Author
Akash Sharma
SEO, AEO & GEO Strategist · Founder, The First Ranker
Akash Sharma is a full-stack SEO practitioner and the founder of The First Ranker. Over 3+ years he has owned the organic channel end to end for B2B clients: SEO strategy and KPI planning, keyword and prompt research, technical SEO, on-page and content optimization, and link building. His work has generated more than $150,000 in attributable client revenue, grown managed accounts 2-3x in organic traffic within eight months, and lifted a brand’s Domain Rating from 25 to 60.
He is an early practitioner of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and Generative Engine Optimization (GEO), structuring content, FAQs and schema to win citations inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and Google AI Overviews alongside traditional SERP rankings. He reports organic performance through GA4, Looker Studio and Google Search Console, and writes the GEO Playbook and blog on this site to document what actually moves AI visibility.
Areas of expertise
- Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
- Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
- Technical SEO
- On-Page SEO
- Content Strategy
- Keyword & Prompt Research
- Link Building & Digital PR
- Schema Markup
- E-E-A-T & Entity SEO
- GA4 & Looker Studio Reporting
Experience highlights
- 3+ years owning organic search end to end for B2B clients
- $150,000+ in attributable client revenue across managed accounts
- 2-3x organic traffic growth on managed accounts within 8 months
- Secured brand citations in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews
- Lifted a brand’s Domain Rating from 25 to 60
Education
- MBA in Marketing Management, Bangalore University / ISMS
- B.Tech in Electrical & Electronics Engineering, Lovely Professional University
Core tools
- Ahrefs
- SEMrush
- Google Search Console
- GA4
- Looker Studio
- Screaming Frog