When someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI for a recommendation in your industry, are you the answer?
People used to type keywords and scan 10 blue links. Now they ask AI a question and get one answer.
10 blue links. Scroll, click, bounce, try again.
One answer, 3-8 sources cited.
The six things AI engines weigh before they cite a website. See the difference between a Google result and an AI answer on our AEO demo page.
Structured data in your code that tells AI what your business is, what you do, and what people say about you. Think of it as a machine-readable business card. Sites with schema are 2.5x more likely to be cited.
Question-and-answer sections matching the questions your customers ask AI: "How much does X cost?" or "Who is the best X in [location]?" Your website needs to answer these directly.
AI pulls from the first 30% of your content. Lead with a direct answer in 40-60 words, with specific numbers, dates and facts, then expand.
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust. Awards, credentials, case studies with numbers, author bios. AI engines need to trust you before they cite you.
Your robots.txt controls which AI bots can read your content. If GPTBot, ClaudeBot or PerplexityBot are blocked, you do not appear in AI answers.
85% of AI citations come from third-party sources: Google reviews, LinkedIn, directories, press mentions. AI engines also favour content updated within the last 12 months.
When someone asks ChatGPT "Who are the best AI consultants on the Sunshine Coast?", Blue Seas AI is the first result.
The principles we audit for clients, applied to our own site first:
ChatGPT Ranking, April 2026
We audit all 6 pillars. You get a scorecard showing where you stand, what's missing, and what to fix first, in plain English.
We add the schema markup, fix your robots.txt, create FAQ content, restructure key pages for answer-first format, and set up your llms.txt. Most technical fixes take days.
Monthly checks across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Claude: whether you're being cited, which queries work, and where to optimise next.
AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) makes your website visible to AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews. SEO helps you rank on Google's list of links. AEO makes you the source AI cites when it answers a question. In AI search there are no 10 blue links, there is one answer citing 3-8 sources.
AI-referred website traffic grew 527% year-on-year. ChatGPT handles over 2 billion queries a day. Visitors from AI search convert at 4.4x the rate of organic search visitors. Only 20% of businesses have started on AEO.
We check the 6 pillars: schema markup and structured data, FAQ content, answer-first content structure, E-E-A-T signals (experience, expertise, authority, trust), AI crawler access, and third-party presence with content freshness. Each pillar gets a rating and specific actions.
Ask ChatGPT or Perplexity a question your customers would ask: "Who is the best [your service] in [your area]?" If you're not mentioned, your website isn't optimised for AI search. Our audit shows you what's missing.
Technical fixes (schema markup, robots.txt) take days. Content restructuring takes 2-4 weeks. Most businesses see improved AI visibility within 4-8 weeks. We rank #1 on ChatGPT for AI consultants on the Sunshine Coast.
We'll run an AEO audit on your website and show you what AI search engines see, and what they're missing.
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