Answer Engine Optimization

When your ideal client asks ChatGPT for a recommendation — are you the answer?

Most local attorneys, accountants, and financial advisors are completely invisible in AI search right now. When potential clients ask ChatGPT or Perplexity who to hire in their city, your competitors get cited and you don't. AffordableAEO fixes that in 60 days at a price small businesses can actually afford.

11.9x
Legal AI search growthPrevisible 2025
25%
Of all searches now show AI answers
4x higher
AI visitor conversion vs Google organic
<1%
Of local professionals are AEO-optimized

How we get you cited in AI answers

Three focused phases. Measurable results within 60 days.

01

AI Visibility Audit

We test 20 of your most important queries across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Claude to identify exactly where you are invisible and why. You get a full report in 5 business days.

02

Content & Schema Implementation

We build question-based content pages with FAQ schema markup, fix your robots.txt for AI crawler access, submit your sitemap to Bing Webmaster Tools, and seed your brand on Reddit and Quora.

03

Monthly Citation Tracking

We monitor your citation rate monthly across all major AI engines and send a report showing which queries you are winning, which you are still missing, and what we are doing about each gap.

Pricing built for small professional service firms

Every other AEO agency charges $5,000–$15,000/month and only serves enterprise brands. We built our pricing specifically for local practices.

AEO Audit

$497one-time

Full audit of your AI visibility across all engines with a prioritized action plan.

  • Visibility check across 4 AI engines
  • 20 target questions mapped
  • Competitor gap analysis
  • robots.txt AI crawler audit
  • Schema markup audit
  • Entity consistency check
  • Bing Webmaster Tools setup check
  • PDF action plan — priority-rated
  • 5-business-day delivery
  • Free FTC Compliance Audit included
Get the Audit
Most Popular

AEO Starter

$797/month

4 question-based content pages monthly plus ongoing citation monitoring and community seeding.

  • 4 question-based content pages/month
  • FAQ schema on all new pages
  • Reddit & Quora community seeding
  • Monthly citation report
  • Bing Webmaster Tools management
  • Month-to-month — no contract
  • Free FTC Compliance Audit included
  • Everything in AEO Audit
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AEO Authority

$1,497/month

8 content pages, Perplexity Pages, LinkedIn content, weekly monitoring, and a monthly strategy call.

  • 8 question-based content pages/month
  • Perplexity Pages creation
  • LinkedIn content (4 posts/month)
  • Weekly citation monitoring & alerts
  • Monthly strategy call (60 min)
  • Priority support
  • Month-to-month — no contract
  • Free FTC Compliance Audit included
  • Everything in AEO Starter
Go Authority

All plans are month-to-month. No contracts. Cancel anytime.

Free with every plan

Every plan includes a free FTC Endorsement Compliance Audit (value: $197)

The FTC's updated endorsement guidelines require specific disclosures for testimonials, reviews, and endorsements on professional websites. We audit your website for compliance — at no additional charge with any paid plan. Attorney and accounting firms face heightened scrutiny; this audit ensures you are protected.

AEO vs traditional SEO vs doing nothing

They are not the same strategy, and doing nothing is no longer neutral — it means your competitors are getting cited instead of you.

FeatureAEO OptimizedTraditional SEO onlyNo optimization
ChatGPT citations
Perplexity citations
Google AI OverviewsPartial
Google rankings (supported)
Time to first results30–60 days6–12 monthsNever
AI-specific content structure
FAQ schema markup
Bing / ChatGPT index setup
Community seeding (Reddit/Quora)
Monthly citation report
FTC Compliance Audit

Common questions about AEO

How long does it take to appear in AI search results?

Perplexity citations typically appear within 30 to 60 days of properly implemented AEO. ChatGPT follows at 6 to 10 weeks. Google AI Overviews take 8 to 16 weeks. Full visibility across all major AI engines typically takes 3 to 4 months.

What is the difference between AEO and SEO?

SEO gets your website onto Google's results page. AEO gets your brand cited inside the AI-generated answer that appears before those results. A site can rank number one on Google and still be completely invisible in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.

Can I do AEO myself?

Yes, you can do the basics yourself — fix your robots.txt to allow AI crawlers, add FAQ schema to your top pages, and submit to Bing Webmaster Tools. These three steps take about two hours. An agency adds ongoing content production, community seeding, and monthly citation monitoring.

Stop being invisible to AI. Your next client is asking ChatGPT right now.

Run a free scan in 60 seconds to see how your site scores on AI readiness — or book a call to talk through your specific situation.