How We Work

    The Citation Gap Method

    Six steps from invisible to cited. Diagnosis first, then technical fixes, machine-readable fleet data, route pages, earned citations, and reporting that connects every deliverable to a direct enquiry.

    When a charter buyer asks ChatGPT who to fly with from London to Geneva, the names that come back are usually brokers and marketplaces, not operators. We call that the Citation Gap: the distance between your operation existing online and being named when it matters.

    The Citation Gap Method closes it. It is the process behind the Direct Booking Accelerator, our programme for charter operators, brokers, and FBOs who want direct enquiries from organic and AI search instead of renting demand through third parties.

    Every engagement follows the same six steps, in the same order, because each one depends on the last. You cannot earn AI citations for a fleet that machines cannot read. You cannot convert route searches without route pages. So we build in sequence, and we report in commercial terms at every stage. Each step below links to the service that delivers it.

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    Diagnose the Citation Gap

    Everything starts with the AI Visibility Diagnostic. We run your name and your key routes through Google, ChatGPT, and Perplexity, and document every query where a broker or marketplace appears instead of you. You get a plain-language report with a commercial estimate of what the gap is costing you in lost direct enquiries.

    Route visibility check across your city pairs
    Fleet entity readability assessment
    AI citation status in ChatGPT and Perplexity
    Direct booking gap estimate in commercial terms
    02

    Fix the Technical Foundations

    Before any citation work makes sense, your site has to be crawlable, fast, and mobile-ready. We fix the technical problems flagged in the diagnostic so search engines and AI crawlers can read every page you publish from here on.

    Crawlability and indexation fixes
    Site speed and Core Web Vitals
    Mobile experience corrections
    Clean URL and redirect structure
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    Make Your Fleet Machine-Readable

    AI systems recommend operators they can parse. We build fleet entity schema (aircraft type, range, certification, operating base) so ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI can understand exactly what you fly and where you fly it. This is the structured data layer the rest of the method stands on.

    Fleet entity schema for every aircraft
    Operator and organisation structured data
    Route and service area markup
    Validation against schema standards
    04

    Build Priority Route Pages

    Charter buyers search by route: private jet London to Nice, not private jet company. We build dedicated pages for your highest-value city pairs, written for the searches buyers actually make. Route pages are where rankings turn into enquiries.

    City-pair keyword mapping
    Dedicated page per priority route
    Empty leg sprint where applicable
    Conversion-focused enquiry paths
    05

    Earn Citations and Authority

    AI systems cite sources they trust. We seed AI citation signals and run editorial outreach so your operation gets named on the aviation sources that Google and AI models already weight. Earned mentions, not bought links.

    Editorial outreach to trusted aviation sources
    AI citation signal seeding
    Digital PR around your route data
    Authority tracked route by route
    06

    Maintain Velocity and Report

    Content velocity keeps the citations fresh and the rankings compounding. Every month you get a report that connects each deliverable to a commercial output: rankings by route, AI citation appearances, and direct enquiries generated. No vanity metrics.

    Ongoing content production
    Rankings tracked by route
    AI citation monitoring
    Direct enquiries measured and reported

    Why this process works

    Most SEO agencies skip steps or use generic templates. We take the time to understand your specific situation and create a tailored approach. That's why our clients see real results.

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    Tailored strategies - no templates

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    Clear reports showing progress

    Ongoing

    Support and optimisation

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