AI Search Visibility (AEO/GEO) Built for Industrial Supply Distributors

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Search","testimonials":[{"quote":"Worqd got us cited in Perplexity for 'industrial fastener suppliers'—now we get AI-sourced inquiries booked same day by their AI SDR","title":"Owner","author":"Margaret Chen","business_type":"Industrial Supply Distributor"},{"quote":"Their AEO optimization made us appear in Google AI Overviews for MRO parts searches, increasing qualified leads without ad spend","title":"Operations Manager","author":"James Okafor","business_type":"Industrial Supply Distributor"},{"quote":"Worqd’s AI visibility work uncovered gaps in our product data that were blocking AI crawlers—fixed it and started getting cited","title":"President","author":"Robert Lindquist","business_type":"Industrial Supply Distributor"}],"whyDifferent":["One partner manages your entire AI visibility path from audit to citation tracking","We integrate AEO with lead follow-up so AI visibility turns into booked calls","Anti-fabrication policy: we only claim what we’ve proven for ourselves first","No 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