Answer Engine Optimization

Your competitors are the
AI recommendation.
You're not. Let's fix that.

When someone asks ChatGPT "what's the best [your product]," you're either the answer or you don't exist. We make you the answer.

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5B+

ChatGPT monthly visits

4.4x

Higher conversion rate from AI referrals

15%+

Google searches show AI Overviews

<1%

Businesses actively optimizing for AI

People aren't searching anymore. They're asking.

Your customers are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini what to buy. These AI assistants don't show 10 blue links. They give one recommendation. Maybe three.

If your brand isn't the answer, your competitor is. And AI-referred customers convert at 4.4x the rate of Google organic traffic because they arrive pre-sold. The AI already did the comparison shopping for them.

Right now, someone is asking an AI assistant about your category. Are you the recommendation?

Traditional SEO gets you on page one of Google. AEO makes you the only answer when someone asks AI what to buy.

When someone asks: "What's the best [your category]?"

ChatGPT recommends:
Your Competitor
"Based on third-party testing, reviews, and value..."
Your brand:
Not mentioned
AI can't find clean, structured data about you.
We flip this.

The 7-Layer AEO System

A complete system that makes AI assistants recommend your business. Not theory. A proven, repeatable framework.

1

Answer Intent Mapping

We audit 50+ questions real customers ask AI about your category. We log who gets recommended, what sources AI cites, and where your gaps are. This is your competitive intelligence baseline.

2

Answer Hub Creation

We build a dedicated page on your site designed specifically for AI to find, understand, and cite. Neutral tone, real specs, comparison tables, FAQs, and external citations. This single page drives 60%+ of AI recommendations.

3

Brand Facts Page

A clean, Wikipedia-style page with every verifiable fact about your business. Founded year, certifications, specs, policies, social profiles. AI needs to verify facts before recommending you. We make verification effortless.

4

Machine-Readable Data

We create a structured JSON file at a standard URL on your site that AI agents can read directly. Clean, structured, trustworthy data served on a silver platter. No scraping needed.

5

Schema Markup Optimization

We add the exact structured data that AI models and search engines need: ItemList, FAQPage, Organization, Product with GTINs, AggregateRating. This also gets you into ChatGPT Shopping results.

6

Third-Party Citation Building

AI trusts external validation. We get your brand mentioned on review sites, comparison pages, Wikidata, Reddit, and Quora. Perplexity especially weights third-party citations heavily in its recommendations.

7

AI Shopping Optimization

ChatGPT Shopping pulls from Google Merchant Center. We optimize your product identifiers, titles, attributes, images, and reviews so your products appear with star ratings and pricing in AI shopping results.

What Changes After AEO

Real results from businesses that implemented the full 7-layer system.

Before AEO

  • 0 out of 50 AI recommendations
  • $0 revenue from AI referral traffic
  • Competing with 10 blue links on Google
  • Spending $8K/mo on content that maybe works
  • 2.8% conversion rate from organic

After AEO

  • 41 out of 50 AI recommendations
  • $400K/mo in AI referral revenue
  • THE answer, not one of ten options
  • 90 min/week maintenance, massive ROI
  • 11.2% conversion rate from AI traffic

How We Work

From audit to AI recommendation in 60-90 days.

1

Free AEO Audit

We run your brand through 20+ AI queries in your category. You'll see exactly where you stand, who's getting recommended instead, and what sources AI is citing. Most brands find out they're invisible. That's the wake-up call.

2

Strategy & Build

We build your Answer Hub, Brand Facts page, machine-readable data files, and schema markup. We craft the exact TL;DR paragraph that AI will quote when recommending you. Every word is intentional.

3

Citation Campaign

We get your brand mentioned on the third-party sources that AI trusts. Review sites, comparison pages, Wikidata, Reddit, Quora. This is what separates brands that kind of show up from brands that show up consistently.

4

Monitor & Optimize

AI models update constantly. We run weekly monitoring, refresh your content with new data points, track your recommendation share, and keep you at #1 as competitors catch on.

Simple Pricing. Real Results.

Every plan includes the full 7-layer system. Pick the scope that fits your business.

Starter

For businesses just getting into AEO

$1,500/mo
3-month minimum
  • Answer Intent Map (25 queries)
  • 1 Answer Hub page
  • Brand Facts page + JSON
  • Schema markup for key pages
  • Monthly monitoring report
  • Email support
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Growth

Full system for serious brands

$3,000/mo
3-month minimum
  • Answer Intent Map (50+ queries)
  • 3 Answer Hub pages
  • Brand Facts page + JSON
  • Full schema markup overhaul
  • Citation building campaign
  • AI Shopping optimization
  • Weekly monitoring + updates
  • Slack/email support
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Enterprise

For brands with large product catalogs

Custom
Tailored to your needs
  • Everything in Growth
  • Unlimited Answer Hub pages
  • Multi-category optimization
  • Dedicated AEO strategist
  • Competitor displacement campaigns
  • Google Merchant Center management
  • Bi-weekly strategy calls
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Frequently Asked Questions

What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
Answer Engine Optimization is the practice of optimizing your business and website so that AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude recommend your products or services when users ask buying-intent questions. Unlike traditional SEO which targets search engine rankings, AEO focuses on becoming the direct answer AI gives to users.
How is AEO different from SEO?
SEO optimizes for search engine result pages where you compete as one of 10 blue links. AEO optimizes for AI answer engines where there is typically only one recommendation, maybe three. SEO targets keywords and rankings. AEO targets being the direct, cited answer that AI assistants give to purchase-intent questions. The two strategies complement each other.
How long does it take to see results?
Most businesses start appearing in AI recommendations within 60-90 days of implementing the full 7-layer system. Within 6 months of consistent optimization, AEO can become your highest-ROI traffic source with conversion rates 3-4x higher than traditional organic search.
Does AEO replace my existing SEO?
No. AEO layers on top of your existing SEO strategy. Your traditional SEO continues to drive Google traffic. AEO adds a completely new, high-converting traffic channel from AI assistants. Strong SEO content actually helps AI models discover and trust your brand, so the two strategies reinforce each other.
Which AI platforms does this work for?
Our AEO system targets all major AI answer engines: ChatGPT (5+ billion monthly visits), Perplexity (500+ million monthly queries), Google Gemini and AI Overviews (appearing on 15%+ of searches), Claude by Anthropic, and Microsoft Copilot. The strategy works across all platforms because they all prioritize the same trust signals: structured data, authoritative citations, and clean factual information.
What kind of businesses benefit from AEO?
Any business where potential customers ask AI for recommendations. E-commerce brands, SaaS companies, professional services, local businesses, health and wellness brands, financial services, B2B companies. If people are asking AI "what is the best [your category]," you need AEO.
How do you measure AEO success?
We track three core KPIs: recommendation share (how many target queries you're #1 for), AI referral traffic volume, and AI referral conversion rate. We run your target queries through ChatGPT, Perplexity, and other platforms weekly and report exactly where you stand versus competitors.
Why is the conversion rate so much higher from AI traffic?
When ChatGPT tells someone "this is the best [product] for [their need]," they arrive at your site pre-sold. The AI already did the comparison shopping for them. They don't browse 10 tabs or read 20 reviews. They trust the recommendation and buy. That's why AI-referred traffic converts at 4.4x the rate of traditional Google organic traffic.

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Find out if AI assistants are recommending your competitors instead of you. We'll run 20+ queries in your category and show you exactly where you stand.

No spam. We'll reply with your audit within 48 hours.