Be the answer when buyers ask AI.
When prospects ask ChatGPT, Claude or Google's AI for the best in your category near Chicago, they get an answer. We make sure clear, accurate information about your business is there to be cited.
Build a clearer information foundation
Answer Engine Optimization examines how your business, services, and expertise are represented online. The work combines useful content, consistent entity information, and sound technical foundations.
Areas we can review
Service descriptions and answers to customer questions.
Content structure, crawlability, and appropriate structured data.
Consistency of public business information.
Evidence supporting expertise and service claims.
A repeatable approach to observing relevant AI-assisted search results.
Measure carefully
AI-generated answers vary by system, query, and context. We define observations and reporting with that variability in mind. No provider can guarantee inclusion, rankings, citations, or leads from an answer engine.
Frequently asked questions
What is Answer Engine Optimization?
AEO is the work of making sure AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews have clear, accurate and citable information about your business.
Does AEO replace SEO?
No. AI answer engines still rely on clear, crawlable, well-structured websites, so AEO adds to SEO rather than replacing it.
What do you work on?
Your service descriptions and answers to customer questions, site structure and structured data, consistency of your business information across the web, and evidence that supports your claims.
How do you measure progress?
We track a defined set of buyer questions across AI assistants over time, allowing for the fact that answers vary by system and query.
Can you guarantee a citation?
No. The systems generating answers control which sources they use. We improve the information they have to work with.
How is AEO priced?
Each engagement is scoped and quoted in writing before work starts.
Let's see where AI pays off in your business.
Book a free 30-minute consult. We'll listen, ask practical questions and tell you candidly where AI could pay off. No pitch, no pressure.