Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

The practice of optimizing content to appear in answer engines and AI-powered search platforms that provide direct answers to user queries. AEO focuses on making your content the preferred source when AI models generate responses. This includes optimizing for featured snippets, AI-generated answers, voice search results, and direct responses from search engines and AI assistants. AEO is closely related to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and represents the evolution of SEO for answer-based search experiences.