AEO — Answer Engine Optimisation — is about being cited by AI search engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Microsoft Copilot. Our AEO checker scores your page for the signals these systems use to decide who to cite. Schema markup is the foundation, but AEO goes further — content structure, entity verification and citation readiness all matter. Free to check.
Schema markup layer — are your entity definition fields present: description, knowsAbout, featureList, sameAs with authoritative sources, aggregateRating, entity disambiguation (VAT ID, legalName, foundingDate).
Content structure — do you have clear question-and-answer sections that AI engines can extract from directly. Are your headings factual and specific. Does your content answer common queries in your field concisely.
Entity verification — how many authoritative sources link to your business. Are your sameAs links pointing to Wikipedia, Wikidata, your Google Business Profile, established industry directories. Is your NAP consistent across all sources.
Citation readiness — taken together, do your schema, content and entity signals give AI engines enough verified information to confidently cite your business in response to relevant queries.
Traditional SEO targets keyword rankings. AEO targets AI citations. The signals are related but different. A page that ranks well for a keyword may still not be cited by AI engines if it lacks clear entity definitions and verified cross-source consistency.
AEO is also less about individual pages and more about your overall entity — your business as a verified, consistently described entity across your website, your GBP, your directories and your social profiles.
Start with schema markup — our AI Schema Generator writes the schema layer of AEO automatically. The enrich panel covers knowsAbout, featureList and sameAs directory links.
Then work on your sameAs network — get listed on Wikipedia or Wikidata if applicable, ensure your Google Business Profile is complete and verified, and build consistent listings across Trustpilot, industry directories and social profiles.
Finally structure your key pages with clear Q&A sections and factual, specific headings that answer common queries in your field directly.
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