New Service

Answer Engine Optimisation
for South African Businesses

Your customers are asking ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity. If your business isn't in those answers, you're invisible to a growing part of the market.

Book Free AEO Audit What is AEO?

What Is Answer Engine Optimisation?

Traditional SEO gets you onto Google's blue links. AEO gets you into the actual answer — the paragraph, the recommendation, the direct response that AI engines give before a user ever clicks a link.

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Traditional SEO

Ranks your pages in Google's list of links. Users click through to your site. Competitive, slow, keyword-driven.

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AEO

Gets your business named in ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity answers. AI recommends you directly. No click needed for brand exposure.

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Combined

SEO + AEO together covers traditional search and AI search. Maximum visibility across all platforms your customers use.

AI Search Is Not the Future. It's Happening Now.

200M+
ChatGPT weekly active users asking business questions
40%
of Google searches now show AI Overviews above organic results
Zero
clicks needed for AI to recommend your competitor instead of you
R5k
Starting price for an AI visibility audit — before your competitors act

Six Pillars of AEO

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Structured Data & Schema

FAQPage, HowTo, LocalBusiness, Service, and Product schema implemented correctly. Schema is the language AI reads — without it, your content is noise.

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Answer-First Content

Rewrite key pages so they answer questions directly in the first paragraph. AI engines favour content that doesn't bury the answer three scrolls down.

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llms.txt Implementation

The emerging standard that tells AI crawlers what your business does, who you serve, and which pages matter. A sitemap for AI engines.

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Authority Signal Building

Consistent, verified business information across the web. ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity all need to recognise the same authoritative source.

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FAQ & Knowledge Base Optimisation

Build or restructure FAQ content to match exact questions customers ask AI tools. These become direct answer candidates for AI engines.

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Local AEO for SA Queries

Target the specific question patterns South African buyers use — "best AI agency in Johannesburg," "POPIA compliant automation tools." Get positioned for those queries across AI platforms.

The AIXperts AEO Process

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AI Visibility Audit

We test how your business currently appears across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews for your target queries. You see exactly where you rank and where you are absent.

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Gap & Opportunity Analysis

We identify which questions your customers ask AI tools and which competitors are currently answering them. This becomes your AEO target list.

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On-Site Implementation

Schema markup, content restructuring, llms.txt, and FAQ optimisation — all implemented on your site within the agreed timeline.

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Authority & Off-Site Signals

Business listing consistency, citation building, and authority content placement on third-party sources that AI engines trust.

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Monitoring & Reporting

We track your presence in AI-generated answers monthly and refine the strategy as AI search evolves. This is not a one-time fix.

AEO Pricing

All projects are fixed-scope, fixed-price — no open-ended billing. Every engagement starts with a free consultation.

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AI Visibility Audit

Find out exactly where your business appears (or doesn't) across ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. Written report with priority recommendations.

From R5,000
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Full AEO Implementation

Complete on-site and off-site AEO: schema, content restructuring, llms.txt, FAQ optimisation, authority signals. Everything needed to get found in AI search.

From R15,000
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Monthly AEO Management

Ongoing monitoring, content updates, and adaptation as AI engines evolve. For businesses that want to grow and maintain AI search presence over time.

Custom quote

AEO Questions Answered

Is AEO the same as SEO?

No. SEO targets Google's ranked link results. AEO targets the AI-generated answers on ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. They complement each other but require different techniques. AIXperts can manage both.

How quickly do AEO results appear?

Initial improvements in AI search visibility typically appear within 4 to 8 weeks of implementation. Results are durable once established — AI engines don't change their answers as frequently as search rankings shift.

Does AEO work for South African businesses?

Yes. AI search tools are used globally including South Africa. AIXperts focuses specifically on the questions South African buyers ask AI tools — not generic international keyword lists that don't match local intent.

What if I already have SEO in place?

Good SEO is a foundation, not a substitute for AEO. Sites with strong SEO often perform better in AI search too, but specific AEO techniques — schema markup, llms.txt, FAQ structuring, answer-first content — are required to maximise AI visibility.

Can I do AEO and SEO together?

Yes, and AIXperts recommends it. We can manage both your traditional SEO and AEO strategy, ensuring your content is optimised for Google's ranked results and AI-generated answers simultaneously.

Start Showing Up in AI Search

Every month without AEO is a month where AI tools learn to recommend someone else. Book a free AI visibility audit and find out exactly where your business stands today.

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