New Jersey AEO Services
Answer Engine Optimization.
Getting your brand in the answer.
Answer engine optimization (AEO) is the practice of getting your business cited inside AI-generated answers. Ranking on page one is table stakes. Your customers’ next question goes to ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google’s AI overview. I make sure your business is the one those models name.
The answer layer arrived. Quietly.
Google already answers most searches on the results page. ChatGPT answers direct questions without a link. Perplexity cites three sources and sends one of them a click. The asked-and-answeredeconomy rewards businesses those models name — and quietly penalizes the rest.
Classical SEO is still necessary. It’s no longer sufficient.
What AEO actually is —
and what it isn’t.
Earning a position on Google’s results page for a query. The unit of success is a blue link clicked by a human.
- SurfaceGoogle SERP
- MetricRank · CTR · clicks
- Won byAuthority · relevance · UX
- Horizon60–120 days
Earning a mention inside an AI-generated answer. The unit of success is being one of the entities the model names.
- SurfaceChatGPT · Perplexity · AIO · Claude · Gemini
- MetricMention rate · rank within mentions
- Won byEntities · schema · citations
- Horizon30–90 days
Measurement,
not vibes.
Your Brand
How Your Brand appears in generative search results across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews.
Per-platform performance
How your brand performs across each AI platform. Each card shows score, rank against competitors, and 30-day trajectory.
Brand leaderboard
Illustrative dashboard using anonymized data. Real client dashboards mirror the structure — with your data.
The 90-day sprint.
Baseline
12 prompts drafted, 5 platforms queried. You get your Visibility Score and the gaps that matter.
Entity & schema
Organization, Person, Product, FAQ, and About schema. Entity clarity is how the models learn what you are.
Content & citations
Question-level pages. Citation footprint in directories, podcasts, and press the models actually read.
Monitor
Weekly tracker re-runs. Prompt re-tuning as models change. A handoff plan for ongoing maintenance.
What you get.
- Baseline Visibility Reportwk 2
- Prompt matrix (12 prompts × 5 platforms)wk 2
- Entity graph & schema packagewk 4
- About / Company / Person pageswk 5
- Question-level content briefswk 6–8
- Citation & directory outreach planwk 8
- Re-run reports (weekly)wk 6–13
- Competitor deltas & positioning noteswk 10
- Maintenance playbookwk 13
- Client tracker access (ongoing)incl.
Six fair questions.
Do you guarantee my brand will be cited?+
No. The models are a moving target. What I guarantee is the work — schema, content, citations — and a measurable baseline-to-endpoint lift on the tracker. Clients see measurable Visibility Score lift over the course of the sprint.
How is this different from classical SEO?+
Classical SEO competes for blue links. AEO competes for mentions inside generated answers. The fundamentals overlap — authority, structure — but the metric, the surface, and the tactics diverge sharply.
What if I don't have classical SEO in order?+
We start with the audit. If the fundamentals are broken, we fix those first — AEO on a weak foundation is a waste of money.
Which AI platforms do you track?+
ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. The five major AI platforms.
Do I need the tracker separately?+
No — every AEO engagement includes tracker access for the duration. After the sprint, you can keep it month-to-month as a standalone product.
Can I just buy the tracker?+
Yes. A free single-brand report lives at dashboard.newjerseyseofirm.com. Paid plans unlock more prompts, competitors, and re-run cadence.
Ready to be the
answer they give?
Book a free 30-minute consultation. No pitch, no pressure — just an honest look at where you stand in AI search.