What is AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)?
Also called: Answer Engine Optimization
AEO means writing content so that search engines, voice assistants and AI chats can answer a question directly with it instead of only showing a list of links.
Example
A help page opens with the question “How long does a phone battery last?” and answers it briefly in the first sentence. The details follow below.
For pros
AEO grew up around featured snippets and voice assistants that read out a single answer. With AI search it overlaps strongly with GEO: clear questions, short direct answers, clean structure and verifiable facts. Google selects featured snippets automatically. Site owners can limit them with nosnippet or max-snippet but cannot force them.
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