The open knowledge base for Answer Engine Optimization
🌐 Website • 💬 Slack • 💼 LinkedIn • 💡 Discussions
Answer Engine Optimization is the practice of optimizing content for AI-powered search engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Claude, and others.
AI search is transforming how people find information. ChatGPT is now a top 10 website globally. This knowledge base exists to help everyone navigate this shift.
Visit aeo.dev to explore:
- AI Search Engines — How ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, Gemini, and Claude work
- Optimization Strategies — Content structure, Schema.org, llms.txt, quotes & statistics
- Authority Building — Wikipedia, Reddit, and PR strategies
- Technical Guides — Structured data, robots.txt, crawlers, performance
- Measurement — Tracking AI visibility and referral traffic
This is a community project — your knowledge makes it valuable.
- 📝 Use the visual editor — No coding required
- ✏️ Edit on GitHub — Fix typos, update outdated info
- 💡 Start a discussion — Share ideas or ask questions
- 📊 Add case studies — Real examples help everyone learn
- Techniques that improved your AI visibility
- Platform updates and behavior changes
- Research, data, and cited sources
- Corrections to outdated information
See CONTRIBUTING.md for detailed guidelines.
"This space is moving too fast for any single person to keep up. We need the community."
- Slack — Real-time discussions
- LinkedIn Group — Professional network
- GitHub Discussions — Long-form conversations
Code: MIT • Content: CC BY 4.0