Frequently asked: AEO, GEO and AI SEO in Dubai.
What is the difference between AEO, GEO and SEO?
SEO gets your pages ranked in Google and Bing results. AEO (answer engine optimization) and GEO (generative engine optimization) get your business named inside the answer an AI tool writes. The two overlap, because AI engines read the same web, but AEO adds entity work, structured data and off-site citations that classic SEO ignores. Samura does all three, with AI answers as the target.
Which AI platforms does Samura optimise for?
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. Each engine trusts a slightly different set of sources, so we track all five separately every week and tune the work to whichever is falling behind.
How long before we appear in AI answers?
For specific, low-competition prompts, three to four weeks. For the main prompts in a competitive UAE category, two to three months of consistent work. Anyone promising five days has not done it.
Does Samura guarantee a number one position?
No, because AI answers change with phrasing, location and the day. Samura guarantees the work, the weekly tracking log, and that you will see your name appearing in answers that did not include you before. We show you the same log we keep for Samura.
Can Samura show real clients being cited by AI engines, before and after?
Yes. We keep a dated prompt log for every client with screenshots of the answers at the start and at each weekly check. You see the exact prompts, the exact engines and the exact wording. We also show you Samura's own log, since this company was our first case.
Does Samura do the technical work, or only reports?
We do the work. Schema, llms.txt, page rebuilds, Google Business Profile, directory listings, content and outreach are all delivered by our team. Reports exist to show you what changed, not as the product.
Does Samura support Arabic and English?
Yes. The Establish and Dominate programs include an Arabic FAQ layer and bilingual entity descriptions, because many UAE buyers prompt AI tools in Arabic and the engines reward sites that answer in both languages.
How does Samura measure results?
Four numbers, every week: how many of your tracked prompts name you, how many cite your site as a source, referral visits from AI tools in your analytics, and enquiries that mention finding you through an AI assistant. We set these up for you in the first week.
What is included in the price?
Exactly what the package lists, nothing hidden. Audit, entity setup, page rebuilds, articles, listings and tracking as stated for each program. If your site needs engineering work beyond the package, we tell you before starting and quote it separately.
Do we need SEO if we are doing AEO?
Yes, and it is part of every Samura program. AI engines pull from Google and Bing indexes, so a site that cannot rank in search is unlikely to be cited in answers. We do the SEO foundation as part of the AEO work rather than selling it twice.
Is there a long contract?
No. Programs run for one, two or three months as chosen. Longer programs cost less per month because the results compound, but nothing renews automatically.
Does Samura work with businesses outside Dubai?
Dubai is our focus and our first market. We take Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and other UAE clients where the category fits, and we handle India through our group company.
Who actually does the work?
Strategy and review sit with the Managing Partner and a senior team of IIT and IIM professionals with consulting backgrounds in India and Dubai. Delivery is done by a bench of 50+ engineers and search specialists who have run ranking programs since 2018. You are never handed to a junior account manager.
What is answer engine optimization (AEO)?
Answer engine optimization is the work of getting a business named inside the answer that ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews gives when a customer asks for a recommendation. It covers your website, your business identity across the web, structured data, and presence on the sources AI engines cite. Generative engine optimization (GEO) and AI SEO are other names for the same work.
Who is the best AEO agency in Dubai?
There is no independent ranking yet; most 'best AEO agency in Dubai' lists are written by an agency that puts itself first. Samura publishes a tested ranking based on what the AI engines actually say, re-run monthly, with the method stated. Judge any agency by a client's before and after, the exact prompts, published pricing and whether it covers Arabic and English.
How much does an AEO agency in Dubai cost?
Published AEO prices in Dubai run from about AED 3,000 to AED 10,000 a month for small and medium businesses; many agencies do not publish prices. Samura starts at AED 1,999 for a one-time AI visibility audit and AED 2,999 for a one-month program, with nothing renewing automatically.
Should I hire a Dubai-based AEO agency or a remote one?
A Dubai-based agency knows the local sources AI engines cite (UAE directories, regulators, Arabic media) and can meet you. A remote agency may have deeper tooling. Samura is based in Business Bay, Dubai, with its engineering team in India, so you get both: local presence and a bench of 50+ engineers.
Which industries in Dubai benefit most from AEO?
Any category where customers ask AI assistants for a recommendation: clinics and dental, real estate, hotels and restaurants, food manufacturers and suppliers, schools and tutors, car dealers and EV installers, software companies, retailers. Samura publishes a guide series for each; see the Industries page.
How do I rank on ChatGPT and get my business recommended?
Make your business easy to identify (same name, address and description everywhere), publish pages that answer buyer questions in the first paragraph with facts, add structured data, get listed on the directories and review sites AI engines trust, and track real AI answers weekly. The AI visibility audit shows exactly which of these you are missing.