Part of the Capture stage
AEO: be the business AI assistants recommend
More customers now ask an AI assistant who to hire instead of scrolling search results. Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the work of making your business clear, trustworthy and easy for those assistants to cite. We structure your content, schema and reputation so AI tools can confidently name you.
What’s included in AEO
Answer-ready content
Clear, factual pages that directly answer the questions customers ask AI tools.
Structured data
Organization, service, FAQ and review schema that machines can read.
llms.txt and crawler access
Make your site easy for AI crawlers to find, read and understand.
Entity consistency
The same facts about your business everywhere AI models learn from.
Reviews and mentions
Build the third-party signals assistants rely on when they recommend a business.
AI visibility tracking
Check how often and how accurately AI assistants mention you.
Works even better together
AEO runs on the same platform as the rest of Ideally, so leads, data and reporting flow between them without copying anything by hand.
AEO by industry
See how AEO works for your kind of business.
Home services
Cleaning and property care
Health and wellness
Beauty and personal care
Professional services
Real estate and property
Food and hospitality
Fitness and recreation
Education and coaching
Retail and ecommerce
Events and creative
What is the difference between SEO and AEO?
SEO helps you rank in search results. AEO helps AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity understand and recommend you in their answers. They share a foundation, and we run both together.
Can you control what ChatGPT says?
No one controls AI answers directly. We improve the information AI tools draw on so they are more likely to mention you, and describe you accurately.
Is AEO only for big brands?
No. Local service businesses are often easier for assistants to recommend because customers ask location-specific questions.
See what Ideally would build for you
A 30-minute discovery call. We look at how leads reach you today and show you what we would set up first.
No contracts. Cancel anytime.