AI Search Visibility Ranking & KPIs
for Charleston SEO Agencies
Across the 7 pages that make up the SERP for “seo agency Charleston”, we measure who is actually cited. The AI ranking confirms Google's ranking.
Google · Organic
rankthecoast.com
#1 on Google
Gemini · Most Cited
rankthecoast.com
8 citations · 6.6% share of voice
The Google leader is also the AI leader. rankthecoast.com, ranked 1ᵉʳ on Google, also earns the highest visibility score in the market (78.8/100): its organic position translates directly into authority with generative engines.
54
Domains cited in this market
121
Total citations observed
7
Pages analyzed
Updated on August 16, 2026
Four signals measure AI semantic health for SEO Agency in Charleston
Each domain's GEO Visibility Score combines its share of voice, citation probability, authority (E-E-A-T), and technical health.
71,9
Average citation probability
Out of 100. The market's theoretical ceiling is 85, i.e. 13,1 points of untapped headroom.
49,7
Market GEO health
A low composite score despite solid semantic coverage (82,9%).
+44,9%
Top 3 vs. rest authority gap
The organic Top 3 has an average E-E-A-T score of 55,7/100 versus 30,7/100 for the rest of the market.
82,9%
Market semantic coverage
The Top 3 (45,7%) covers the topic at the same level as the organic leader (71%).
Based on real search intent for the keyword seo agency Charleston, extracted from search data (Semrush).
480
Search Volume
25
Keyword Difficulty
$0.00
Avg. CPC
Google SERP vs AI Visibility: who dominates in Charleston?
Comparison of the 7 seo agencies ranking on Google page 1, measured on their citability by AI (GEO Visibility Score). Weighting: 40% share of voice, 25% citation probability, 20% E-E-A-T authority, 15% technical health.
| GVS Rank | SEO Agencies | GVS Score | Google Rank | Δ vs Google | Real Citations | Share of Voice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rankthecoast.comGoogle Leader | 78.8 | #1 | — 0 | 8 | 6.6% |
| 2 | dmthriveagency.com | 65.0 | #6 | ▲ +4 | 5 | 4.1% |
| 3 | designrush.com | 59.8 | #5 | ▲ +2 | 5 | 4.1% |
| 4 | vipmarketing.com | 41.4 | #3 | ▼ -1 | — | — |
| 5 | agencies.semrush.com | 40.8 | #2 | ▼ -3 | — | — |
| 6 | solvismedia.com | 40.7 | #8 | ▲ +2 | 1 | 0.8% |
| 7 | thriveagency.com | 37.4 | #4 | ▼ -3 | — | — |
Δ = rank gained or lost between the Google rank and the GEO Visibility Score rank. Citations and share of voice shown come from Gemini. 3 entries (vipmarketing.com, agencies.semrush.com, thriveagency.com) don't appear in any citation captured in this sample: their score reflects only their citation probability, authority, and technical health.
The domains most cited by Gemini
Citation Ranking Top 10: the seo agencies most cited by Gemini for "seo agency Charleston".
| # | Domain | Citations | Share of Voice | SERP Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | clutch.coLeader | 10 | 8.3% | Outside Top10 |
| 2 | rankthecoast.com | 8 | 6.6% | #1 |
| 3 | semrush.com | 6 | 5% | Outside Top10 |
| 4 | bluelinks.agency | 6 | 5% | Outside Top10 |
| 5 | expertise.com | 5 | 4.1% | Outside Top10 |
| 6 | palmettosoft.com | 5 | 4.1% | Outside Top10 |
| 7 | onfolio.com | 5 | 4.1% | Outside Top10 |
| 8 | designrush.com | 5 | 4.1% | #5 |
| 9 | dmthriveagency.com | 5 | 4.1% | #6 |
| 10 | baldwinseo.com | 4 | 3.3% | Outside Top10 |
100% of citations come from “Corporate” sources. clutch.co, semrush.com, bluelinks.agency, expertise.com, palmettosoft.com, onfolio.com, baldwinseo.com are heavily cited without appearing in the organic Top 7. That's a positioning opportunity independent of the classic Google ranking.
What AI models ask to cite an SEO Agency in Charleston
20 sub-queries generated from the intent "seo agency Charleston", grouped into 4 categories. 20 of 20 (100%) generated at least one identifiable citation.
Entity
Attributes
Process
Comparison
3 editorial angles compete over SEO Agency in Charleston
The topical breakdown of pages in the corpus reveals where competition concentrates and the angle to break through.
42.9%
DM Thrive Agency's premium SEO features and reporting
Driven by agencies.semrush.com, vipmarketing.com, dmthriveagency.com.
28.6%
Website forms and Rank The Coast's SEO services
Driven by the organic leader and the domain most cited by AI (rankthecoast.com, thriveagency.com).
28.6%
Solvis Media's digital marketing and creative services
Driven by designrush.com, solvismedia.com.
4,727 differentiator terms, only 273 consensus terms
The market is far from exhausting its distinctive vocabulary, but maturity (41.1%) and lexical diversity (9%) remain low.
25.8%
Entry Barrier
41.1%
Market Maturity
9%
Lexical Diversity
70.2%
Leader Distinctiveness
Consensus terms (273)
Differentiator terms (4,727)
Recommendations to improve AI search visibility for SEO Agency in Charleston in AEO/GEO
Write self-contained passages of 108-176 words to maximize LLM citability.
Entity density at 66.7/1000 words, above the optimal range (15-20) — reduce to avoid stuffing.
The category 'Attributes' is the least covered by LLM citations — priority content angle.
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How we calculate this score
The GEO Visibility Score weighs four signals: real share of voice in citations (40%), citation probability (25%), domain E-E-A-T authority (20%), and technical health (15%).
What is your AI search visibility in Charleston?
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Audit generated on August 16, 2026 · Corpus of 7 pages · 20 sub-queries analyzed
GeoCitation, the AI search visibility observatory.