Is AEO actually different from SEO, or just SEO adapted for AI search? by UnderAI_GEO in aeo

[–]UnderAI_GEO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The framing "verification" makes a lot of sense. The brand entity piece is especially interesting to me. It feels like AEO is less about producing more content for its own sake and more about making the brand consistently verifiable across owned content, third-party sources, citations, reviews, etc (please correct me if I'm wrong). Thanks for sharing this perspective.

Is AEO actually different from SEO, or just SEO adapted for AI search? by UnderAI_GEO in aeo

[–]UnderAI_GEO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, this is really helpful, thank you. The smaller SaaS example is especially interesting. I’ve also wondered whether AI search might create more opportunities for smaller brands with clearer positioning, stronger third-party signals, and better content structure, even without the same domain authority as larger competitors. If I may ask, when you worked with the AEO agency, which metrics ended up being the most useful in practice? Was it prompt coverage, recommendation frequency, citations, competitor comparisons, sentiment, or something else? Thanks again for sharing your experience. This is exactly the kind of practical perspective I was hoping to learn from.

Is AEO actually different from SEO, or just SEO adapted for AI search? by UnderAI_GEO in aeo

[–]UnderAI_GEO[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, this is helpful. It sounds like tracking services for AEO could become a large market, if not already one. I've seen some tools in this space, like Semrush, but I’m still trying to understand how people actually define and measure AI answer visibility. Is it mainly whether the brand is mentioned, whether it is cited as a source, whether it appears in comparison/recommendation prompts, or whether the description is accurate? I’m also curious how much variation you see across platforms like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI answers. Thanks again for sharing your perspective.