Houston & Nationwide · SEO since 1996

Action Engine Optimization (AEO) Services

Get recommended by AI. We optimize your content and brand so ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and voice assistants understand, trust, and cite your business.

3–6 mo early tractionWhite-hat methods onlyMonthly reporting & calls
The challenge

Why AEO is the next front in search

More searches now end without a click as AI answers them directly. Here's why optimizing for those answers matters.

AI answers are replacing the click

AI Overviews and chatbots answer directly — you want to be the source they cite.

Being machine-readable matters

Structure, schema, and clear answers help AI engines understand and trust you.

Authority still decides citations

AI leans on the same trust signals as SEO, so your authority carries over.

What we do

How AEO works

The same foundation as SEO, tuned to be the answer AI surfaces.

Answer-first content

Content structured to be quoted directly by AI engines.

Schema & structured data

Machine-readable markup that helps AI understand your business.

Entity & authority building

The signals that make AI trust and cite you.

Traditional SEO foundation

Because AI leans on the same quality and authority signals.

AI-visibility monitoring

Tracking how often AI engines surface and cite your business.

How it works

How AEO gets your business cited by AI

Structure the answer

Answer-first + schema

Build authority

Trust AI relies on

Get cited

AI recommends you

The same five steps, every plan

Our proven SEO process

Transparent, five steps — with monthly reporting throughout, whichever plan you're on.

1

Audit

Technical, content & competitor baseline.

2

Strategy

Keyword map & the plan to win.

3

Optimize

On-page, technical & local fixes.

4

Content & Links

Publish, earn authority, repeat.

5

Report

Monthly report + strategy call.

AEO is built into our SEO programs — local from $395/mo, national from $3,000/mo — or scoped as a focused project. See full packages & pricing or get a custom quote →

Answers up front

Frequently asked questions

What is Action Engine Optimization (AEO)?+
Action Engine Optimization is the practice of optimizing your content and brand so AI-powered engines — like ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews, and voice assistants — understand, trust, and recommend your business.
How is AEO different from traditional SEO?+
Traditional SEO earns rankings in the list of search results, while AEO optimizes to be the direct answer AI engines surface and cite. They share the same foundation — quality content, structure, and authority — but AEO adds emphasis on being machine-readable and citation-worthy.
How long does AEO take to show results?+
Most businesses start seeing movement within a few months, with stronger gains over 6 to 12 months as authority and structured content build. Like SEO, AEO is a compounding investment that rewards an early start.
Do I need traditional SEO before AEO?+
Strong SEO makes AEO far easier, because AI engines lean on many of the same signals — quality content, authority, and clean structure. The smartest approach optimizes for both traditional and AI-driven search together.
How do you measure AEO success?+
We track how often AI engines and answer boxes surface and cite your business, along with related gains in visibility, traffic, and leads. Tools that monitor AI mentions make this increasingly measurable.

Ready to get recommended by AI?

Tell us about your business and goals. We'll audit where you stand and recommend the right plan — no pressure, no obligation.