Question 1

What industries benefit most from AEO?

Accepted Answer

Any industry where customers ask questions before buying. Healthcare, legal, financial services, SaaS, e-commerce, professional services, and education see strong results because people use AI assistants to research these topics before making decisions.

Question 2

What are the 22 AEO criteria?

Accepted Answer

The 22 criteria are organized into 4 dimensions. CONTENT (7 criteria) - is your content worth citing? Q&A Content Format, FAQ Sections, Original Data, Content Freshness, Definition Patterns, Direct Answer Paragraphs, Fact Density. STRUCTURE (5) - can machines parse it? Schema.org Structured Data, Clean Crawlable HTML, Semantic HTML5, Sitemap Completeness, Schema Coverage. DISCOVERY (5) - can AI engines find you? llms.txt, robots.txt for AI Crawlers, Internal Linking, Sitemap Completeness, RSS Feed. TRUST SIGNALS (5) - can AI verify your credibility? Entity Authority, Content Licensing, Author Schema, Canonical URL, Content Velocity. Each is scored 0–10, weighted, and rolled up to a total out of 100.

Question 3

Can I see how specific competitors score?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Browse benchmarks by sector and category, then click any domain to view its full Domain Intelligence Dashboard - detailed scorecard, findings, recommendations. See exactly where competitors are strong and where they have gaps you can exploit.

Question 4

What makes content "original" for AEO purposes?

Accepted Answer

Proprietary data, first-hand research, expert analysis with author credentials, unique case studies, perspectives you won't find elsewhere. AI engines value original sources because they add new information to the knowledge base. Rephrasing content from other sources adds zero value for AI citation.

Question 5

What is included in the Scale plan?

Accepted Answer

The Scale plan includes everything in Growth plus the intelligent content pipeline - context-aware, humanized content production that continuously fills AI visibility gaps. It adds visibility analysis with competitor tracking, entity authority engineering, original data strategy, and ongoing optimization across all 22 criteria.

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