The library

AEO, written down as I learn it

Everything I test in live sprints - prompt targeting, citation tracking, what actually moves an LLM's answer - lands here first, before it goes near a client deck.

ChatGPT

10 things to put in your article if you want ChatGPT to actually cite it

10 specific, evidence-backed things to put in an article if you want ChatGPT and other AI search tools to cite it - each one linked to the actual research.

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AEO Strategy

How long does AEO actually take? A realistic timeline

A realistic timeline for AEO results, including the honest complication most timelines skip - ChatGPT's own citation rate is volatile on its own schedule, independent of your content.

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Hiring an AEO Agency

5 questions to ask before hiring an AEO agency

Five specific questions that separate a real AEO practitioner from an SEO agency that's relabelled its existing service - and what to listen for in the answers.

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SEO vs AEO

Why "more SEO" won't fix your AI search problem

Why publishing more content and building more links won't fix an AI search visibility problem - and what the correlation data actually shows moves the needle.

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Hiring an AEO Agency

What does an AI search consultant actually do?

A plain-English breakdown of what an AI search consultant actually does, day to day, and how to check if one is any good before you hire them.

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SEO vs AEO

Is your SEO agency actually doing AEO?

Most SEO scopes were written years before AI answer engines existed. Six questions that turn a vague "we've got that covered" into a specific, checkable answer.

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SEO vs AEO

SEO and AEO aren't the same job

Search engine optimisation and answer engine optimisation both aim to get a brand found, but they're built for two different systems with two different rules.

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AEO Strategy

Why your agency isn't showing up in AI search (and how to fix it)

The three reasons agencies stay invisible in ChatGPT and Perplexity - and the framework that fixes all three at once.

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AEO Strategy

How marketing agencies get found in ChatGPT and Perplexity

How AI models build a shortlist of agencies when a buyer asks for a recommendation - the signals that get you on it, and the ones that don't.

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