The AEOeye blog
Get found in the age of AI answers
Practical, opinionated writing on answer engine optimization — how AI assistants pick brands, and how to become one they recommend.
Why AI Doesn't Mention Your Brand (And How to Fix It)
AI assistants skip your brand for five fixable reasons: thin content, no third-party mentions, missing schema, fuzzy category, or dominant rivals. Here's
What Is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
AEO is how brands get recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Here's what it is, why it's not SEO, and what actually moves the needle.
Structured Data for AI: The Schema That Makes You Quotable
Which schema.org types actually move the needle for AEO — Organization, Product, FAQPage, Review — and how to write structured data that AI assistants can
The Brand Visibility Metrics That Matter in the AI Era
The five AI visibility metrics that actually matter — mention rate, share of voice, average rank, sentiment, and competitor gap — plus how to track them
llms.txt Explained: Should Your Site Have One?
A clear-eyed look at llms.txt: what the file actually does, what it doesn't do today, who should bother shipping one, and how to write a good one.
LLM SEO: Get Recommended by Large Language Models
LLM SEO is how you get ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude to surface and recommend your brand. The mechanism, the tactics, and how it relates to AEO
How to Get Your Brand Recommended by ChatGPT
A tactical playbook for getting your brand named by ChatGPT: how LLMs choose which brands to recommend, and the off-site mentions, structured facts
How AI Assistants Decide Which Brands to Recommend
A mechanism-level look at how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Claude pick which brands to name — training data vs. live retrieval, shortlists, authority
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO): The Definitive Guide
Generative engine optimization gets your brand cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews. How GEO works, how it differs from SEO, and what
The Best AI Visibility Tools in 2026 (Honestly Compared)
An honest 2026 buyer's guide to the best AI visibility tools — what they do, how to choose by budget and engines, and a fair rundown of Profound, Goodie
AI Search Optimization: How to Win AI Search in 2026
AI search optimization is how you get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode. Here's the practical playbook that actually moves the needle.
AEO vs SEO: What Actually Changes
A sharp, opinionated breakdown of AEO vs SEO — what carries over from search optimization, what's genuinely new, and what to stop doing to get cited by AI.
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