Which Things Are Actually Working for AIO, AEO & GEO Citations in LLMs?

Terrill Bartell

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I’ve been researching AI search optimization lately including AIO (AI Optimization), AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) & GEO (Generative Engine Optimization).

I’m curious what tactics people here are actually using to get cited or mentioned inside LLMs, AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, etc.

Are you focusing on:


  • branded mentions?
  • entity building?
  • topical authority?
  • PR links?
  • schema?
  • Reddit/forum mentions?
  • semantic SEO?
  • high-authority citations?
  • UGC signals?
  • knowledge graph optimization?
Would love to hear real-world experiences, tests, failures, or strategies that are currently moving the needle because traditional SEO alone doesn’t seem enough anymore.
 
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