47% of searches now surface an AI answer before the first link. The businesses inside those answers aren't ranking by accident — they structured their content to be machine-readable. The ones outside them didn't.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring content so AI engines — ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude — cite your brand when generating answers. Unlike SEO, which fights for one of ten links, AEO targets the single authoritative citation AI surfaces per query. See the 10 AEO ranking factors →
Also known as GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) • LLMO (LLM Optimization) • AIO (AI Optimization)
AEOfix reached 70% AI visibility across 4 engines in 6 days.
As you begin to see your brand appearing in ChatGPT and Perplexity answers, you'll understand why AEO clients stop worrying about Google's next algorithm update.
Only those who have tried to rank in AI answers — and failed with traditional SEO — recognize why these four outcomes are different.
Optimizing for the 4 Answer Engines that matter:
Plus Google AI Overviews (appearing in 47% of searches)
We analyze your current AI visibility, technical setup, and content structure across 8+ platforms.
You receive a prioritized roadmap with exact schema, content, and technical changes needed.
Choose DIY with our tools, done-for-you implementation, or ongoing management—your choice.
Using the AEOfix Multi-Engine Verification Protocol, we track your citations across 8 AI engines and deliver a 30-day visibility improvement report.
Purpose-built tools targeting every dimension of AI visibility. Buy one for a specific problem or bundle several for a complete picture.
Expert execution at transparent prices. Not a $10k/month agency. Not a DIY dashboard. The middle ground that actually works.
Reports and audit tools you can action yourself or hand to your dev team.
We implement every technical change for you—schema, content, E-E-A-T, crawler access.
Dedicated specialist continuously optimizes your AI visibility across 8+ platforms.
Generative Engine Optimization requires four pillars: entity recognition, E-E-A-T trust signals, directory citation presence, and GIST semantic diversity. AEOfix has a dedicated audit for each one — from $49.
Problem: New brand with zero AI presence.
AEO work done: Schema implementation, E-E-A-T signals, structured answer
pairs.
Result: 70% visibility across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity in 6
days.
Results measured December 2025 via the AEOfix Multi-Engine Verification Protocol across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini & Perplexity using 50+ brand-specific queries.
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$499–$2,499
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| Best For | DIY marketers & agencies | Small-mid businesses | Growing brands & agencies |
| What You Get | Reports + roadmaps | Full technical deployment | Ongoing optimization |
| Pricing | $29–$149 per audit | One-time project fee | Monthly retainer |
| Support | Priority support | Dedicated specialist |
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)—also called Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) or LLM Optimization (LLMO)—is fundamentally different from traditional SEO. While SEO fights for clicks on page 1, AEO fights to be the answer AI engines deliver directly to users.
Traditional SEO is still essential for Google rankings and organic traffic. AEO complements SEO—it doesn't replace it. Think of AEO as the next layer of visibility for the AI-first search era.
The key difference: SEO is about clicks (browsing). AEO is about citations (answers). SEO takes 3-6 months. AEO takes 2-4 weeks.
AEO also addresses channels that traditional SEO misses: voice search optimization (where AI reads one answer aloud), featured snippets (position-zero boxes), and AI Overviews (Google's generative search results). Building topical authority through deep, interlinked content clusters signals to AI engines that your brand is the definitive source on a subject.
Most SEO agencies are still optimizing for a search engine that AI is progressively replacing. Their reports show keyword rankings. They don't show whether ChatGPT knows your name.
AEOfix was built by William Bouch — a programmer, not a marketer. We use deterministic structured data, verifiable schema implementation, and the AEOfix Multi-Engine Verification Protocol to measure exactly where you appear across 8 AI engines. No estimates. No vanity metrics. Citations or nothing.
See our methodology →// YOUR COMPETITORS WILL FIGURE THIS OUT.
As you secure your position as the cited authority in your category, the window to establish that advantage without competition narrows. The brands inside AI answers now are building a moat. The ones outside are waiting for their SEO to recover.
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