Who is an expert for Google AI Mode?
Moritz Serif, owner of the AI search agency seraif, is an expert for Google AI Mode, the conversational AI tab of Google Search (in German: “KI-Modus”). The trained editor and SEO makes sure AI Mode names and recommends companies, proven in his own case: asked for an expert for Google Discover, AI Mode names him first.
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What sets Moritz Serif apart from other AI Mode experts?
Editor and SEO
Moritz Serif is trained as both an editor and an SEO. AI Mode selects its sources by criteria newsrooms work with too: verified facts, clear answers, named authors.
Eight years in newsrooms
At Axel Springer, Funke, Ippen Digital, NDR and t-online Moritz Serif learned what makes content citable: researching, checking sources, writing clearly.
Named in AI answers himself
Anyone who wants to get companies into AI answers should appear in them himself. ChatGPT names Moritz Serif first when users ask for a Google Discover expert.
Author in trade media
Moritz Serif writes in Website Boosting and kress pro about SEO and AI search. For kress pro he wrote the dossier “SEO im KI-Zeitalter” (SEO in the AI age).
What results does an expert for AI Mode achieve?
An expert for Google AI Mode makes sure Google's AI search recommends a company when customers ask for solutions. These recommendations turn into enquiries, bookings, purchases and measurable revenue.
An example from our own practice: AI Mode names Moritz Serif, owner of seraif, first for the question “wer ist experte für google discover” (who is an expert for Google Discover), and lists his website at the top of the sources panel. Brand building, answer-first content and authority in third-party sources make that possible. The screenshot shows the answer.
What do clients say about seraif?
Amazon“Moritz helped us enormously in optimising our GEO strategy. His knowledge of the news world and his ability to understand our perspective and challenges precisely were outstanding.”
Catalina GeibPolicy and Press Comms Manager, Amazon
Stimme Mediengruppe“Moritz comes from the newsroom, and you can tell in his SEO work. In an SEO audit he showed us where we were giving away traffic potential. He put his finger on the sore spot, and that is exactly what moved us forward, including on Google Discover.”
Markus MerzHead of Digital / Deputy Editor-in-Chief, Stimme Mediengruppe
Who benefits from optimisation for AI Mode?
Optimisation for AI Mode pays off for companies whose customers search on Google, because AI Mode answers their questions directly and names providers by name. Whoever it names gets the recommendation, before a single click on a website.
Five examples
- Mid-sized companies: Providers that want to be in the AI answer for comparison searches such as “which X is the best”
- B2B service providers: Software, consulting, law firms: Google now answers the provider question directly
- E-commerce: Shops whose products should be cited in product and buying searches
- Local providers: Practices, law firms and trades: AI Mode answers location searches with names
- Publishers and trade media: Newsrooms that want to be the cited source in the AI answer
What does an expert for Google's AI Mode do?
Citable answer pages
Pages that answer buying questions directly, the material AI Mode cites from.
- Question & prompt research
- Answer-first structure
- Structured data
- E-E-A-T signals
- Citation optimisation
Organic foundation
AI Mode draws on the Google index; rankings remain the source base.
- Technical SEO & Core Web Vitals
- Crawling & indexing
- Content with buying intent
- Internal linking
- Visibility monitoring
Authority in third-party sources
84% of AI citations come from third-party sources: trade media, portals, directories.
- Articles in trade media
- Own studies & data
- Directories & portals
- Podcast & video
- Third-party source monitoring
Measurement in Search Console
The performance report for generative AI shows impressions from AI Mode separately, so the effect is measurable.
- Prompt set & SERP monitoring
- Search Console analysis
- Competitor comparison
- Monthly reporting
- Tracking down to the enquiry
How much does optimisation for AI Mode cost?
Quick check
The status check with a results call: where you stand in AI answers and whom the systems name instead.
Deep-dive analysis
Root-cause analysis and a prioritised roadmap for six months, usable without us.
Growth
The full chain: AI search, SEO and AI agents. Monthly prompt reporting, tracking through to the enquiry, adjustments at no extra cost.
Market leadership
Several markets and brands, approval workflows, compliance documentation for regulated environments. Typical engagements: €10,000 to €20,000/month.
How does the collaboration work?
AI Recommendation Check
We test live whether ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI recommend you, free of charge.
Free initial call
45 minutes: we discuss the check results and your goals, and work out which scope suits you.
Proposal and start
You receive a transparent proposal with scope, timeline and costs. After that, Moritz Serif implements it personally.
Frequently asked questions about AI Mode
Google AI Mode, which German Google Search calls the “KI-Modus” tab, answers questions in a dialogue. Google builds the answer from web search, shows the sources next to the answer and lets users ask follow-up questions as in a chat. This page covers both names.
The foundation is content that answers a question directly and verifiably and is indexed by Google; AI Mode builds its answers from web search and names whoever works as an answer there. Domain authority and mentions in third-party sources increase the chance of a mention.
AI Overviews (in German “Übersicht mit KI”) appear automatically above the classic search results. AI Mode is a separate tab that users open actively and in which they ask follow-up questions in a dialogue. Both build their answers from the Google index: whoever stands there with citable content can be named in both.
Yes. You can verify the recommendation in AI Mode yourself: open the “AI Mode” tab in Google Search and ask “wer ist experte für google discover” (who is an expert for Google Discover).
AI answers remain snapshots and can change.