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AEO (answer engine optimization)

AYKA TECHNOLOGIES — Sun, 08 Nov 2026 23:05:46 +0000

AEO means writing and structuring pages so that answer engines can lift a clear, correct answer from them: a direct answer first, then the details and the source. In practice AEO and GEO overlap; AEO focuses on the answer itself, GEO on the business being named and cited.

The short version

Typical format: question as heading, one-paragraph answer, facts, source
Helps with: featured answers, AI Overviews, voice assistants, chat assistants
Not a shortcut: Google says no special markup is needed for AI features

What to do

For each question your customers ask, publish one page or section that answers it in the first two sentences.

Source: Google Search Central: AI features and your website

This note is part of the AYKA Technologies knowledge entries (AYKA-E-0002). The original, in English, French and Arabic: https://getayka.com/entries/aeo/

GEO (generative engine optimization)

AYKA TECHNOLOGIES — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:35:33 +0000

GEO is the work of making a business findable, correctly described and citable in answers written by AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews. It builds on SEO: AI search features read the same web pages that search engines index.

The short version

Also called: AI visibility, AI search optimization
Works on: pages, business listings, structured data, reviews, mentions on other sites
Measured by: how often AI answers name and cite the business, with control questions

What to do

Start by asking AI assistants what they know about your business, in your customers' languages, and fix what is wrong at the source.

Source: Google Search Central: AI features and your website

This note is part of the AYKA Technologies knowledge entries (AYKA-E-0001). The original, in English, French and Arabic: https://getayka.com/entries/geo/