illawarra? Yes. Creative Orbit is Wollongong-based and remote-first, serving Sydney businesses across the metropolitan area. 80km from the Sydney CBD, same time zone, in-person meetings the same day when the work calls for it. Simon has also lived and worked in Melbourne and Brisbane — that lived experience informs how we work with any east-coast Australian business. ### How is AI SEO different from regular SEO? Regular SEO optimises for Google's ranking algorithm — you compete for positions on the search results page. AI SEO optimises for AI answer engines — you compete for citation inside a generated answer. Different technical requirements, different content structure, different measurement. Most businesses need both, delivered as one programme. ### When will the full AI SEO service page be available? 18 August 2026. In the meantime, our AI SEO Audit is available and delivers a full readout of where your business currently stands in AI search — including citation baseline across ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode. **Wollongong business needing traditional local SEO?** This page is our AI SEO service. If you need to rank on Google Maps and Google Search for local Illawarra queries, visit our [Local SEO service](https://creativeorbit.com.au/seo-wollongong/). ## Are you ready for AI to find you, not just Google? [Book a 20-minute AI SEO consult](https://creativeorbit.com.au/contact/)