Answer Engine Optimization rebuilds your content surface so generative answer engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, SGE, Claude) can find, parse, and cite your work. The fastest-growing referral channel since organic search itself.
AI engines parse structured data more aggressively than Google's rich-results system. We tag content with Article, HowTo, FAQPage, and Organization schema in ways tuned for generative ingestion.
The pieces that get cited are direct, sourced, and structured around clear question-answer pairs. We restructure existing content and produce new content with citation-readiness as a primary KPI.
Quarterly audits across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews. We track which queries return citations, which competitors are claiming brand mentions you should own, and where the gaps are.
llms.txt configuration, crawler access management, and robots tuning so the right engines can ingest your content without leaking the wrong content to scrapers and competitors.
Brand mentions across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews. Schema coverage. Crawler access. Written report regardless of engagement.
Existing content restructured around answer-first patterns. Schema deployed. llms.txt configured. Crawler access tuned for ingestion.
New content produced with generative ingestion as a primary lens. Sourcing, structure, and schema all tuned for parsing rather than just ranking.
Quarterly audit across the major answer engines. Where you are getting cited, where competitors are, and where the next opportunities live.
AEO programs are a national capability. Industry pages cover specific buyer journeys.
Yes. SEO optimizes for the SERP; AEO optimizes for the answer surface. The ranking signals overlap but the content structure, the schema, and the success metrics are different. Most agencies blur the two and miss the actual generative opportunity.
Yes. Brand-mention monitoring across the major answer engines, referral-traffic attribution from generative sources, and citation auditing for priority queries. The data is messier than Search Console but it is real.
Foundation first. AEO compounds on top of solid technical SEO and authority. If your site is broken at the technical layer, generative engines will not parse it cleanly either.