SEO · GEO · AI Search (Canada)
If AI can't find you, your customers can't either.
I get your business cited by Google and AI (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI) so buyers find you first, wherever they search.

Desjardins
click-through rate
+69%
keyword growth
20
years in digital · 10 in SEO
6
enterprise site redesigns led
EN · FR · AR
CA · FR · MENA markets
Clients









Brands worked on, in-house and agency-side
Six years running organic search in-house at Desjardins; the rest through agency engagements.
SEO advantages
Online visibility decides who gets the customer.
Right now, it may not be you.
Every day, people search for exactly what you do on Google, ChatGPT or Siri. Instead of finding you, they find your competitors. Your offer may be just as good; they simply can't see you.
Google is the new storefront
Most consumers search online before buying. If you're not visible, you don't exist to them.
Trust starts with visibility
Customers trust businesses that show up at the top. Page one means credibility; page two is invisible.
AI search is taking over
ChatGPT, Perplexity & Google AI now answer buying questions. Showing up in those answers is what GEO is for.
Local + global opportunities
Whether you serve your neighborhood or the world, search visibility opens doors you didn't know existed.
Competitors invest in SEO
Every day you wait, they climb higher and capture more of your prospects and potential customers.
Visibility works 24/7
Paid ads stop when you stop paying. Good visibility keeps bringing customers, even while you sleep.
Free tool
Can AI actually cite you?
Run your homepage through the same four checks I use on the first day of an audit, including the two nobody else measures.
No email required. Results appear right here.
Services
Ways I can help
AI-enhanced SEO & GEO for durable organic growth, done with you or for you.
SEO & GEO Audit
A complete diagnostic (technical, content, link-building and AI visibility), delivered with a prioritized, ready-to-act plan.
Ongoing Support
Steer your SEO/GEO strategy over time: direction, priorities, execution and results tracking, month after month.
SEO/GEO Coaching
One-on-one sessions to build your skills, unblock your strategy and make progress on what truly matters.
SEO/GEO Team Training
Train your team with a clear, organic SEO method built to last, worked through on your own pages.
SEO puts you in a list. GEO decides whether your name gets said.
There is no second page in an AI answer.
Why me
In a sea of SEO consultants,
why Hicham?
Tech + communication in one
An MSc in Computing Science plus dual degrees in Communication and History. I handle the technical side of SEO and the storytelling that converts.
AI-first, Google too
I optimise for Google and for the engines your customers now ask. Most consultants still stop at Google.
Three languages, three markets
EN · FR · AR across Canada, France and MENA. Your audiences in their own language and cultural context.
I teach what I do
Trainer at Les Affaires, McGill and HEC Montréal. You get someone who trains professionals and also does the work.

Quick facts
- 20 years international experience, 10 in SEO
- MSc Computing Science + dual BA (Communication & History)
- Multilingual (EN / FR / AR)
- Speaker & trainer · Les Affaires, McGill, HEC Montréal
About
Strategy and hands-on execution
I'm a senior SEO & digital strategy consultant with 20 years of international experience in digital, including 10 in organic search (Canada, France, MENA), helping companies boost organic growth through data-driven, AI-enhanced and UX-centric strategies.
My expertise covers technical SEO, advanced web analytics, and content strategy powered by AI and LLMs. I turn complex data into concrete actions that improve visibility, engagement and conversions.
With a multicultural background (Canadian / Moroccan / French) and an MSc in Computing Science plus dual BAs in Communication & History, I bring both strategic vision and hands-on execution.
Featured speaker
Regular speaker at Les Affaires events, on digital transformation and AI-powered marketing.
University lecturer
Guest lecturer at HEC Montréal & McGill, teaching digital marketing and AI in business.
Testimonials
What clients say
CEO, Tech Adaptika · Consultant, Stanford University
"From the first time I met Hicham, I was struck by his diplomatic approach to every challenge. He's a relentless worker whose only obsession is client satisfaction, always leaving every project with the best version of himself."
Strategic Communications Officer
"Hicham is an absolute pleasure to work with. His passion for marketing shines through: he's always happy to share his knowledge of cutting-edge platforms and strategies. He did an excellent job managing our website, and we hope to keep working with him."
FAQ
SEO, GEO & working together
What does an SEO & GEO audit cover?
Four strands: the site's technical health, content measured against real buying intent, the link profile, and whether generative engines identify you as an entity at all. You leave with a page plan sequenced in waves, ranked between what blocks you, what pays off quickly and what needs verifying, plus a live debrief.
What's the difference between SEO and GEO?
SEO is about a position in a list: you're third, someone may click. GEO is about a citation: the model composes an answer and names three sources, or it doesn't name you, and there is no second page. What makes you citable (clean structure, a declared entity, corroboration elsewhere on the web) also strengthens your Google position, so GEO carries the same work further.
What does an SEO & GEO audit cost?
From CA$2,500 for the audit, from CA$2,000 per month for ongoing support. Coaching and team training are priced on request. Scope depends on site size, keyword competition, content volume and how many languages you operate in. Bilingual work is included, not billed as an extra.
What happens after the audit?
Three outcomes, and I say so upfront. Either your team executes the plan alone (it's built for that) and I stay available to arbitrate. Or we move to monthly support and I steer. Or the audit shows SEO isn't your real priority, and I tell you. My audit doesn't mechanically lead to a contract.
Do you work in both English and French?
Yes, and each language gets its own work. A French page that is a translation of an English one rarely ranks: the queries differ, the competition differs, and Google treats them as separate markets. I build each language against its own keyword set, with hreflang wired correctly so the two versions reinforce each other instead of competing.
How is the Canadian market different for SEO?
Two search markets sit inside one country, and most tools default to US data that misrepresents both. Volumes in Quebec are smaller but far less contested, and buying language shifts between provinces. On the AI side, models often answer Canadian queries with American sources, and a properly declared local entity closes exactly that gap.
What's the difference between GEO and AEO?
AEO targets answer engines that return a single extracted response. GEO targets generative models that compose an answer from several sources and decide which to name. The overlap is large, but the work diverges: AEO rewards clean extractable structure, GEO rewards being a recognised entity with corroboration elsewhere on the web.
Have you worked on large sites and in-house teams?
Six years running organic search at Desjardins, across six site redesigns and a portfolio of platforms, then agency work on Intact Insurance, Croix-Bleue, Cirque du Soleil, Destination Québec, Moment Factory and CAA, plus e-commerce for Keurig, Mondou/Ren's Pet, Bouclair and Blacks, and now search and AI visibility for a national public broadcaster. Large-site work is governance as much as SEO: getting requirements into someone else's production workflow is the actual job.
Fastest way
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Thirty minutes, no pressure. We'll review where you stand on Google and AI search, and find your quickest wins.
- Personalized SEO & GEO strategy
- Quick audit of your current visibility
- Actionable next steps, no obligation
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