AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)
Optimizing content to be quoted by AI answer engines, not just ranked.
Answer Engine Optimization is the practice of shaping content so answer engines like Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Perplexity cite it in their responses. It leans on clear, answer-first writing, well-defined entities, and structured data, so a machine can lift a clean answer and attribute it to you. As search shifts from links to answers, AEO is becoming the new front line.