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AI Search & AEO Articles
Systems that make brands easier to cite, summarize, rank, and recommend across Google and AI answers.
Best AEO Tools in 2026: 15 Picks for AI Search
The best AEO tools in 2026, compared by job: track AI citations, optimize content, fix schema, and audit for free. Includes fast-growing new tools and pricing.
Sitemap Lastmod: Google Says Drop Inaccurate Dates
Google's Gary Illyes says drop sitemap lastmod entirely when your dates are wrong. Why trust is binary, how CMS auto-stamping breaks it, and when to omit.
How to Get Cited by AI Search Engines in 2026 (The AEO Playbook)
The data-backed 2026 playbook to get your brand cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode: real citation benchmarks, the 3 rules that work, a ranked build order, and a 30-day sequence.
There Is No Magic File That Makes AI Cite You. Do This Instead.
Google confirmed llms.txt, author.txt, and content-signal do nothing for AI. Here is what actually gets your brand named by AI search: becoming a verifiable entity.
How To Win Both Google AI Overviews and AI Mode (Query Fan-Out)
Google now runs one search as dozens. Here is the intent split between AI Overviews and AI Mode, why going deeper suddenly wins, and the one page that gets named on both.
Microsoft Clarity Now Shows Which Bots Ignore Robots.txt
Microsoft Clarity's Bot Analytics now flags bots that ignore your robots.txt. See how to find the violators and why it matters for AI search.
Track Google Business Profile Metrics in GA4 (2026)
Google linked Business Profile to GA4. See the 7 local metrics now inside Analytics, the limits to plan around, and how to turn them into AI search wins.
June 2026 Spam Update: What It Means for AI Search
Google's June 2026 spam update is done. Here is what it targets, why mass AI content is at risk, and how to protect your AI search visibility.
How To Get Found When Buyers Ask AI Instead of Google
Buyers are asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI for one answer instead of clicking links. Here is why you can rank number one and still be invisible, and the play to get named.
Google AI Mode: Will Your Brand Still Get Found?
Google's AI Mode breaks every search into dozens of hidden queries. Here is what query fan-out changes about getting found, and how to check if you are visible.
What Is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) structures content, brand signals, and schema so AI search names your brand as the answer. See how AEO differs from SEO and GEO.
AEO vs SEO vs GEO: What's The Difference In 2026?
SEO ranks you on Google. AEO gets you into AI answers. GEO gets you cited by ChatGPT and Gemini. Here is the difference, and which one to focus on in 2026.
Google Preferred Sources: How To Get Picked In AI Search
Google now shows the sources readers pick inside AI Overviews, AI Mode, Top Stories, and Discover. Here is how Preferred Sources works, who is eligible, and how to get readers to add you by name.
How To Build An AI Search Citation Gap Map
A simple method for checking which competitors get cited, which prompts matter, and which pages need stronger answer blocks.
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