Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) – Get Found in AI Search
AEO makes your content easier for AI to understand and reference.
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Why Your Business Needs AEO Optimisation
Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) is now essential for businesses that want to stay visible as AI transforms search. Traditional SEO is no longer enough because users are turning to answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Microsoft Copilot for direct answers instead of browsing Google results. If your content is not structured for AI discovery, your competitors will be recommended ahead of you.
Our AEO Optimisation service ensures your website is easy for AI to understand, trust and cite in AI-generated responses and answers.
Key Advantages of AEO Optimisation
Increase Visibility in AI Search
Answer engines pull information directly from trusted websites, not just indexed pages. With AEO, your content is structured so AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot can extract and reference your answers. This increases your visibility across AI platforms and drives qualified traffic from AI search queries.
Build Topic and Entity Authority
AEO helps search engines and AI tools clearly understand what your business does by strengthening entity signals, topic relevance and semantic structure. This improves your authority around key subjects and ensures your brand is connected to the right topics across the web.
Future-Proof Your Search Strategy
AI search is growing fast and businesses that adapt early will dominate long-term visibility. AEO prepares your website for the future of search by aligning your content with AI discovery, citation and reasoning models, keeping you ahead of competitors still focused only on traditional SEO.
How AEO Optimisation Works
AEO Optimisation helps your website become AI-ready so answer engines can understand, trust and reference your content.
- Structured Content: We format your pages so AI systems can extract clear and accurate answers.
- Entity Optimisation:We connect your brand to relevant topics, products and services AI recognises.
- Authority Signals: We strengthen trust signals that improve your chances of being cited by AI tools.
- AI Schema Markup: We implement structured data so answer engines can interpret page meaning and context.
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Our AI Optimisation Process
Step 1 -Business & AI Audit
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We assess how visible your brand currently is across answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Copilot, identifying missed opportunities.
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We analyse the real questions your audience asks AI tools and map them to your business topics to build an answer-focused strategy.
Step 2 – Conversational Keyword Research
Step 3 – Content & Website Audit
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We identify missing entities, unclear topics and weak E-E-A-T signals that prevent AI from understanding and trusting your content.
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We structure your content with clear headings, FAQs and semantic layouts so AI can extract and summarise accurate answers from your pages.
Step 4 – On-Page Optimisation
Step 5 – Off-Page Authority
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We strengthen your online credibility with citations, expert validation and entity optimisation so AI tools recognise your business as a trusted source.
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We monitor AI citations, topic rankings and answer engine visibility to improve your long-term performance and discoverability.
Step 6 – Tracking & Monitoring
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Faq's
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)?
Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) is the process of making your website easier for AI-powered search tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Copilot and Google SGE to understand and recommend. Instead of ranking pages, answer engines deliver direct responses and cite trusted sources. AEO ensures your content is structured, credible and context-rich so AI can extract accurate information from your pages and use them in answers.
Why does my business need AEO?
Your business needs AEO to stay visible as AI changes the way people search online. Users are no longer relying only on Google; they are getting answers directly from AI assistants. Without AEO, your business may miss out on traffic because answer engines will recommend competitors who provide clearer, structured information. AEO helps your brand earn citations and visibility across AI search platforms.
How does AEO work?
AEO works by structuring content so AI systems can easily extract relevant answers. It focuses on clarity, entities, semantic relevance and authority signals rather than traditional keyword placement. AEO includes FAQ optimisation, schema markup, entity building, topic clusters and trust signals. These improvements make your website AI-friendly so it appears more often in AI responses and summaries.
Is AEO different from traditional SEO?
Yes, AEO is different from SEO. While SEO focuses on ranking pages in search engines like Google, AEO prepares your site for AI-generated answers. Search engines show ranked lists of links, but AI answer engines summarise information and credit sources. AEO complements SEO by helping your business appear in conversational search results and AI responses.
Does AEO help with Google rankings too?
Yes, AEO can improve Google rankings because it aligns with Google’s Helpful Content and E-E-A-T guidelines. Google is moving toward AI-generated summaries, so websites with strong topical structure and authority signals perform better in both Google and AI search. AEO improves overall visibility across search channels, not just AI tools.
How long does Answer Engine Optimisation take to work?
Most businesses begin seeing AEO results within 6 to 10 weeks, depending on their website structure and authority. Early gains include improved AI recognition, higher entity scores and increased visibility in AI answers. Stronger results build over time as content is re-indexed by AI models and your authority grows.
Is AEO safe and compliant with search guidelines?
Yes, Answer Engine Optimisation is safe and compliant because it focuses on improving content clarity, structure and factual accuracy. We do not use shortcuts or black-hat methods. AEO is built on reliable best practices like schema markup, entity optimisation and expert-led content—making it a long-term and ethical optimisation strategy.
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