{"id":38721,"date":"2026-08-04T08:04:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/?p=38721"},"modified":"2026-08-04T08:09:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:09:23","slug":"what-is-aeo-insights-company","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/what-is-aeo-insights-company\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is an AEO Insights Company? Everything You Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"38721\" class=\"elementor elementor-38721\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-79bc5c6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"79bc5c6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a74625\" data-id=\"4a74625\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-b632cd9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"b632cd9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f25b934 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f25b934\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94e2bbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"94e2bbd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Objective<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0e09977 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0e09977\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This guide explains what an AEO Insights Company is, what it does, what it tracks, and why AI search visibility is becoming as important as Google rankings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-502bceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"502bceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-8401\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-8401\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-down\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M207.029 381.476L12.686 187.132c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941l22.667-22.667c9.357-9.357 24.522-9.375 33.901-.04L224 284.505l154.745-154.021c9.379-9.335 24.544-9.317 33.901.04l22.667 22.667c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941L240.971 381.476c-9.373 9.372-24.569 9.372-33.942 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-chevron-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M240.971 130.524l194.343 194.343c9.373 9.373 9.373 24.569 0 33.941l-22.667 22.667c-9.357 9.357-24.522 9.375-33.901.04L224 227.495 69.255 381.516c-9.379 9.335-24.544 9.317-33.901-.04l-22.667-22.667c-9.373-9.373-9.373-24.569 0-33.941L207.03 130.525c9.372-9.373 24.568-9.373 33.941-.001z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Key Takeaways<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-8401\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-8401\"><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An AEO Insights company helps you see how often your brand appears in AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews, not just in Google Search results.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It tracks important metrics such as AI Share of Voice, Citation Rate, Brand Mentions, Prompt Coverage, and AI Referral Traffic.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many Google searches now end without users clicking a website because AI provides the answer directly.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO and AEO work together. SEO helps your website rank in search engines, while AEO helps your brand appear in AI-generated answers.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Large businesses, SaaS companies, and e-commerce brands are using AEO to improve their visibility in AI search and reach more potential customers.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-44e5162 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"44e5162\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9937504\" data-id=\"9937504\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5dc6e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a5dc6e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-de69572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"de69572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b><i>Improve Your AI Visibility With SEO Discovery, starting at $250\/month.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a21108 elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7a21108\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/free-digital-marketing-consultation.php\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Free Audit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-390705f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"390705f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few months ago, a marketing manager at a software company asked ChatGPT to recommend the best project management tools. The AI listed three competitors before mentioning her company. Even though her website ranked well on Google and was getting decent traffic, it didn&#8217;t help because the customer had already found an answer from AI.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-1516a8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1516a8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bebf699 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bebf699\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Did You Know?<\/b><\/p><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When Google shows an AI Overview, only about <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pewresearch.org\/short-reads\/2025\/07\/22\/google-users-are-less-likely-to-click-on-links-when-an-ai-summary-appears-in-the-results\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><b>1% of users click<\/b> <\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a cited website. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5fc35f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5fc35f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An <\/span><b>AEO Insight Company<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> helps businesses track and improve how often their brand appears in AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/google-ai-seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Google AI Overviews<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It measures things like AI mentions, citations, Share of Voice, and AI Referral Traffic instead of focusing only on Google rankings.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1bbfc1a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1bbfc1a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8641b5\" data-id=\"a8641b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564161c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"564161c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Table Of Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1243edd elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"1243edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#one\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Is an AEO Insights Company?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#two\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Do AEO Insights Companies Actually Track? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#three\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">How Is AEO Different From SEO? <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#four\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Why Does AI Visibility Matter in 2026? The Data Behind the Shift<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#five\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Who Should Actually Hire an AEO Insights Company?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#six\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Technology and Practices Power AEO?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#seven\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">What Does a Real Citation Rate Look Like?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#eight\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">5 Simple Steps to Get Found in AI Search<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#nine\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Get Found in AI Search, Not Just Google Search<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#ten\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">FAQs About AEO Insights Companies<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-dee9dc7 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"dee9dc7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"one\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-664a37b\" data-id=\"664a37b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce5aaae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce5aaae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"one\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Is an AEO Insights Company?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5287a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5287a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An AEO Insights Company is a company or software platform that helps businesses track and improve how often their brand appears in AI tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot.<\/span><\/p><p><b>AEO<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stands for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/what-is-answer-engine-optimization\/\"><b>Answer Engine Optimization<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It helps your content get mentioned or cited when AI tools answer people&#8217;s questions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An AEO Insights Company overview typically includes tools and reports that show how your brand performs in AI search. It helps answer questions like:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which AI tools mention your brand?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What questions do your competitors answer for customers that you don\u2019t?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which pages on your website are being cited by AI?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is AI describing your brand correctly?<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most AEO Insights companies provide easy-to-understand dashboards that help businesses track their AI visibility and find ways to improve it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As AI search becomes more popular, businesses are paying more attention to these insights. In 2026, Gartner recognized Answer Engine Optimization as an emerging market and noted that businesses need new ways to measure visibility in AI-generated answers, citations, and conversational search experiences.<\/span><\/p><p><b>If nobody on your team is tracking AI citations right now, you have a visibility blind spot that traditional analytics can&#8217;t see.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1efe7f8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1efe7f8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"two\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad7dea3\" data-id=\"ad7dea3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-31df1b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"31df1b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-437b0f2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"437b0f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-320835c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320835c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><b>See How AI Sees Your Brand.<br \/><\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a04e95 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a04e95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Discover your AI citations and visibility gaps.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-942b887 elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"942b887\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/free-website-audit-report.php\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book Your Free Audit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cde74c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cde74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"two\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Do AEO Insights Companies Actually Track?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a4c747 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8a4c747\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An AEO Insights Company doesn&#8217;t just track Google rankings or website clicks. It measures how well your brand performs in AI search. Here are the five most important metrics.<\/span><\/p><p><b>AI Share of Voice<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> shows how often your brand appears in AI-generated answers compared to your competitors.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if people ask AI 10 questions about your industry and your competitor is mentioned 8 times while your brand is mentioned only 3 times, your AI Share of Voice is lower. This helps you see where you&#8217;re falling behind.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Citation Rate<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> tracks how often AI tools use your website as a source when answering questions.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also shows which pages on your website get cited the most. A single high-quality page that AI trusts can be more valuable than many pages that are never mentioned.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Brand Mentions and Sentiment<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> evaluates whether AI describes your brand favorably, neutrally, or inaccurately. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-4634f6d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4634f6d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807c02b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"807c02b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cf8bac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8cf8bac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Sachin Bhatt, AEO Strategist at SEO Discovery, says:<\/b> <i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;If AI describes your brand incorrectly, it can do more harm than not mentioning your brand at all.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe70803 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fe70803\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Prompt Coverage<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> measures how often your brand appears when people ask real questions to AI.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, someone might ask, &#8220;Which CRM is best for a small Shopify store?&#8221; instead of simply searching &#8220;best CRM.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coverage tracks whether you show up for the actual phrasing customers use.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI referral traffic still matters in a mostly zero-click world since some users still visit your website after seeing your brand recommended by AI. Tracking which platforms and citations drive qualified visits ties AI visibility to real revenue.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7eb0dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7eb0dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"three\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Is AEO Different From SEO? \n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a5f0ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6a5f0ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEO and SEO work together. AEO does not replace SEO. A good SEO foundation, including <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/technical-seo-audit-service.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">technical SEO services<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is still important. The main difference is what you&#8217;re trying to achieve.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO helps your website rank higher in Google search results.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEO helps your content get mentioned or cited when AI tools answer people&#8217;s questions. Instead of focusing only on keywords, AEO focuses on answering real customer questions with clear and useful information.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>SEO<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>AEO<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helps your website rank higher on Google<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Helps your brand appear in AI-generated answers<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focuses on keywords<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Focuses on real questions and prompts<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measures rankings, clicks, and website traffic<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Measures AI citations, brand mentions, and AI Share of Voice<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creates content for search engines<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Creates answer-focused content that AI can easily understand and use<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appears in Google search results<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appears in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot, and Google AI Overviews<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users usually click on your website<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Users may see your brand even without clicking your website<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The best strategy is to combine SEO and AEO. SEO helps people find your website, while AEO helps AI recommend your brand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some practitioners now call the combined discipline &#8220;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/search-everywhere-optimization.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Search Everywhere Optimization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,&#8221; since visibility spans Google, AI chat interfaces, YouTube, Reddit, and review sites all at once.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa582ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fa582ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"four\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Does AI Visibility Matter in 2026? The Data Behind the Shift<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0a262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd0a262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/how-to-adapt-seo-in-a-zero-click-world\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zero-click search<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is now the majority behavior. Between 60% and 68% of US Google searches end without a click, climbing past 83% when an AI Overview appears and above 90% inside Google&#8217;s AI Mode. Ranking well and getting visited used to mean the same thing. They don&#8217;t anymore.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Being recommended or cited by AI helps build trust. When people see your brand in an AI answer, they are more likely to trust your business. Those who do visit your website are often more interested because they have already read an AI summary and want more information. This high-intent traffic can help improve website conversions, as visitors are more likely to take action.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI tools do not rely only on your website. It also gathers information from blogs, review websites, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/reddit-marketing-agency.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Reddit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, forums, news articles, and other trusted online sources. This is why <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/what-are-entities-seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entity-based SEO<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is becoming more important. It helps AI understand who your business is, what you do, and why your brand is a trusted source of information.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/link-building-services.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">High-quality backlinks<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> also help build a strong online presence. When trusted websites link to your content, they send strong trust signals that can increase the chances of your pages being cited by AI tools.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brand recognition now directly affects click behavior. Amsive&#8217;s 2026 study found branded queries in AI Overviews see an 18.68% CTR increase, while non-branded queries fall nearly 20%. If customers don&#8217;t already know your name, an AI answer that leaves you out is competition you&#8217;ll never see happening.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4571dcf elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4571dcf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"five\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Should Actually Hire an AEO Insights Company?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b0bfe0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b0bfe0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An AEO Insights Company can help any business that wants to show up in AI search results. But some industries benefit more than others.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>SaaS companies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can use AEO to appear in AI recommendations when people compare software before booking a demo.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Enterprise businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with large websites and thousands of pages often use <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/enterprise-seo-service.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">enterprise AI SEO<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> strategies to monitor and improve their visibility across AI platforms.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Healthcare providers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can make sure AI tools share accurate information when people ask questions about symptoms, treatments, or medical services.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Law firms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can improve their chances of being recommended when people ask AI for legal advice or look for a lawyer.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>E-commerce businesses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> can get their products mentioned when shoppers ask AI for product recommendations before making a purchase.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if your business is not in one of these industries, AEO can still be valuable. If your customers use AI tools to find products, services, or information, you should know how AI presents your brand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If AI is not talking about your business, you may be losing customers without realizing it. Even if your traffic and Google rankings seem to be fine, this could lead to lower leads and sales over time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-c1c6db3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c1c6db3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4b73fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4b73fb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8462198 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8462198\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong><b>Wondering how AI search is changing your industry?<br \/><\/b><\/strong><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b224c73 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b224c73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get a category-specific AI visibility audit from SEO Discovery.<br \/><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e429e7 elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6e429e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/free-website-audit-report.php\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Strategy Call <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb7f334 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb7f334\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"six\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Technology and Practices Power AEO?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c04ed91 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c04ed91\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AEO is not based on just one technique. It combines different tools and strategies to help AI understand and recommend your brand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most AEO providers use structured data, knowledge graph optimization, entity mapping, and citation tracking to improve your visibility across AI search platforms. Many also use AI content optimization to make content clearer, more helpful, and easier for AI tools to understand.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some best practices that can improve your AI visibility:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Create detailed content that answers real customer questions instead of writing many short articles for individual keywords.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build topic clusters by linking related pages together. This helps build topical authority and makes it easier for AI to understand your expertise in a specific subject.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep your content updated with the latest information, as AI tools prefer fresh and accurate content.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build trust by adding author information, publishing original research, sharing customer success stories, and earning mentions from trusted websites.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many businesses are also combining AEO with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/what-is-geo-in-seo\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GEO <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Generative Engine Optimization) to improve their visibility across AI-powered search platforms. As AI assistants become smarter, companies are exploring agentic search optimization, where AI agents research and compare products before making recommendations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the same time, services like AI search consulting and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/voice-search-seo.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">voice search optimization<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are becoming an important part of modern digital marketing, helping businesses stay visible wherever people search using AI.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6c1985 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6c1985\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Important AEO Terms You Should Know\n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a437c35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a437c35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AEO (Answer Engine Optimization):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The process of improving your content so AI tools like ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews can easily understand it and mention or cite it in their answers.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>GEO (Generative Engine Optimization):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A broader strategy that helps your brand appear across AI-powered search tools and generative search platforms.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>AI Share of Voice:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A measure of how often your brand appears in AI-generated answers compared to your competitors.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Citation Rate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shows how often AI tools use your website or content as a source when answering questions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Zero-Click Search:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A search where users get the information they need without clicking on any website because the answer is shown directly.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Entity-Based SEO:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An SEO approach that helps AI understand your business, products, people, and topics instead of focusing only on keywords.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Schema Markup:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Special code added to your website that helps search engines and AI tools better understand your content.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>LLM (Large Language Model):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The AI technology behind tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot that generates answers to users&#8217; questions.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf98b48 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf98b48\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"seven\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Does a Real Citation Rate Look Like?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c828f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c828f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Citation Rate isn&#8217;t theoretical. Here&#8217;s an actual AI answer engine response to the query &#8220;Who offers affordable SEO services?&#8221; The answer cites SEO Discovery directly, with pricing, positioning, and a comparison table alongside other providers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-222c499 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"222c499\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"858\" height=\"515\" src=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Does-a-Real-Citation-Rate-Look-Like.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-38725\" alt=\"What Does a Real Citation Rate Look Like?\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Does-a-Real-Citation-Rate-Look-Like.webp 858w, https:\/\/www.seodiscovery.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/What-Does-a-Real-Citation-Rate-Look-Like-150x90.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 858px) 100vw, 858px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d3fe42 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d3fe42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is what a high Citation Rate produces in practice: a named mention, accurate pricing, and placement in a comparison table the AI generated on its own, without anyone clicking through to a website first.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a383e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a383e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"three\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-17e8828\" data-id=\"17e8828\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faba8f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"faba8f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"eight\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Simple Steps to Get Found in AI Search<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-148db3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"148db3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Step<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Action<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Outcome<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1. Audit<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Run a baseline AI visibility check across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know your current Share of Voice and citation gaps<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2. Map<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Build a real prompt set from actual customer questions, not old keywords<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand where you&#8217;re invisible<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3. Fix<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add schema, restructure pages for extraction, tighten answer-focused content<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Make your content easier for models to cite<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4. Expand<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Earn coverage on third-party sites and forums AI models trust<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Widen your citation footprint beyond your own site<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5. Monitor<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Track Share of Voice and sentiment continuously, not as a one-time project<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Catch shifts before they become traffic losses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><b>AEO Readiness Checklist<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you know your current AI Share of Voice against named competitors?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is your key content structured with FAQ and product schema?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Have you audited how AI models currently describe your brand?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you have a prompt list based on real customer language?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Are you tracked on the third-party sites your industry&#8217;s AI answers cite most?<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d9d0bb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d9d0bb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"seven\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-69a7e58\" data-id=\"69a7e58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5262e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5262e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"nine\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Get Found in AI Search, Not Just Google Search<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a4956a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a4956a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rankings and click-through rates only tell part of the story now, and that part is shrinking. The businesses winning attention in 2026 are the ones showing up inside the answer itself, cited, trusted, and recommended by the AI tools their buyers default to before opening a browser tab.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s the gap SEO Discovery closes. Our team runs AI visibility audits, tracks your Share of Voice against named competitors across every major answer engine, and builds the technical and content strategy to close the distance without abandoning the traditional SEO fundamentals still driving the rest of your traffic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ebee150 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ebee150\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"nine\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77baced\" data-id=\"77baced\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aux-parallax-section elementor-element elementor-element-ec09a5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec09a5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-73a7b8f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"73a7b8f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9dba51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9dba51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><b>Ready to improve your AI visibility?<\/b><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8bf332 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8bf332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SEO Discovery&#8217;s AI Visibility Audit shows where you stand against your competitors.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c46aa elementor-align-left animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a9c46aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/api.whatsapp.com\/send?phone=919888066659\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Start Your Audit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd4a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cd4a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"ten\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs About AEO Insights Companies<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e5681e elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"9e5681e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1661\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1661\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-off\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C85.961 64 0 149.961 0 256s85.961 192 192 192h192c106.039 0 192-85.961 192-192S490.039 64 384 64zM64 256c0-70.741 57.249-128 128-128 70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.741-57.249 128-128 128-70.741 0-128-57.249-128-128zm320 128h-48.905c65.217-72.858 65.236-183.12 0-256H384c70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.74-57.249 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-on\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C86 64 0 150 0 256s86 192 192 192h192c106 0 192-86 192-192S490 64 384 64zm0 320c-70.8 0-128-57.3-128-128 0-70.8 57.3-128 128-128 70.8 0 128 57.3 128 128 0 70.8-57.3 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is an AEO Insights Company? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1661\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1661\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A firm or platform that measures and improves how your brand is cited and mentioned inside AI-generated search answers.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1662\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1662\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-off\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C85.961 64 0 149.961 0 256s85.961 192 192 192h192c106.039 0 192-85.961 192-192S490.039 64 384 64zM64 256c0-70.741 57.249-128 128-128 70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.741-57.249 128-128 128-70.741 0-128-57.249-128-128zm320 128h-48.905c65.217-72.858 65.236-183.12 0-256H384c70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.74-57.249 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-on\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C86 64 0 150 0 256s86 192 192 192h192c106 0 192-86 192-192S490 64 384 64zm0 320c-70.8 0-128-57.3-128-128 0-70.8 57.3-128 128-128 70.8 0 128 57.3 128 128 0 70.8-57.3 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is an AEO Insights Company the same as an SEO agency? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1662\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1662\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. SEO ranks web pages. AEO earns citations inside AI answers, though the two disciplines overlap technically. <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1663\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1663\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-off\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C85.961 64 0 149.961 0 256s85.961 192 192 192h192c106.039 0 192-85.961 192-192S490.039 64 384 64zM64 256c0-70.741 57.249-128 128-128 70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.741-57.249 128-128 128-70.741 0-128-57.249-128-128zm320 128h-48.905c65.217-72.858 65.236-183.12 0-256H384c70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.74-57.249 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-on\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C86 64 0 150 0 256s86 192 192 192h192c106 0 192-86 192-192S490 64 384 64zm0 320c-70.8 0-128-57.3-128-128 0-70.8 57.3-128 128-128 70.8 0 128 57.3 128 128 0 70.8-57.3 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is an AEO Insight Company the same as an AEO Insights Company?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1663\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1663\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No. These describe the same thing. &#8220;Insight&#8221; and &#8220;insights&#8221; are just singular and plural phrasing used interchangeably in search.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1664\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1664\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-off\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C85.961 64 0 149.961 0 256s85.961 192 192 192h192c106.039 0 192-85.961 192-192S490.039 64 384 64zM64 256c0-70.741 57.249-128 128-128 70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.741-57.249 128-128 128-70.741 0-128-57.249-128-128zm320 128h-48.905c65.217-72.858 65.236-183.12 0-256H384c70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.74-57.249 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-on\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C86 64 0 150 0 256s86 192 192 192h192c106 0 192-86 192-192S490 64 384 64zm0 320c-70.8 0-128-57.3-128-128 0-70.8 57.3-128 128-128 70.8 0 128 57.3 128 128 0 70.8-57.3 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What metrics does an AEO Insights Company measure?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1664\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1664\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AI Share of Voice, citation rate, brand sentiment, prompt coverage, and AI referral traffic across major answer 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class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-on\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C86 64 0 150 0 256s86 192 192 192h192c106 0 192-86 192-192S490 64 384 64zm0 320c-70.8 0-128-57.3-128-128 0-70.8 57.3-128 128-128 70.8 0 128 57.3 128 128 0 70.8-57.3 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Do small businesses need AEO insights? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1665\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1665\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Any business relying on discovery and recommendations benefits, though enterprise and SaaS brands have adopted it fastest.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1666\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1666\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-right\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-off\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C85.961 64 0 149.961 0 256s85.961 192 192 192h192c106.039 0 192-85.961 192-192S490.039 64 384 64zM64 256c0-70.741 57.249-128 128-128 70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.741-57.249 128-128 128-70.741 0-128-57.249-128-128zm320 128h-48.905c65.217-72.858 65.236-183.12 0-256H384c70.741 0 128 57.249 128 128 0 70.74-57.249 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened e-font-icon-svg e-fas-toggle-on\" viewBox=\"0 0 576 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M384 64H192C86 64 0 150 0 256s86 192 192 192h192c106 0 192-86 192-192S490 64 384 64zm0 320c-70.8 0-128-57.3-128-128 0-70.8 57.3-128 128-128 70.8 0 128 57.3 128 128 0 70.8-57.3 128-128 128z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How much does an AEO Insights Company typically cost? <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1666\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1666\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pricing varies widely. 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