AEO and AI Search: Community Questions
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Welcome — AEO is the new SEO
AI engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude) are increasingly the front door to information. Different rules apply. Drop wins, frustrations, schema patterns…
AEO and AI SearchAI search (AEO and GEO): ask your questions here
This is the thread for questions about AI search. Google says there is nothing special you need to do to appear in AI Overviews or AI Mode beyond normal SEO: th…
AEO and AI SearchGoogle says it does not use llms.txt: are you keeping yours?
On 15 June 2026 Google clarified that llms.txt files are not used by Google Search. Source: Some other AI tools may still read the file. I build an LLMs.txt Aud…
AEO and AI SearchSearch Console now reports generative AI performance: what are you seeing?
Google added Search generative AI performance reports to Search Console in June 2026, and a setting to include or exclude your site from Search generative AI fe…
AEO and AI SearchReply to Nikita Vlasyuk
Appreciate the kind words, I think, and this is a genuinely good question — Let me give you my honest opinion. Right now, the most actionable AEO audit is the S…
AEO and AI SearchWhich schema types get cited most by AI?
Article, FAQPage, HowTo, Product — anyone tracking what schema your AI-cited content is using? Pattern spotting time.