Getting cited by AI engines.
What it takes for an AI engine to name your brand and cite your pages, from the basics of answer engine optimization to page structure, schema, third-party mentions and Reddit. Want to see where you stand first? The free AI visibility checker shows which engines name you today.
What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
A plain-English guide to AEO: what it is, why it matters now, how it differs from SEO, and how to start showing up in AI answers.
How to rank in ChatGPT: a practical guide to getting named
There's no ranking list in ChatGPT - you're named or you're not. How the model decides, and a step-by-step way to become the answer.
AEO vs SEO: what changes when AI answers the question
SEO gets your link ranked; AEO gets your brand named inside the answer. What's the same, what's different, and how to split your effort.
GEO vs AEO vs LLMO: the AI-search alphabet soup, explained
GEO, AEO, LLMO, AIO - mostly the same goal under different names. What each emphasizes, and why the label barely matters.
Why ChatGPT recommends your competitor instead of you
When AI names a rival instead of you, there is usually one fixable reason. The five causes, how to tell which one you have, what to fix first, and how to prove the fix worked.
How to write content that AI actually cites: the answer-first structure
A concrete on-page writing framework for getting cited in AI answers: answer-first BLUF, question-led H2s, self-contained statements, evidence, clean structure and JSON-LD.
How to structure a page so AI quotes it verbatim
44% of ChatGPT citations come from the first third of the page. Here is how to write answer-first, self-contained passages that retrieval surfaces and engines lift word for word.
Schema markup for AEO: which structured data helps AI cite you
The schema types that make your facts machine-readable and quotable - and how to implement them without hurting yourself.
Does schema markup get you cited by AI? We checked the data
The idea that schema earns AI citations is mostly a myth. A controlled 1,885-page study found almost no effect, and Google says no special schema is required. Here is what schema actually does.
How to show up in Google AI Overviews
Overviews answer the query before the links. How they pick sources, and how to be cited in the answer instead of buried below it.
Is llms.txt worth it in 2026? What the data actually says
A 2026 study found 97% of llms.txt files are never fetched, and Google's Search ignores it. What the file is genuinely good for, and what to do instead for AI visibility.
Strong SEO, invisible in AI search - why, and how to fix it
Ranking #1 on Google no longer guarantees you appear in AI answers. Why strong SEO doesn't translate into citations - and the fixes that do.
Brand mentions beat backlinks for AI citations: the data
A 2026 study of 75,000 brands: unlinked brand mentions correlate with AI citations far more strongly than backlinks. What it means, and how to earn the mentions AI rewards.
How to appear in AI answers on Reddit
Reddit has been one of the most-cited domains in AI answers, though its share of ChatGPT citations fell sharply in August 2026. How to earn authentic presence and monitor where AI sources from.
How to get cited by Perplexity in 2026
Perplexity sources differently: real-time retrieval, community-heavy sources, and the lightest reliance on brand pages. A practical guide to earning Perplexity citations.
Local AEO in 2026: how to get your business recommended by ChatGPT
BrightLocal: 45% of consumers now use AI for local recs, up from 6% - ahead of Yelp. Why local AEO is more competitive than local SEO, and how to win a slot.
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