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Answer Engine · AI search engine optimisation

AI search engine optimisation, done for you.

SEO gets you found on Google. AI search engine optimisation gets you recommended by ChatGPT, Google AI and Claude. We do the work, and you get a monthly report.

What is Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)?

AI search engine optimisation (AEO) is the AI version of SEO. It makes sure AI tools such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Claude can describe your business accurately, and name you when a customer asks for a recommendation. Regular SEO helps you appear in Google's list of links. AEO helps you appear in the answer itself. An AEO engine is the set of steps that makes this happen, repeated every month.

What it does for your website

01

Clear about what you do

Your services, area and contact details are written so chatbots understand them.

02

Answers your customers' questions

Your site answers the questions people ask, in plain language.

03

Easy for chatbots to read

Your website is set up so ChatGPT, Google AI and Claude can read it properly.

04

Mentioned in answers

When someone asks for a service like yours, we work to get your business named.

05

We do the work

You don't need to touch anything technical. We handle it.

06

A monthly check-in

Each month we show you where your business appears in chatbot answers.

How it works

  1. We learn your customers' questions. What do people ask before they choose a business like yours?
  2. We update your website. So chatbots can read it and understand what you do.
  3. We go live. Your updated website is ready for chatbots to find.
  4. We check each month. We ask the chatbots the same questions and record the answers.
  5. We improve and tell you. We fix what needs work and explain what changed.

Questions

What is Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)?
AEO makes sure AI tools such as Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Claude can describe your business accurately and name you when a customer asks for a recommendation.
What does AI search engine optimisation include?
We set up your website and online information so search engines and AI tools can find and describe your business, then track the results each month and explain what changed.
Is the Answer Engine the same as SEO?
No. SEO helps you show up in Google's list of results. Answer Engine helps AI tools find, describe and recommend your business. We can do both.
Can you promise ChatGPT will recommend us?
No. Nobody can promise that, because chatbots change their answers. We do the work, check the results every month and show you what happened.
Do I need a website for Answer Engine?
Yes. Chatbots learn about businesses from websites and online listings, so your website is the starting point.
How much does Answer Engine cost?
It is a separate service. We quote it after a short call to learn about your business. It is not included in the $99 monthly care plan.

Ask about Answer Engine.

Tell us what your customers ask, and we will show you what chatbots say about your business today.

Paper & Bloom, Inkwell & Co, and Form are concept sites designed by SlateFive to show range — not real client work. Pricing for ongoing SEO and care is quoted individually per project.