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The Complete Guide to AI SEO
How generative engines choose their sources, and how to become one of them. Answer-first content, entity foundations, corroboration and measurement, with a ninety-day starting plan.
- The retrieval-and-citation model behind ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews
- Answer-first content architecture with real page patterns
- Entity SEO: schema, consistency and the corroboration layer
- Citation-share measurement and a ninety-day rollout plan
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The new retrieval landscape
What each engine does differently, and what they share.
Being chosen: the source model
Authority, clarity, freshness, the citation triathlon.
Content for answers
Question architecture, answer boxes and formatting patterns.
Entity foundations
Organization schema, knowledge-graph presence and consistency.
Corroboration building
Reviews, mentions and the third-party evidence layer.
Measurement and iteration
Prompt sampling, dashboards and monthly cadence.
Who this is for
- SEO leads extending into AI visibility
- Brands whose buyers research in assistants
- Agencies building AEO service lines
Questions, answered
Will this be outdated in six months?
The guide is maintained continuously: engine specifics evolve, the source-selection model has stayed stable.
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