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Answer engine optimization

Answer Engine Optimization That Gets Your Brand Cited

We structure your content, entities and technical signals so ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews can find, trust and quote your brand when buyers ask.

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What are Codefreex answer engine optimization services?

Codefreex answer engine optimization (AEO) services make your brand easier for AI assistants to find, understand and cite. We restructure content into answer-first formats, strengthen entity and schema signals, earn mentions on sources AI models trust, and track your visibility in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews using Aeoora, our own AI visibility platform.

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Answer Engine Optimization

Your Buyers Are Asking AI Before They Ask Google

More buying research now starts with a question typed into ChatGPT, Perplexity or Gemini, or ends at an AI Overview above the Google results. These answers name a handful of brands and skip the rest. If your content is vague, buried in long pages or missing from the sources AI models pull from, you are not in the answer, no matter how well you rank in the links below it.

Codefreex treats AEO as its own discipline, built on top of solid SEO rather than replacing it. We study which prompts matter in your category, which sources each engine cites, and why competitors get named instead of you. Then we close those gaps on your site and across the web. Because we built Aeoora, our own AI visibility tracker, every change is measured against real AI answers.

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Services by Codefreex

What you get

How We Earn Citations in AI Answers

Six workstreams that make your brand the source AI assistants quote, with tracking that shows exactly where you appear.

Prompt and Query Research

We map the questions buyers actually ask AI assistants in your category, from early research to vendor comparisons, and prioritize the prompts where a citation would influence a purchase.

Answer-First Content Rewrites

Key pages get concise, self-contained answers near the top, clear definitions, comparison tables and FAQ blocks. AI models extract clean, well-labeled passages far more easily than long, unfocused copy.

Entity and Schema Signals

We add Organization, Product, FAQ and Article schema, align your brand facts across your site and profiles, and clarify the topics you want AI engines to associate with your name.

Third-Party Source Presence

AI engines lean on reviews, directories, forums and editorial sites. We identify the sources each engine cites for your topics and build accurate, useful brand mentions on them.

AI Crawler Accessibility

We check robots rules, JavaScript rendering, page speed and llms.txt so AI crawlers such as GPTBot and PerplexityBot can reach and read the pages you most want quoted.

AI Visibility Tracking

Using Aeoora, we track how often you are mentioned and cited across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Google AI Overviews, plus your share of voice against named competitors.

Platforms and tools we work with

  • Aeoora
  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Google Gemini
  • Google AI Overviews
  • Microsoft Copilot
  • Claude
  • Google Search Console
  • Bing Webmaster Tools
  • Schema.org
  • llms.txt
  • Screaming Frog

How we work

Our AEO Process

Clear phases, a named owner for every deliverable and weekly progress you can see.

01Week 1

AI Visibility Baseline

We run your priority prompts across the major AI engines, record where you are mentioned or cited, and compare your share of voice with the competitors who show up instead.

02Weeks 2–3

Gap and Source Analysis

We audit the pages and third-party sources AI engines cite in your space, then list the content, schema and mention gaps that keep your brand out of answers.

03Month 1 onward

Optimize and Publish

We rewrite and restructure priority pages, add structured data, fix crawler access and pursue placements on cited sources, starting with the prompts closest to revenue.

04Ongoing

Track and Iterate

Visibility is tracked continuously in Aeoora. Each month we report movement by engine and prompt, then shift effort toward the questions where citations are within reach.

Who it is for

Where AEO Pays Off Fastest

01

B2B Software and SaaS

Buyers ask AI for tool shortlists and comparisons. Being named in those answers puts you on the evaluation list before any sales call happens.

02

Online Retail Brands

Shoppers ask assistants for product recommendations. Clear product data, reviews and structured markup help your products appear in AI shopping answers.

03

Professional and Local Services

When people ask AI who to hire nearby, consistent business profiles, reviews and service pages decide which firms get recommended.

04

Publishers and Expert Brands

Sites that earn traffic from informational queries protect their reach by becoming the cited source inside AI Overviews and chat answers.

Why teams switch to us

AEO vs. Traditional SEO Retainers

Typical agency

  • Tracks rankings, ignores AI answers
  • Writes long posts nobody can quote
  • No view of which sources AI cites
  • Treats AI search as a passing trend
VS

Codefreex

  • Tracks mentions and citations across major AI engines
  • Answer-first content built for extraction
  • Maps and earns the sources each engine trusts
  • Builds AEO on a solid technical SEO base

Client stories

Hear it from our clients

Real founders and teams on what it is like to build with Codefreex.

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The Birdie Cage on working with Codefreex

When we needed a website developer for The Birdie Cage, we couldn’t settle for average. After reviewing countless portfolios, we found Shubham and his team at Codefreex. The final product exceeded expectations, and their ongoing support has been exceptional.

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FAQ

Answer Engine Optimization: FAQs

Straight answers to what buyers ask us most. Still unsure? Book a free 30-minute call.

What is the difference between AEO and SEO?

SEO aims to rank pages in search results, while AEO aims to get your brand quoted inside AI-generated answers. They share foundations like crawlable pages, authority and helpful content. AEO adds answer-first formatting, entity clarity, structured data and presence on the third-party sources AI engines cite. Codefreex runs AEO on top of a technical SEO base, because pages that cannot be crawled will not be cited either.

How much do AEO services cost?

AEO pricing at Codefreex depends on how many priority prompts, pages and markets you want covered, and how much third-party source work is needed. A focused program for one product line costs less than a multi-region rollout. After a free 30-minute discovery call, we send a written scope and monthly fee that lists the engines and prompts we will track in Aeoora.

Can you guarantee my brand will appear in ChatGPT answers?

No one can honestly guarantee a citation, because AI engines decide what to include and their models change often. What we can do is remove the reasons you are being skipped: unclear content, weak entity signals, blocked crawlers and missing third-party mentions. We then track mentions and citations for your priority prompts, so you see real movement instead of promises.

How long does answer engine optimization take to work?

Some changes show up quickly, others take longer. Engines that search the live web, like Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, can pick up improved pages soon after they are recrawled. Answers drawn from a model’s training data change more slowly, often only with new model releases. We track each engine separately so you can see which improvements are landing and where patience is needed.

Which AI platforms do you optimize for?

We optimize for the assistants your buyers use most: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini, Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, Microsoft Copilot and Claude. Each engine sources answers differently, so we track them separately in Aeoora rather than reporting one blended score. Priorities shift by market, so a B2B software brand and a local service business will weight these platforms differently.

What is Aeoora and do I need it?

Aeoora is an AI search visibility platform built by Codefreex. It shows how AI answer engines mention and cite your brand, which pages they pull from and how you compare with competitors. We use it to measure every AEO engagement, so you see results without setting up your own tracking stack. Teams that run AEO in-house can also use Aeoora on its own.

Will optimizing for AI answers hurt my Google rankings?

No. The work that helps AI engines quote you, such as clear answers, structured data, fast pages and stronger authority, also supports traditional rankings. We avoid tactics that chase AI visibility at the expense of real readers, like keyword-stuffed FAQ blocks or thin comparison pages. Your existing SEO is reviewed first, so AEO changes build on what already works.

Free estimate

Find Out What AI Says About You

Book a free 30-minute call to review your AI visibility goals, priority prompts and the first fixes worth making.

  • A senior strategist reviews your request, not a sales bot
  • Clear scope, timeline and estimate within one business day
  • Free 30-minute discovery call, no obligation
  • NDA available on request
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