William Bouch — The Architect Behind AEOfix
Most AEO content was written by marketers who have not tested it. This is the record of someone who built the tools first, documented the results second, and published only what was verified.
// What Was Built — and Why It Works
William Bouch is the founder of AEOfix, an Answer Engine Optimization service based in Asheville, North Carolina. He designed and built the AEOfix platform — including 11+ proprietary AEO tools, a 24-agent analysis system, and an AI agent commerce framework — using JavaScript/TypeScript, Vercel edge infrastructure, and Claude CLI.
His engineering-driven methodology achieved 70% AI visibility in 6 days across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity — 15–30x faster than traditional SEO timelines. The results are documented in AEOfix's 2026 AI Visibility Study (160 responses, 110 brands analyzed). The study is public. The methodology is documented. Review the evidence. That is the standard this work is held to.
Only someone who has looked past the agency pitch deck and asked what was actually measured will understand why documentation matters more than claims. For the personal account behind AEOfix — from a broken Surface Pro to a production-grade AEO framework — see the About page.
// Documented Results
// Systems Built in Production
These are not proof-of-concept builds. Each system is deployed and actively running on aeofix.com:
AI Agent Commerce
/api/purchase/intent— deterministic price locking/api/catalog— unified catalog with AI recommendations/api/orders— token-based verification + Schema.org Invoice- Square Payments with idempotency keys
Schema.org Infrastructure
/api/catalog/schema— 8+ dynamic formats- /ontology.html — custom AEO ontology (9 metrics)
- StatisticalVariable definitions for AI interpretation
- Semantic density, E-E-A-T strength, entity coverage
Edge Computing & Security
- Vercel Edge Middleware — bot detect + classify
- Rate limiting: 100 req/min in-memory store
- 4-tier crawler policy (24+ bot types configured)
- Advanced CSP, HSTS, CORS headers
Proprietary Tooling
llm-scanner.js— 27KB AEO audit engineschema-generator.js— dynamic Schema.org creationllms-generator.js— automated AI summary gen- GIST Algorithm analyzers, security utils
// Open Source & Past Projects
// Technical Stack
// Proprietary AEO Toolset
/aeo-visibility-scan
AI Visibility Scanner across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity
/aeo-schema
Schema.org & JSON-LD Markup Generator
/aeo-eeat
E-E-A-T Authority Signal Analyzer
/aeo-entity
Knowledge Graph Entity Builder
/aeo-content
AI Comprehension Content Optimizer
/aeo-gist-analyze
GIST Algorithm AEO Analyzer
/aeo-faq
FAQ Schema Generator for AI Answers
/aeo-nap-audit
NAP Consistency Auditor for Local AEO
/aeo-youtube
YouTube AEO Optimizer
/aeo-video
Video AEO Metadata Optimizer
/aeo-github
GitHub Documentation Optimizer
> Core AEO Capabilities
- Multi-engine optimization: ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity
- Schema.org and JSON-LD structured data implementation
- Machine-readable file configuration (llms.txt, ai.txt)
- AI crawler optimization and access configuration
- E-E-A-T authority signal optimization
- Source mapping audits across 150+ industry queries
- Competitor gap analysis in AI search results
- 30-day verification cycles with measurable KPIs
// Skills
Full-Stack Development
AI Agent & E-commerce
AEO & SEO Optimization
Security & Infrastructure
// Published Work
Engage on Verified Terms
For AEO implementation services, see services and pricing. For the methodology behind the results, the About page documents the origin and the process. Only someone who researches the people behind the work before making a decision will find this page useful in the way it was intended.
Also available for Sr. AEO Manager, AEO Strategist, or Full-Stack roles. Remote preferred. $140K–$220K range.