Haute AI Authority™
28 retrieval and citation signals. One standard for professional authority.
Every Haute Lawyer authority profile and editorial is independently evaluated against 28 signals that influence whether generative AI systems can find, understand, trust, and surface a professional. Built on Curium's Generative Engine Optimization research — exclusive to Haute Living.
Definition
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of structuring online content so AI systems — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Claude — can accurately retrieve and cite it. Unlike traditional SEO, which optimizes for search engine rankings, GEO optimizes for how AI answers are constructed.
The methodology was developed by the Curium research team, who authored the foundational GEO research and helped pioneer GPT-class model architectures.
The Framework
Four categories. Seven signals each. Every profile must pass all 28 before publication.
Name appears identically across all structured data, schema, and editorial.
Schema.org Person + LegalService types properly declared.
Sufficient structured data for knowledge panel candidacy.
Content published on a domain with established editorial trust.
Published on a Google News-registered domain.
Entity referenced from multiple authoritative contexts.
Publication history demonstrates sustained relevance.
Content answers the exact queries clients type into AI.
Clear, unambiguous practice area classification.
City, state, and regional targeting explicitly structured.
Degrees, certifications, bar admissions machine-readable.
Notable results and recognitions documented.
Common client questions answered in content.
Content updated within 6 months.
Domain authority and editorial standards.
Content is editorially curated, not self-published.
Proper citations and verifiable claims.
Required legal disclaimers present.
Practice address, phone, email machine-readable.
Awards, Super Lawyers, board certifications referenced.
Third-party coverage beyond self-published content.
Person, Organization, LegalService schema.
No schema errors or warnings.
Core Web Vitals passing.
Fully responsive across devices.
Clean HTML structure AI can parse.
Contextual links between profile, articles, practice area pages.
Dedicated AI-friendly content file.
Application
Every Haute AI Authority™ profile and editorial must pass all 28 signals before publication. Professionals who don't yet meet the threshold receive a gap report and remediation plan. This is not a marketing checklist — it's an independent evaluation built on Curium's peer-reviewed GEO research, designed to strengthen how AI systems understand and represent professional expertise.
Foundation
The platform
20+ years of editorial authority
Trusted publishing ecosystem
GEO methodology and research
Proprietary evaluation
Evaluated using the same 28-signal methodology used for all Haute AI Authority™ members.