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Answer Engine Optimization:
Be the Brand AI Recommends

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) structures your content so ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI select and cite your brand — not your competitors — when buyers ask category questions.

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247 brands audited · Official Anthropic MCP Registry · AAA rated on Glama

The AEO Gap

Ranking #1 on Google Is No Longer Enough

Traditional SEO

  • Optimises for Google rankings
  • Measures keyword positions
  • Traffic goes to your website
  • Buyer sees a list of links
  • You compete for clicks

Answer Engine Optimization

  • Optimises for AI citation
  • Measures citation rate
  • AI recommends you directly
  • Buyer gets your answer
  • You win before the click
38%
of Google Page 1 brands are cited in AI answers
4×
citation rate difference between rank 1 and rank 10
$2,400
average monthly AI revenue leakage we find per audit

How Answer Engine Optimization Works

Step 1 — Diagnose

Audit Your AI Citations

We test your brand across 40 real buyer queries in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI. You see exactly which queries your competitor wins instead of you.

Step 2 — Fix

Fix the Structural Gaps

Entity schema, FAQ structure, content chunking, and query gap coverage — the four layers that determine whether AI cites you or skips you.

Step 3 — Monitor

Track Citation Rate

Citation rate is your new north star metric. Re-audit monthly to track Selection Gap closure and competitive position movement.

The Four Pillars of Answer Engine Optimization

Entity Recognition

62/100

Does AI know who you are? Organization schema, sameAs links, and consistent entity signals across your digital footprint.

Content Chunking

45/100

Can AI extract your answers? Structure, heading hierarchy, and answer-first paragraphs that AI engines can quote directly.

Query Gap Coverage

38/100

Are you answering the right questions? High-intent buyer queries you are missing while competitors answer them.

Technical Readiness

71/100

Can AI crawlers reach you? robots.txt, llms.txt, sitemap, and schema validation.

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