Answer Engine Optimization for B2B SaaS.

Traditional SEO targets Google ranking via keywords + backlinks + technical health. AEO targets citation density inside ChatGPT / Perplexity / Claude / Gemini / Bing Copilot via schema, entity graph, structured Q&A, named-author E-E-A-T, and llms.txt. For B2B SaaS specifically, AEO over-indexes on comparison pages, integration pages, and category-defining definitional content — exactly the surfaces AI engines preferentially cite. Most $5M–$50M ARR SaaS brands today rank well in Google but get cited <10% of the time in AI-engine answers about their category. AEO closes that gap.

A 30–40 page diagnostic covering: (1) current citation share across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Bing Copilot for your 20 priority commercial queries; (2) schema graph audit (Organization, Person, Service, Article, FAQPage, Speakable, ItemList, Review where applicable); (3) entity-graph density (sameAs cluster, Wikipedia / Wikidata adjacency, mentions audit); (4) llms.txt + ai.txt status; (5) competitor citation analysis — who in your category is getting cited and why; (6) ranked Top-10 fix list by AI-citation-share impact. Delivered as PDF + structured Notion doc. $1,199 USD, 2-week turnaround.

AEO measurement requires citation-tracking tools (Profound, AthenaHQ, Otterly, Brand24) — not traditional SEO rank trackers. The primary KPI is citation share per priority query, tracked across 5 engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Bing Copilot). Secondary KPIs: branded search lift (Google Search Console), AI-referred traffic (where engines pass referrer), conversion rate from AI-referred sessions. We instrument all of this in week 1; baseline is reported in the audit; lift is reported weekly via Loom.

No — they share infrastructure. Schema engineering, entity SEO, lastReviewed metadata, named-author E-E-A-T, llms.txt — all of these benefit Google SEO as much as AEO. The work is additive. Some legacy Google SEO tactics (keyword density chasing, hard-link campaigns) do not benefit AEO; we drop those. The net effect on the typical engagement: organic Google traffic +15–35% in 90 days alongside the AEO citation lift.

$1,199 USD for the standalone AEO Audit (2-week diagnostic, no commitment beyond). $5,499 USD for the AEO Sprint (4-week rebuild, the most-common starting point — audit + schema rebuild + llms.txt + ai.txt + top-20 content surfaces). $1,799/mo USD for the AEO Retainer (ongoing citation tracking, monthly content surfaces, schema maintenance, entity-graph extension). Most B2B SaaS clients start with the Audit, then progress to Sprint within 30 days when the gap analysis is clear.

Yes. After counter-NDA we introduce you to current or former B2B SaaS clients — on the record — within 48 working hours of brief acceptance. Most published case studies are anonymised under client NDA; the reference contacts are real and reachable. We do not invent references and do not run "channel-partner" fake-reference schemes that some agencies use to inflate case-study volume.

Week 1–2: AEO Audit (citation share baseline + 30-page diagnostic). Week 3–4: schema engineering + llms.txt + ai.txt + entity-graph rebuild. Week 5–8: top-20 content surface rebuild for AI extractability (TL;DR + FAQPage + Speakable + outbound primary-source citations). Week 9–12: citation tracking instrumentation, monthly review, retainer transition. Measurable citation share lift typically appears at week 6–8; compounding lift through month 4–6.