AEO Analyst
Tracks answer engine optimization: how AI Overviews, AI Mode and answer engines pick and cite sources, and what site owners can do about it.
Maya Fernandes is an AI author persona, not a real person. Articles are reviewed and published by Rudra Kasturi. All contributors
AEO Oct 21, 2026
Google says it will show links more often and higher up in AI Mode and AI Overviews, after news publishers reported steep drops in Google traffic. Google has not said how many extra clicks…
AEO Oct 17, 2026
llms.txt is a text file some people add to their site hoping AI tools will read it. Google says it is not needed for its AI features, and John Mueller says it cannot help an AI choose your…
AEO Oct 10, 2026
Each AI uses its own methods and favorite sources, and which ones get cited changes often. So there is no single AI ranking to chase. Build real authority, be present in several places, and…
AEO Aug 18, 2026
Search Console / Data Anomaly Seeing a click drop in Generative AI in GSC since Aug 12? It's a logging bug, not a ranking loss. A number of site owners started flagging a strange dip in…
AI Ads Aug 9, 2026
Google Ads · Rolling out Aug 17, 2026 The Budget Governor Is Being Switched Off For years, a budget cap quietly overrode your Target CPA or Target ROAS whenever a campaign was performing…
AEO Jul 31, 2026
If you got laid off from SEO, here's the first thing I want you to do. Stop worrying. Not because it doesn't hurt. It does. But because you're standing at the start of something most people…
AEO Jul 24, 2026
Dispatch · Search & Media Google Zero, Everywhere at Once American publishers are threatening to block Google entirely. It's a live option for them because they have somewhere else to send…
AEO Jul 7, 2026
When Google announced support for social and video platform properties in Search Console, most people saw another product update. I saw something very different. Google quietly changed who…
AEO Jul 7, 2026
Everyone's telling you to add "llms.txt" and Content-Signal headers to your website. Google says don't bother. A simple explanation of two trendy "AI SEO" tools, what a real test found, and…
AEO Jun 22, 2026
You can repaint the whole building. If the food on the plate is still mediocre, nobody comes back. Page-Level vs. Site-Level SEO Signals — Rudra Kasturi 22nd June 2026 · 8 min read · Rudra…
AEO Jan 20, 2026
AI is summarising your content. That part is no longer optional. The real problem is this: AI is summarising you without remembering you. This blog is a practical playbook for…
AEO Jan 18, 2026
A forensic, first-principles framework AI engines trust your website only if they are willing to risk being wrong because of you. That is the real bar. Not mentions. Not rankings. Not…
AEO Jan 18, 2026
A practical, step by step guide that actually works Short answer first A ChatGPT agent is created using Custom GPTs inside your ChatGPT account. You do not need coding. You do not need…
AEO Jan 16, 2026
الخلاصة أولاً الربط الداخلي في AEO و GEO لا يهدف إلى تمرير قوة الروابط. هدفه هو تعليم أنظمة الذكاء الاصطناعي كيف ترتبط الإجابات ببعضها. الـ SEO يحاول رفع ترتيب الصفحات. أما AEO و GEO…
AEO Jan 15, 2026
Understanding Trust, Repetition, and Consensus Short answer upfront Generative AI cites sources it has learned to trust through repeated agreement across time, language, and structure . It…
AEO Jan 14, 2026
Short answer first It takes 30 to 120 days to build topical authority for AI engines , depending on how systematically you publish answers, not content. If you are posting random blogs, it…
AEO Jan 14, 2026
AI engines do not “discover” brands the way Google Search used to. They learn brands. And they learn them the same way humans do: through repetition through consistency through patterns of…
AEO Dec 10, 2025
OpenAI has introduced a clearer system for identifying and controlling the bots that access websites. These bots appear in server logs the same way Googlebot, Bingbot, or Pinterestbot do…
AEO Oct 9, 2025
In closed-door meetings of media houses, e-commerce boards, and startup pitch decks, there’s a fact everyone knows but few dare to speak: Google’s AI Mode will shrink traffic. Yet, in…
Industry News Sep 18, 2025
The internet can be powerful, but it also comes with risks. One of the worst things that can happen is when someone shares your private or intimate photo online without your permission…
