Entity & brand graph
We build the structured entity data and knowledge-graph signals that let AI models understand and trust your brand.
AEO
Answer Engine Optimization — be the answer AI gives
When buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini or Google a question, we make sure your brand is the answer they get — not your competitor. That is Answer Engine Optimization.
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What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring your content and brand data so search engines and AI assistants can extract, trust and cite you directly as the answer. Instead of just ranking a blue link, AEO earns you the featured snippet, the voice-search response and the citation inside AI chat answers.
As people shift from typing keywords to asking full questions in AI tools, being the cited source is the new page-one. Cubicexp engineers your entities, schema and content so answer engines pick you when it matters.
What’s included
What our AEO services cover
Schema for answers
Structured data (FAQ, HowTo, Product, Organization) that makes your content machine-readable and snippet-ready.
Question-based content
Content mapped to the real questions people ask AI tools, formatted for extractive answers and quick citations.
Featured snippet capture
Optimization to win position-zero snippets and 'People Also Ask' boxes on Google.
Citation seeding
Getting your brand referenced across the trusted sources that large language models learn from.
AI answer monitoring
Tracking how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google describe and cite your brand over time.
How it works
Our AEO process
01
Discover questions
We map the questions buyers ask AI and search about your category.
02
Structure
We add schema, entities and answer-first formatting to your content.
03
Seed & publish
We create and place answer-ready content and citations.
04
Monitor
We track AI citations and refine what earns mentions.
Why it matters
Why AEO is now essential
- ✓Get cited inside ChatGPT and Perplexity answers
- ✓Win Google featured snippets and 'People Also Ask'
- ✓Capture growing voice and conversational search
- ✓Build brand trust as an authoritative source
- ✓Future-proof visibility as AI search grows
- ✓Reach buyers your competitors can’t see
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FAQ
AEO questions, answered
What is the difference between SEO and AEO?
SEO earns ranked links in traditional search results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) makes your content the extracted answer — the featured snippet, the voice response, and the citation inside AI assistants like ChatGPT and Perplexity.
How do I get my brand cited by ChatGPT or Perplexity?
By structuring clear, factual, well-sourced content, building strong entity and schema signals, and earning mentions across the trusted websites these models rely on. We handle all of this as part of our AEO service.
Does AEO replace SEO?
No — they work together. Strong SEO foundations make AEO more effective, and most clients run both so they show up in classic search and AI answers at once.
Can you measure AI visibility?
Yes. We monitor how AI engines answer questions about your brand and category, track citations and share of voice, and report changes over time.
Want AI to recommend your brand?
Book a call and we’ll audit how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google currently answer questions about your category.