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ExplainerFeatured

What is AEO? The complete guide to Answer Engine Optimization in 2026

SEO got your site ranking - but ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini are sending traffic somewhere else. Here's what AEO is, why it matters, and exactly how to get started.

June 2026·8 min read
Technical

Why Schema.org markup is the single biggest lever for AI citation

An analysis of 500 audited sites shows pages with complete Schema markup are cited 3× more often by AI models than equivalent pages without it. Here's the data and the exact markup to add.

May 2026·6 min read
Technical

Is your robots.txt accidentally blocking ChatGPT and Claude?

Many sites inherited robots.txt rules from the SEO era that now block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, and Googlebot-Extended. A 5-minute check that could be costing you AI citations.

May 2026·4 min read
Strategy

E-E-A-T for AI: How to signal expertise so models cite you

Google's E-E-A-T framework turns out to be a near-perfect proxy for AI citation signals too. Author markup, About pages, and address tags all make a measurable difference.

April 2026·7 min read
Case Study

Case study: We audited 50 SaaS homepages - here's what failed

Only 6 of 50 SaaS homepages passed our AI crawler access check. 0 had complete FAQ schema. 34 lacked any author markup. The full breakdown, with fixes.

April 2026·10 min read
Content

Write for humans, get cited by AI: the conversational content playbook

AI models disproportionately cite content that answers questions directly and conversationally. How to audit your existing content and rewrite it for citation - without losing your brand voice.

March 2026·9 min read
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