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Answer engineoptimization

Structuring pages so they can be used as the direct answer to a question.

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Answer engine optimization, or AEO, focuses on the question a page answers and on stating that answer plainly near the top.

Headings phrased as questions, short definitions and supporting detail help. It overlaps with snippet optimization and with GEO.

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AI crawler access checkerReads your robots.txt for the AI crawlers specifically: which ones can train on your writing, which can actually open a page to answer or cite it, and which rule is quietly blocking each one.

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Search for a new siteWhat moves a new domain, in what order, and what to skip so early effort is not wasted.Your first 100 customersFour zero-spend channels, run one at a time, each read in two weeks.Get pages found in searchSix checks in the order search meets them, from robots.txt through to indexing.

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What is Answer engine optimization?

Structuring pages so they can be used as the direct answer to a question.

Where does it sit in Growth Score?

It belongs to the Acquisition pillar, one of the 12 pillars your score is built from.

What should I read next?

Start with Generative engine optimization and Featured snippet, then browse the other terms in Acquisition.

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