What is Answer Engine Optimization, and why it isn't just SEO with a new name
AEO rewards the same fundamentals as good SEO, structured with more intention. Here's where the practices overlap and where they genuinely diverge.
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Notes and working frameworks on SEO, AEO, GEO, and AI search, written the way we actually work: practical, tested, and free of hype.
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Generative Engine Optimization: how AI platforms choose what to cite
When someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity for a recommendation, a small set of sources gets surfaced. Here's what those systems appear to reward.
Coming soonTopic clusters in the age of AI search: still worth building?
Short answer: yes, more than ever. Pillar-and-cluster architecture is exactly how AI systems learn what you're an authority on.
Coming soonAn AI-assisted SEO workflow that doesn't produce generic content
AI tools can 3x your content throughput without flattening it, if you keep expertise capture and human editing at the center.
Coming soonHow to track whether AI search is sending you customers
AI platforms don't send clean referral data. Here's a practical framework for measuring AI visibility with the tools you already have.
Coming soonContent refresh programs: the highest-ROI work most teams skip
Your existing pages are your biggest untapped asset. A disciplined refresh queue routinely outperforms net-new content investment.
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