How to Show Up in ChatGPT in 2026 | Adrien Thomas | #chadtpodcast Ep. 30

Users are trying to buy you inside ChatGPT. Are you showing up there?Chad interviews Adrien, a French SEO/AEO expert based in Bangkok, about the rise of AEO/GEO (AI visibility) and how businesses can be recommended by LLMs like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini. Adrien says LLM-driven traffic converts far higher than traditional SEO—around 9% vs under 1%—because users are “lazy” and increasingly trust AI over ad-heavy Google results. He argues SEO remains a necessary foundation but not sufficient for AI recommendations, which depend on being mentioned across the web on sources LLMs use (often LinkedIn, Reddit, and YouTube). Adrien describes his agency and his SaaS tool for monitoring AI visibility and source citations, outlines a content workflow that starts from the top questions prospects ask, and explains how to self-audit with a set of informational and transactional prompts.---Adrien Thomas is the co founder of Crescendo Agency and Clairon, a golf addict, and an NBA fan.Adrien's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/athomas-crescendo/Crescendo Agency (SEO/GEO Agency): https://www.crescendoagency.ai/Clairon AI (GEO Analytics Solution): https://clairon.ai/Crescendo's Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/@crescendoagency Clairon's Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ClaironAISearchGEO ---Chad's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadtabary/Book an appointment with Chad: https://chadtabary.youcanbook.me/00:00 Meet and define GEO01:11 Why AI traffic converts04:53 Google vs AI search reality08:14 Adrian background and offer11:18 Hype vs real AEO12:55 Sources that LLMs trust18:29 Trust and bias in LLMs22:47 Content repurposing playbook26:22 Bottom-up lead strategy29:08 Ransomware example workflow33:03 Repurpose One Answer Everywhere34:29 Do You Need A Website35:21 Owning A Keyword On LinkedIn37:50 Why Reddit Ranks So Well41:33 Reddit Tactics Patience And Karma43:34 Turning Reddit Value Into Leads47:29 AI Traffic Volume Misconception50:09 How Fast AI Search Is Growing51:19 Google AI Overview Vs Search54:51 The Future Moat Devices Not Models59:22 Self Audit Your LLM Visibility01:01:53 Clareon Who Its For And Next Steps01:04:47 Final Takeaways And Where To Follow