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What Is AEO, and How Is It Different From SEO?

Short answer

Answer engine optimisation (AEO) is shaping your content so search engines and AI assistants can lift a direct answer from it. SEO gets your page ranked; AEO gets your words quoted as the answer.

Why It Happens

  • One answer wins. Assistants often read out a single response.
  • Buried answers lose. A long intro before the answer gets skipped.
  • Unclear pages. Without structure, engines can’t tell what a page answers.

What to Do

Start each page with the question and a short, direct answer. Then explain the detail, and use headings that match how people ask.

Checklist

  1. Put a short answer near the top.
  2. Use real questions as headings.
  3. Add FAQ structured data.
  4. Keep facts consistent across your site.
  5. Update answers when things change.

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