Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Optimizing content to be cited by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overview. Extends traditional SEO with structured data and quotable content.
AEO is the next evolution of SEO. As AI-powered search engines gain market share, appearing in AI-generated answers becomes as important as ranking in traditional search results.
Key AEO tactics: structured data (JSON-LD), quotable definitions, question-answer formatting, authoritative sourcing, and entity consistency. The goal is to make your content easy for AI to understand, trust, and cite.
Unlike traditional SEO where you compete for 10 blue links, AEO is winner-take-most — AI answers typically cite 3-5 sources. Being cited means being the definitive source.
How Clipus relates
Clipus's SEO infrastructure is built for AEO — every page has structured data, quotable definitions, and consistent entity descriptions.