Found on Google. Named by ChatGPT.
I run SEO and answer engine optimization as one managed program: the pages, the technical fixes, the markup and the mentions that AI assistants read.
- One engineer, no handoffs
- Your site, your CMS, your data
- A plain monthly report
From my own site, so you can see the work is real
4.4K
Copilot and Bing AI citations on my own site in 90 days
57
different pages cited
31
Bing clicks in the same window
126
systems shipped to production
jahanzaib.ai, Bing Webmaster Tools AI Performance report, Jul 10 to Oct 8 2026
Two games now
Ranking and being quoted are different jobs.
Google ranks pages. AI assistants quote passages.
A page can rank fifth and never be quoted, or rank nowhere and be cited every day. I plan for both.
Every engine picks different favorites.
On my own site Google rewards the tutorials, while Copilot cites the comparison and how to pages. One blended report would have hidden that.
Most SEO reports stop at rankings.
A rank tracker cannot tell you whether ChatGPT or Perplexity names you. I test a fixed set of buyer questions every month and log what comes back.
So I run one program for both.
See an answer change
Same question, before and after the work
A made up company on an example domain. The list of changes is the real work I do.
A buyer asks
What is the best invoicing software for a small design studio?
The assistant answers
Most small design studios pick Billwise or Tallyfox. Billwise suits freelancers on a tight budget, and Tallyfox fits studios that also run payroll.
Sources it shows
- billwise.example/pricing
- tallyfox.example/studios
- reviewhub.example/invoicing
The work behind the change
- A page that answers the question in its first two sentences
- Service and FAQ schema that match what the page shows
- A fair comparison page that names the alternatives
- An accurate listing on the review site AI already cites
Switch to “After the work” to see what changes.
What it is
Managed AEO and SEO, in one sentence
Managed AEO and SEO is a monthly service where one engineer improves how search engines rank your pages and how AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Copilot describe and cite your brand.
- GoalSEO aloneRank pages for keywordsManagedRank on Google and be named in AI answers
- Measured bySEO alonePositions and clicksManagedPositions, clicks, citations on a fixed question panel, AI referral visits and leads
- ContentSEO aloneBuilt around keywordsManagedBuilt around buyer questions, entities and short answers that can be quoted
- Where it shows upSEO aloneGoogleManagedGoogle, Bing, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and Copilot
- ReportingSEO aloneA rank reportManagedA monthly report with citations, wins, misses and the next actions
It does not replace SEO. It sits on top of it, because the same fundamentals feed both.
What I run
Six jobs, every month
- 01
Measure
A fixed panel of buyer questions tested in each AI assistant every month, plus Search Console, Bing and GA4. You see who is named, who is cited and where you are missing.
- 02
Fix
Crawl and render checks, robots rules for AI crawlers, canonical and sitemap clean up, page speed. Anything that stops a page being read gets fixed first.
- 03
Write
New and refreshed pages built to be quoted: a direct answer first, then proof, then detail. Comparison, how to and definition pages that match real questions.
- 04
Mark up
Schema for your organization, products, services, FAQs and how tos, matched to what is visible on the page and never stuffed.
- 05
Earn
Mentions on the sources AI assistants already read: reviews, directories, communities and partner pages. Slow, honest work with no link schemes.
- 06
Report
One plain monthly report and a call: what moved, what did not, and what I do next.
How it goes
Baseline first, then build, then compound
01 · Month 1
Baseline and fixes
- Test your buyer questions in every assistant
- Fix the crawl and markup blockers
- Agree the question map and the first pages
02 · Months 2 and 3
Build
- Publish and refresh the answer pages
- Add schema and internal links
- Start earning mentions on trusted sources
03 · Month 4 on
Compound
- Re test the panel against the baseline
- Double down on the pages being cited
- Retire what is not working
AI answers change from week to week, so I judge progress by the trend across the whole panel, never by one lucky answer.
What you get
Work you can read, check and keep
Monthly question panel
Your buyer questions tested in each assistant, with the answers and sources logged.
Technical fixes shipped
Done in your CMS, or written up for your developer with the exact change.
Answer pages
New and refreshed pages, in an agreed number each month.
Schema, validated
Markup deployed and checked against the page it describes.
Off site mentions
A plan and the outreach for the sources AI assistants trust in your market.
Dashboards
Search Console, Bing and GA4 set up so AI referral visits are visible.
Monthly report and call
Plain numbers, what changed and the next month in writing.
You own all of it
Content, markup, reports and dashboards live in your accounts.
How I report
What I measure, and what I will not promise
In every monthly report
- Citation rate across the question panel, month on month
- Which pages are cited, and by which assistant
- Branded search and direct visits
- AI referral sessions in GA4
- Leads and revenue wherever you can tie them back
Not promised
- A named spot in any AI answer. Nobody can promise that.
- A ranking date.
- Results from link schemes, fake reviews or hidden text. I do not use them.
Named in answers
11 of 40 to 18 of 40
Questions where the brand appears
Pages cited
5 to 12
Distinct pages used as a source
AI referral visits
38 to 96
Sessions from assistants in GA4
Branded search
flat to up
Impressions for the brand name
Next month
- Refresh the pricing comparison page
- Close two gaps on the review sites cited
- Add schema to the service pages
Not sure it fits your site?
Tell me what you sell and who should find you. You get a straight answer, even if it is “not yet”.
Tools
Your own data, not a black box
Everything runs through accounts you own, so the numbers can be checked.
- Google Search Console
- Bing Webmaster Tools
- GA4
- Microsoft Clarity
- Direct testing in each assistant
- Your CMS
- Schema validators
Fit
Is this right for you?
A good fit
- You sell something buyers research before they buy
- Your site already earns some search traffic
- You want one accountable person instead of an agency chain
- You can approve changes to your own site
Not a fit
- You want to buy links or reviews
- You need a guaranteed result by a fixed date
- The site is not yours to edit
- You want a one time audit only (that is a different, smaller job)
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Questions
Before you ask me
Answer engine optimization is the work of making your pages easy for AI assistants and search engines to read, trust and quote, so that ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot and Google AI Overviews name your brand when someone asks a question you should answer.
Be the answer your buyers read.
Tell me what you sell and who should find you. I will say plainly whether managed AEO and SEO fits, and what the first month would cover.
Work with me
More ways I can help
- AI Agent DevelopmentCustom agents that take real actions, live in weeks.
- AI Assistant DevelopmentAnswers from your own documents, with sources.
- Workflow AutomationRepeat busywork handed to software.
- n8n Consultantn8n workflows and agents, built to run in production.
- Client Onboarding AutomationFrom signed contract to kickoff without manual steps.
- SaaS MVP DevelopmentFrom idea to paying users in about 30 days.
- Inbound Voice AgentEvery call answered, booked and logged.
- Production Tune-UpFix an agent that breaks under real traffic.
- The AI AuditA scoped plan of what to automate first.