01
Question research
We find the questions people ask AI assistants and search engines about your category, then check which sources the answers cite today and where you're missing.
Search & Marketing
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Services
More people now put their questions to AI assistants, and search results now open with an AI-written answer. Those answers name a handful of businesses and skip the rest. Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the work of making your business easy for those systems to find, understand and trust.
Nobody controls what an AI assistant says, and anyone promising a guaranteed mention is guessing. What we can do is build what these systems rely on: clear answers on your own site, accurate facts about your business across the web, and a reputation that holds up when they check.
What our AEO services include
02
Answer-first content
Pages that state the answer plainly near the top and then back it up, with clear headings, FAQs, comparisons and specifics. Easy for a person to skim and easy for a machine to quote.
03
Structured data and entity clarity
Schema markup, consistent business details everywhere they appear, and About and service pages that say clearly who you are and what you do, so AI systems connect the right facts to your name.
04
Mentions and citations
Reviews, directories, industry sites and press coverage are where AI systems look for confirmation. We help you earn those mentions properly. We don't buy them.
05
Technical access
Fast pages, content that isn't hidden behind scripts, and crawler settings you've chosen on purpose, so search and AI crawlers can read what you want them to read.
06
AI visibility tracking
We check a fixed set of prompts across the major assistants on a regular schedule and report where you appear, who appears instead and what changed.
01
AEO and SEO: same foundation, different finish line
Good SEO gets your page into the list of results. AEO gets your business into the answer above it. Most of the groundwork is shared — useful content, a technically sound site, a solid reputation — so we plan the two together rather than as separate projects.
02
What we'll be straight about
- No guarantees. AI answers vary by assistant, by wording and by day. We report trends across many prompts, not one lucky screenshot.
- It moves fast. The platforms change how they pick sources often. We adjust the plan as they do.
- It doesn't replace SEO. Traditional search still sends most of the traffic for most businesses. AEO is added on top, not swapped in.
Our process
How an AEO project works
- 01
Listen
We learn what you sell, who buys it and the questions they ask before they decide.
- 02
Benchmark
We test how AI assistants and AI search answer those questions today, and which sources they lean on.
- 03
Create
We fix pages, add answer-first content and structured data, and close the gaps in your reputation across the web. You approve everything first.
- 04
Grow
We re-run the same prompts on a schedule, share what moved and keep improving.
FAQ
AEO & AI Search FAQs
What is AEO?
AEO, or answer engine optimization, is the practice of making your business easy for AI assistants and AI search features to find, understand and cite. It focuses on clear answers, accurate business information, structured data and a trustworthy reputation across the web.
Is AEO the same as GEO?
Close enough. GEO (generative engine optimization) and LLM optimization are other names for the same idea. The labels vary; the work is largely the same.
Can you get us mentioned in ChatGPT or Google's AI answers?
We can't guarantee it, and no one honestly can. We can improve the signals these systems rely on and track whether you're appearing more often over time.
How do you measure AEO?
We track a fixed list of prompts across the major assistants and AI search results, recording whether you're mentioned, whether you're cited with a link and who appears instead. We also watch referral traffic from AI tools in your analytics.
How long does AEO take?
Some fixes, like clearer pages and structured data, can show up within weeks once they're crawled. Reputation and citations build over months, much like SEO.
Do I still need SEO?
Yes. Search still drives most of the traffic for most businesses, and AI systems often draw on the same pages that rank well. We treat AEO as an extension of SEO.
Find out how AI sees your business
Send us your website and a few questions your customers ask. We'll check how AI assistants answer them today and tell you where we'd start.