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AI SEO, AEO, GEO, and LLM SEO all describe the same goal: getting your brand cited when AI assistants answer questions. Learn how it works and how to measure it.

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Concepts

Core concepts and terminology for AI-driven discovery

What is AI SEO?

What is AI SEO?

AI SEO is the practice of optimizing content to be discovered and cited by AI assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. Learn how it differs from traditional SEO and why it matters.

8 min
What is AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)?

What is AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)?

AEO stands for Answer Engine Optimization—the practice of optimizing content for AI-powered answer engines. Learn how AEO relates to AI SEO and GEO.

7 min
AI SEO vs AEO vs LLM SEO: What's the Difference?

AI SEO vs AEO vs LLM SEO: What's the Difference?

AI SEO, AEO, GEO, and LLM SEO all describe optimizing for AI discovery. Learn when to use each term and how they relate to each other.

6 min
What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

What is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)?

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) is the practice of optimizing content for generative AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Learn how GEO works, how it differs from SEO, and how to start.

9 min
AI SEO vs Traditional SEO: What Changes (and What Doesn't)

AI SEO vs Traditional SEO: What Changes (and What Doesn't)

AI SEO and traditional SEO share more than they differ—but the parts that differ matter a lot. Learn what carries over, what changes, and how to run both strategies in parallel.

10 min
AEE vs AEO: Are They the Same Thing? (And Why You Keep Seeing Both)

AEE vs AEO: Are They the Same Thing? (And Why You Keep Seeing Both)

AEE and AEO refer to essentially the same discipline—optimizing for AI-generated answers—but the difference in framing matters when picking tools and writing for the model. Here's the definitive disambiguation, with practical guidance on which term to use when.

14 min
What is LLM SEO? A Practical Guide for 2026

What is LLM SEO? A Practical Guide for 2026

LLM SEO is the practice of optimizing content so large language models—the systems behind ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity—cite your brand. Learn how it works, how it differs from traditional SEO, and how to start a measurable practice.

13 min

How AI Works

Understanding how AI systems recommend and cite brands

Measurement

Metrics and methods for tracking AI visibility

Models

Comparing different AI models and their behaviors

Use Cases

Practical applications and industry-specific guides

AI SEO for SaaS Companies

AI SEO for SaaS Companies

A practical guide to AI SEO for SaaS companies. Learn how to define your category, create comparison content, and measure your AI visibility with AEO audits.

11 min
How to Appear in ChatGPT Results

How to Appear in ChatGPT Results

A practical, step-by-step guide to getting your brand mentioned when users ask ChatGPT for recommendations. Covers content structure, authority signals, and how to measure progress.

11 min
AI SEO Tools: A 2026 Buyer's Guide

AI SEO Tools: A 2026 Buyer's Guide

AI SEO tools, AEO platforms, and AI brand monitoring software promise different things. Learn what each category actually does, which features matter, and how to evaluate vendors.

12 min
Building an AI SEO Strategy in 2026: A Practical Framework

Building an AI SEO Strategy in 2026: A Practical Framework

An AI SEO strategy is more than publishing more content. It's a measurement loop: baseline mention rate, identify category gaps, ship structured answer-shaped content, monitor lift, repeat. Here's the framework we use with brands at CiteScore.

16 min
AI SEO for Marketers: The 2026 Playbook

AI SEO for Marketers: The 2026 Playbook

AI assistants are reshaping how prospects discover brands. This is the marketer's playbook for AI SEO—how to measure mention rate, prioritize content, brief writers, structure pages for citation, and report results up to leadership.

15 min
Enterprise AI SEO and Brand Monitoring: A Buyer-Level Guide

Enterprise AI SEO and Brand Monitoring: A Buyer-Level Guide

Enterprise AI SEO covers more than a few category queries. It spans multi-product portfolios, regulated industries, multi-language coverage, and SLA-grade monitoring across LLMs. Here's how enterprise teams scope, evaluate, and operate AI SEO programs.

15 min
AI SEO for Startups: The Founder's Playbook

AI SEO for Startups: The Founder's Playbook

Startups have a unique AI SEO advantage: small enough to move fast, hungry enough to ship category-defining content. This is the founder's playbook for getting your startup mentioned by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity in your first 6 months.

14 min

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