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The AEO Playbook for SaaS

Make your brand the answer AI search engines recommend. Get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and more.

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What is AEO?

Answer Engine Optimization: the new SEO

AI-powered search has changed how buyers discover SaaS tools. Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Grok do not just rank pages โ€” they recommend answers.

  • 1

    Category and Glossary Pages

    Own the educational layer so AI cites you when defining the problem.

  • 2

    Use-Case Landing Pages

    Target the exact industries and personas AI recommends tools for.

  • 3

    Comparisons and Alternatives

    Show up when buyers ask "X vs Y" or "best alternative to Z".

  • 4

    Implementation Guides

    How-to and troubleshooting content surfaced in consideration stage.

  • 5

    Proof and Decision Assets

    Case studies, benchmarks, and templates that convert AI-referred leads.

Implementation

Your 90-Day AEO Roadmap

A step-by-step plan to go from invisible to citation-ready, prioritized for maximum impact.

Phase 1

Days 1-30: Foundation Sprint

Validate AI crawl access, add llm.txt, build your topic map of 50-150 buyer-style queries, and publish your first 5 AEO-optimized pages.

Phase 2

Days 31-60: Authority Building

Publish 6-10 pages, run listicle outreach to 30-50 publishers, expand directory presence, start weekly UGC participation, and launch reactive PR.

Phase 3

Days 61-90: Scale and Measure

Secure 5-15 brand mentions, publish 2 external comparisons, refresh early pages, and implement monthly AEO visibility reporting.

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  • โœ“ Templates: Ready-to-use structure for AEO content planning.
  • โœ“ Checklists: Actionable QA points before publishing.
  • โœ“ Execution: Practical plan for the first 90 days.

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