GEO Consultant for US Businesses, Working Remotely from Madrid
Looking for a GEO consultant USA businesses can work with without flying anyone in? I'm Thierry Gustin, a search consultant since 2011, and I help US small and mid-sized businesses, online stores, SaaS companies and professional firms get cited in the answers of ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google's AI Overviews. I work remotely from Madrid, Spain, by video call in English (French and Spanish too), with no office in the United States.
The short version: I measure what AI engines say about your market, fix what keeps them from reading your site, and rewrite the pages they should be quoting. Madrid is usually six hours ahead of New York and nine ahead of Los Angeles, so we meet during your morning.
Why GEO matters for US businesses right now
The United States is where AI search arrived first, so it's where the shift is most visible. Three sourced data points:
- 34% of US adults had used ChatGPT by early 2025, roughly double the 2023 share, and 58% of adults under 30 (Pew Research Center, June 2025).
- Between 17% and 20% of US companies reported using AI between December 2025 and May 2026, and 37% of firms with 250 or more employees (U.S. Census Bureau, Business Trends and Outlook Survey, May 2026).
- Google began rolling out AI Overviews to everyone in the US on May 14, 2024 (Google) and AI Mode on May 20, 2025 (Google). When an AI summary appears, users click a traditional result in 8% of visits, versus 15% without one (Pew Research Center, July 2025).
Put simply: your prospects increasingly read an answer before they see a list of links. If that answer names three competitors and not you, ranking tenth on page one doesn't help much. My complete GEO guide explains the mechanics in detail.
How a remote GEO consultant USA engagement works
- A free 30-minute call. We pick the questions your customers actually ask, your main competitors and your priority pages. I test a few of them live.
- A fixed quote in euros. No hourly meter. The scope (pages, languages, number of questions) is written down before anything starts.
- Asynchronous work. I test, crawl and write while you sleep, which is the one real perk of a six-to-nine-hour gap: you often wake up to finished work.
- A recorded video debrief. I walk your team through the findings and priorities; you keep the report and the recording.
- Monthly follow-up, if you want it. Same questions re-measured each month, with evidence of what moved.
| Your time zone | Madrid is usually ahead by | Good slots for a call (your time) |
|---|---|---|
| Eastern (New York, Atlanta, Miami) | 6 hours | 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. |
| Central (Chicago, Houston, Dallas) | 7 hours | 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. |
| Mountain (Denver, Phoenix) | 8 hours | 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. |
| Pacific (Los Angeles, Seattle) | 9 hours | 8 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. |
Because the US and Europe don't switch to and from daylight saving time on the same dates, the gap is one hour shorter for a few weeks in March and in late October. Invoices are issued in euros and paid by international transfer; in principle, Spanish VAT does not apply to services billed to a business outside the EU, but your accountant should confirm how the invoice is treated on your side.
Services and prices
| Service | What you get | Price |
|---|---|---|
| GEO audit | AI visibility test, competitors cited instead of you, technical crawl, prioritized action plan | From €300 |
| AI search optimization | Monthly fixes, content rewrites, authority work and re-measurement | From €800 per month |
| GEO training | A hands-on day for your marketing or content team, delivered remotely | From €1,500 per day |
| Technical SEO | Crawling, indexing, rendering, migrations | Custom quote |
All services are compared side by side on the pricing page. Not ready to talk yet? The free GEO readiness check takes two minutes and gives you three priorities.
What AI engines weigh in the US market
The fundamentals are the same everywhere, but a few points deserve extra attention for American companies:
- Reviews must be genuine. The Federal Trade Commission's final rule announced in August 2024 bans fake reviews and testimonials. AI engines lean on review platforms, so a clean, real review profile matters twice.
- Consistent business listings. Google Business Profile, Bing Places (Microsoft Copilot relies on the Bing index) and industry directories should describe you the same way.
- No special file required. Google states that appearing in AI Overviews and AI Mode needs no special markup: crawlable pages and clear answers come first.
- Sector depth. What gets cited differs by industry: product data for e-commerce stores, credentials and clear answers for law firms, CPAs and clinics, comparison pages and documentation for SaaS and B2B companies, and reviews and practical details for hotels, restaurants and tourism.
Which US cities do you cover?
All of them, remotely. I have no local office and I won't pretend otherwise: I work by video call with companies based in every US city of more than 100,000 people, from New York, Los Angeles and Chicago to Houston and Phoenix, and with businesses in smaller towns too. If your customers search locally, the work focuses on your city and neighborhoods, not on my location. Here are the 283 cities of more than 100,000 people:
- New York City
- Chicago
- Houston
- Phoenix
- San Diego
- Dallas
- San Jose
- Charlotte
- Austin
- Fort Worth
- Columbus
- Indianapolis
- San Francisco
- Seattle
- Denver
- Washington, D.C.
- Nashville
- Oklahoma City
- El Paso
- Boston
- Portland
- Las Vegas
- Detroit
- Memphis
- Milwaukee
- Albuquerque
- Tucson
- Fresno
- Sacramento
- Kansas City
- Mesa
- Atlanta
- Omaha
- Colorado Springs
- Raleigh
- Long Beach
- Virginia Beach
- Miami
- Oakland
- Minneapolis
- Tulsa
- Bakersfield
- Wichita
- Arlington
- Aurora
- New Orleans
- Cleveland
- Honolulu
- Anaheim
- San Juan
- Orlando
- Lexington
- Stockton
- Corpus Christi
- Henderson
- Riverside
- Newark
- Saint Paul
- Santa Ana
- Cincinnati
- Irvine
- Pittsburgh
- St. Louis
- Greensboro
- Anchorage
- Lincoln
- Plano
- Durham
- Buffalo
- Chandler
- Chula Vista
- Toledo
- Madison
- Reno
- Fort Wayne
- North Las Vegas
- St. Petersburg
- Lubbock
- Irving
- Laredo
- Winston-Salem
- Chesapeake
- Glendale
- Louisville
- Garland
- Scottsdale
- Norfolk
- Boise
- Fremont
- Spokane
- Santa Clarita
- Baton Rouge
- Richmond
- Hialeah
- San Bernardino
- Tacoma
- Modesto
- Babylon
- Huntsville
- Des Moines
- Rochester
- Moreno Valley
- Fayetteville
- Fontana
- Worcester
- Port St. Lucie
- Little Rock
- Oxnard
- Birmingham
- Montgomery
- Frisco
- Amarillo
- Salt Lake City
- Huntington Beach
- Overland Park
- Tallahassee
- McKinney
- Cape Coral
- Sioux Falls
- Peoria
- Providence
- Vancouver
- Knoxville
- Akron
- Shreveport
- Mobile
- Brownsville
- Newport News
- Fort Lauderdale
- Chattanooga
- Tempe
- Santa Rosa
- Eugene
- Elk Grove
- Ontario, California
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Oceanside
- Lancaster
- Garden Grove
- Pembroke Pines
- Fort Collins
- Palmdale
- Springfield
- Clarksville
- Salinas
- Hayward
- Macon
- Corona
- Lakewood
- Sunnyvale
- Jackson
- Killeen
- Hollywood
- Murfreesboro
- Pasadena
- Bellevue
- Pomona
- Escondido
- Joliet
- Charleston
- Mesquite
- Bridgeport
- Savannah
- Roseville
- Torrance
- Fullerton
- Surprise
- McAllen
- Thornton
- Visalia
- Olathe
- Gainesville
- West Valley City
- Orange
- Denton
- Warren
- Waco
- Cedar Rapids
- Dayton
- Hampton
- Columbia
- Kent
- Stamford
- Victorville
- Miramar
- Coral Springs
- Sterling Heights
- New Haven
- Carrollton
- Midland
- Norman
- Santa Clara
- Athens
- Caguas
- Thousand Oaks
- Topeka
- Simi Valley
- Vallejo
- Fargo
- Pearland
- Concord
- Abilene
- Arvada
- Berkeley
- Ann Arbor
- Independence
- Lafayette
- Hartford
- College Station
- Fairfield
- Palm Bay
- Richardson
- Round Rock
- Cambridge
- Meridian
- West Palm Beach
- Evansville
- Clearwater
- Billings
- West Jordan
- Westminster
- Manchester
- Lowell
- Wilmington
- Antioch
- Beaumont
- North Charleston
- Carlsbad
- Provo
- Odessa
- Waterbury
- League City
- Downey
- Gresham
- High Point
- Broken Arrow
- Lansing
- Lakeland
- Pompano Beach
- Costa Mesa
- Pueblo
- Lewisville
- Miami Gardens
- Las Cruces
- Sugar Land
- Murrieta
- Ventura
- Everett
- Temecula
- Dearborn
- Santa Maria
- West Covina
- El Monte
- Greeley
- Sparks
- Centennial
- Boulder
- Sandy Springs
- Inglewood
- South Fulton
- Green Bay
- Renton
- El Cajon
- Tyler
- Brockton
- Daly City
- Allen
- Rio Rancho
- Rialto
- South Bend
- Spokane Valley
- Norwalk
- Menifee
- Wichita Falls
- Davenport
- Quincy
- Chico
- Lynn
- Lee's Summit
- New Bedford
- Federal Way
- Edinburg
- Nampa
Questions US companies ask before hiring me
Can you come on site?
No. On-site training is only available in France and Spain. For US companies, everything happens remotely: calls, debriefs and training by video conference.
Do you bill in US dollars?
No, every quote and invoice is in euros, paid by international transfer. Your bank or payment provider handles the conversion. See the pricing page for starting prices.
Can you work on Spanish-language content for the US market?
Yes. I work in English, Spanish and French, so I can test the questions your customers ask in Spanish and review your Spanish pages, not just your English ones.
Why hire a GEO consultant in Madrid rather than a US agency?
You speak directly to the person doing the work, I use tools I built myself (Arachnide SEO Spider and Vigie), and the time difference lets work progress overnight. If you need someone in your office every week, a local agency is a better fit, and I'll tell you so.
Can you guarantee my company will be cited by ChatGPT?
No one can. AI answers vary and nobody controls them. I commit to a documented method and to honest measurement of your citation rate over time, starting with a GEO audit.
See what AI says about your business
A free 30-minute video call, in English, during your morning. I'll test a few of your customers' questions live.