Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Structuring content so AI assistants and answer boxes can quote it: direct answers up front, clean structure, schema markup, verifiable facts.
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The definition
Structuring content so AI assistants and answer boxes can quote it: direct answers up front, clean structure, schema markup, verifiable facts.
Why it matters to an owner
The next referral channel is an AI citing you as the source. The work overlaps almost entirely with honest SEO — clarity, structure, and claims that check out.
Keep going
AI Search for Local BusinessesWhat to do — and what not to buy — now that assistants answer 'who should I hire' with thr…Featured SnippetThe answer box at the top of some search results, extracted from a page that answers the q…Schema MarkupStructured data added to pages that tells machines exactly what they contain — a business,…
This is the work. Want it done?
Everything here is free to use yourself — that’s the point. If you’d rather a senior marketer just handle it, in your accounts and your name: 20-minute call, no pitch deck.