GLOSSARY

Buyer Journey (4 Stages)

IN ONE SENTENCE

The 4-stage purchase decision journey: Awareness → Interest → Decision → Purchase, with completely different questions at each stage.

The 4-stage purchase decision journey: Awareness → Interest → Decision → Purchase, with completely different questions at each stage.

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In detail

Awareness asks 'what is X', Interest asks 'which brand of X is best', Decision asks 'X vs Y', Purchase asks 'is X good value'. GEO content must cover all 4 stages — not just the Decision-stage 'recommend a brand' queries, which would lose substantial early-research traffic.

Updated 2026-08-06