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What is answer engine optimization?
AEO is writing and structuring a page so a search or AI answer can quote it directly. It overlaps with GEO and good SEO.
What is answer engine optimization?
Answer engine optimization, or AEO, is structuring content so search features and AI assistants can lift a direct, accurate answer from it. It uses a short answer first, question-style headings, structured data and a visible update date.
What you get
Who it’s for
Anyone whose customers ask questions before they buy.
- 01What AEO asks of a page
- 02How it differs from GEO
- 03A short example of an answer-first section
- 04What to measure
The factors that matter
Answer first
The quotable paragraph leads the page.
Question headings
Headings mirror real queries.
FAQ markup
A short FAQ with structured data.
Freshness
A visible updated date and a named author.
AEO in practice
Start each page with the answer, then explain. Use the question your customer actually types as a heading, and keep the answer under about 60 words.
Measure whether the page earns impressions for question-style queries in Search Console, and whether your domain appears in AI answers for your head terms.
How it works
Read the answer
The short answer is at the top, so you can decide quickly.
Check it against your case
Each section names the factors that change the answer for a business like yours.
Talk to us
A free 30-minute call turns the guide into a written scope for your situation.
Working with us
The first call is free. If you want help beyond the guide, the work is scoped and quoted in writing before anything starts.
Questions
- AEO or GEO?
- They overlap. AEO targets quotable answers, GEO the wider set of AI engines.
- Does it replace SEO?
- No. It sits on top of it.
Bring us the problem
Book a free 30-minute call. We tell you whether a product already fits or whether it needs a custom build, and we put the scope in writing.