What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of optimizing content so AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews can discover, understand, and cite it. Unlike traditional SEO that focuses on search rankings, AEO focuses on being selected as the authoritative answer source by AI systems.

How does the 10-point scoring system work?

Our scoring system evaluates pages across 5 weighted categories: Discoverability (2 points) - page structure and headings; Answer Clarity (3 points) - direct answers and conversational language; Content Structure (2 points) - lists, tables, and FAQs; Specificity & Authority (2 points) - concrete examples and citations; Schema Implementation (1 point) - structured data markup. Scores are justified with specific evidence from your page.

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How AEO/A Works

Focus on the 5% that matters. Optimize for AI discoverability, answer clarity, and citations.

What is Answer Engine Optimization?

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO): The practice of optimizing content so AI-powered answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Google AI Overviews can discover, understand, and cite it. Unlike traditional SEO that focuses on search rankings, AEO focuses on being selected as the authoritative answer source by AI systems.

Key difference from SEO: While SEO optimizes for click-through rates and rankings, AEO optimizes for AI citation and extraction. This means structuring content with direct answers, conversational language, FAQ sections, schema markup, and contextually complete paragraphs.

Our Approach

High-Impact Focus

Skip the bloat. We audit only what matters: discoverability, answer clarity, content structure, authority, and schema. Our audits focus on the 5% of optimization work that drives 95% of AI citation results.

10-Point Scoring System

Transparent scoring across 5 weighted categories with detailed justification and evidence from your pages. Every score is backed by specific examples from your content, not vague assessments.

Actionable Reports

Get specific recommendations with implementation steps, quick wins prioritized by impact, and expected outcomes. No generic advice - every recommendation includes concrete "how-to" guidance.

10-Point Scoring Breakdown

Our weighted scoring system evaluates five critical categories that determine AI answer engine visibility

Category	Points	What We Evaluate
Discoverability	2.0	Page title clarity, H1→H2→H3 hierarchy, introductory summary, clean URL structure
Answer Clarity	3.0	Direct answer in first 50 words, 40-60 word summaries, question-based headers, conversational language
Content Structure	2.0	Lists and tables, FAQ sections, logical information hierarchy
Specificity & Authority	2.0	Concrete examples (not generic advice), citations and data, expert quotes
Schema Implementation	1.0	FAQ schema, HowTo/Article schema, speakable markup
TOTAL	10.0

Why these categories? Research shows these five factors account for 80%+ of AI citation decisions. Pages scoring 7.0+ are significantly more likely to be referenced by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude.

How It Works

Start optimizing for AI answer engines in three simple steps

Provide URLs

Submit the web pages you want to optimize for AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. You can provide URLs directly, upload a JSON file, or paste a list.

AI Analyzes Your Content

Our agent extracts and evaluates answer clarity, content structure, schema markup, and authority signals. Each page is scored across all 5 categories with specific evidence cited.

Get Quick Wins

Receive prioritized recommendations with specific implementation steps and expected impact on AI visibility. Most audits complete in 2-5 minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

What makes AEO different from SEO?

SEO optimizes for search engine rankings and click-through rates. AEO optimizes for being cited and referenced by AI answer engines. This means focusing on direct answers in the first 50 words, conversational language, FAQ sections, schema markup, and contextually complete paragraphs that AI can extract and understand without ambiguity.

How long does an AEO audit take?

Most audits complete in 2-5 minutes per URL. You'll receive a detailed markdown report with your AEO score, strengths, critical gaps, and prioritized quick wins with implementation steps.

What do I get in an AEO audit report?

Each report includes: an overall AEO score out of 10, category-by-category breakdown with justification, specific strengths and weaknesses with page evidence, top 3 quick wins prioritized by impact, detailed recommendations table, and a content optimization checklist.

Which AI answer engines does AEO/A optimize for?

Our audits optimize for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and Google AI Overviews. The optimization principles apply across all AI systems that extract and cite web content as answer sources.

Can I audit multiple pages at once?

Yes! Submit multiple URLs and receive individual reports for each page plus a summary report showing score distribution, common gaps, and universal recommendations that benefit all pages.

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