AEO agency · Answer engine optimization and GEO
AEO Agency: Make Your Business the Answer
Answer engine optimization (AEO) and GEO that help your business get named when customers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Google's AI Overviews a question.
The basics
What is answer engine optimization?
Your customers have stopped typing keywords and started asking questions: who is the best roofer near me, what does an ADU cost in San Diego, which agency actually tracks leads. Answer engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews reply with a short answer and a few names. Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the work of being one of those names.
You'll also hear it called GEO, generative engine optimization. The label matters less than the job: find the questions your buyers ask, make your pages the clearest answer to them, and give the engines enough proof from other sites to trust you.
How AEO works
Three things answer engines look for
- 01
Questions, not keywords
We start from the questions buyers really ask about your service and your area, then build the answers they need. Keywords still matter, but the question is the unit an answer engine works with.
- 02
The answer comes first
Engines quote passages, not pages. Every key page opens with a direct answer in plain words, with the detail underneath, so a machine can lift it cleanly.
- 03
Structure and proof
Schema tells engines who you are and what you do; reviews, listings and mentions on other sites tell them you're trustworthy. Answer engines lean on both before naming a business.
The difference
How our answer engine optimization is different
The usual way
“We added some keywords.”
- 01Writes for keywords instead of the questions people ask
- 02Buries the answer deep in a long page
- 03Leaves out the structure engines use to read a page
- 04Measures traffic, not whether you are named in the answer
How we do it
“When a customer asks, are we the answer?”
- 01A map of the real questions buyers ask about your service and area
- 02Answer-first pages: the answer up top, the detail underneath
- 03FAQ, service and business schema on the pages that matter
- 04How often you are named and linked, tracked across engines
What you get
What you get with our AEO
- 1
A question map
The questions your buyers ask, grouped by service and location.
- 2
Answer-first pages
Pages that answer in the first lines, so engines can quote them.
- 3
Structured data
Schema that tells engines who you are, what you do and where.
- 4
Answer tracking
Mentions and citations across ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI answers.
How we measure
Mentions and citations are different signals
Being named in an answer and having your site linked are two different wins. We ask the engines your customers' questions several times each and track both, so you can see progress question by question, not from a single screenshot.
How often did the business appear?
ChatGPT · Example data · 42 observations
Mentions and citations are different signals.
Example report format only. These are illustrative numbers, not GreenFlow or client results. A sampled baseline is not a universal AI ranking.
Real results
Already showing up in AI answers
From our own clients' Google Search Console reports. The screenshots are on each case study.
Nucave Construction
Google Search Console, Jun 13 to Sep 12, 2026
97%AI Search Health at launch (Semrush, Aug 2026)
See the case study and the reportsMr. Birria
Google Search Console, since May 18, 2026 (captured Sep 14, 2026)
See the case study and the reportsPricing
SEO and AI search plans
Every plan makes you AI-ready. SEO + AI Search tracks and grows it. Month to month, with no separate AI fee.
Local SEO
$1,000/month
- AI-ready basics: profile, reviews and business details set up for AI tools
- Works with your current website
SEO + AI Search
$2,000/month
- AI visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI answers
- Content built to get cited
- Runs on a website we build, so every page is ready to rank
Multi-Location SEO
$3,500+/month
- AI visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI answers
- Content built to get cited
- Runs on a website we build, so every page is ready to rank
Website on Wix or WordPress? For the two larger plans we rebuild it first (see website plans). Running ads too? Any SEO plan plus any Google Ads plan saves 10% on both. See every plan
Reviews
What clients say
“The new site is fast, cutting edge interactivity, seo friendly, provides a great foundation for future growth and most importantly, I FEEL LIKE I'M IN GOOD HANDS. This team has knocked it out of the park for us.”
Ryan Bittner, Nucave Construction · August 2026 “Ardeshir and his team are very knowledgeable and professional. They support us with PPC, Social Media, and SEO services, but always go above and beyond in providing insights and expertise on anything related to our digital presence and marketing efforts.”
Keyvan, Owner, SD Food Truck Pros and Mr. Birria · April 2026 “He is very knowledgeable, and very honest I would refer him without a doubt”
Kenn Eftekhari, Owner, Magnolia Smog Check · February 2023
Real reviews, published verbatim · See all reviews on Google
FAQ
AEO questions, answered
Straight answers about answer engine optimization.
What is an AEO agency?
An AEO (answer engine optimization) agency helps your business become the answer when customers ask AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews a question. The work covers the questions you should answer, answer-first pages, structured data and the outside proof engines rely on.
What's the difference between AEO and SEO?
SEO earns positions in the list of links; AEO earns a place inside the answer above them. They share a foundation, a sound site and useful pages, which is why AEO is part of our SEO + AI Search plan rather than sold on its own.
Is AEO the same as GEO?
Close enough that we treat them as one job. GEO (generative engine optimization) is the name some people use for being cited in AI-generated answers; AEO puts the focus on answering the question. Both come down to clear answers, structure and trust. For the broader picture, see our AI SEO agency page.
Can you guarantee we'll be the answer?
No one can, because no agency controls what an AI model says. We raise the odds with work we can show you, and we measure your presence in answers over time, so you can see whether it's moving.
How much does AEO cost?
Every SEO plan, from $1,000 a month, covers the AI-ready basics. The AEO work itself, the question map, answer-first pages and tracking, is part of our SEO + AI Search plan, $2,000 a month, month to month, and of Multi-Location SEO. There's no separate AEO fee. See pricing.
How do you measure AEO?
We ask the engines the questions your customers ask, several times each, and record whether your business is named and whether your site is linked. Mentions and citations are different signals, so we track both, alongside the searches for your business name.
When a customer asks, are you the answer?
Book a free strategy call. We'll look at how the answer engines talk about your business today and what it would take to be named.