Answer engine optimization services that put you in Google's AI answers
We optimize your content and infrastructure to appear in Google's AI Overviews, featured snippets and People Also Ask — the answer surfaces that capture buyer attention before a single organic result gets a click.
AEO is where SEO is heading. As Google answers more queries directly on the results page, being the cited source is the new page-one.
30 minutes. No pitch deck, no pressure.
Why your content is not showing up in Google's AI answers
Ranking on Google is no longer the same as being seen. Here is what stands between you and the answer box.
The service targets each of these. Here is how it works.
See what you get- 01
AI Overviews are answering your buyers without you
Google increasingly summarises the answer at the top of the page, naming a handful of brands. If you are not one of them, buyers never scroll to your result.Solved by- Answer-first content architecture
- Entity & authority signals
- 02
Your content is not structured for extraction
Answer engines pull from content with clear answer-first structure, definition capsules and schema. Wall-of-text pages get skipped even when they rank.Solved by- Featured snippet & PAA targeting
- 03
Missing schema is making you invisible
Without FAQ, Product and Article schema, search engines cannot confidently extract your content into rich results and answer features.Solved by- Structured data & schema
- 04
You cannot tell if you are winning or losing answer real estate
You have no tracking for which queries trigger AI Overviews, whether you are cited, or how you compare to competitors in the answer layer.Solved by- AI Overview monitoring
What our answer engine optimization services include
AEO focuses on Google's own answer surfaces — AI Overviews, featured snippets and People Also Ask.
Open any item for why it matters commercially and exactly what lands in your folder.
01Answer-first content architecture
Every target page restructured to lead with the direct answer, followed by supporting depth — the format answer engines extract from.
- Why it matters
- Google's AI features quote the clearest, most direct source. Answer-first structure makes your content the easiest to lift into an AI Overview or featured snippet.
- What you receive
- Restructured pages with answer capsules, clear headings and extractable blocks positioned for snippet capture.
02Featured snippet & PAA targeting
Identification of the queries in your category that trigger snippets and People Also Ask, then content built specifically to win those positions.
- Why it matters
- Featured snippets and PAA boxes sit above the organic results. Winning them captures clicks and buyer attention before competitors are even seen.
- What you receive
- A target list of snippet and PAA opportunities, each with a content action, plus the pages built to capture them.
03Structured data & schema
Implementation specs for FAQ, Product, Article, Organization and Breadcrumb schema across your templates.
- Why it matters
- Schema is how you hand search engines pre-structured facts to display. It directly enables rich results and makes your content safer to extract into answers.
- What you receive
- A copy-pasteable schema implementation list for your developers, verified after deployment.
04AI Overview monitoring
Tracking which of your target queries trigger AI Overviews, whether your brand is cited, and how you compare — as part of the monthly AI Visibility Report.
- Why it matters
- You cannot improve what you cannot see. Monitoring answer-surface presence tells you which content is working and where competitors are taking answer real estate.
- What you receive
- AI Overview presence and citation data in your monthly AI Visibility Report, benchmarked against your top three competitors.
05Entity & authority signals
Consistent entity definition — schema, sameAs, consistent naming — so Google confidently associates your brand with your category.
- Why it matters
- Answer engines favour entities they understand. Clear, consistent entity signals make Google more likely to name you as an authority in your space.
- What you receive
- An entity consistency audit and fix list covering your site, your schema and your external profiles.
Two answer layers. Two different jobs.
AEO targets Google's own answer features. GEO targets standalone AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. They share techniques but hit different surfaces, and the Growth Programme covers both.
- You are here
Answer Engine Optimization
- Wins you
- Google's on-page answer real estate — AI Overviews, featured snippets, People Also Ask.
- Best when
- Your buyers still start on Google.
Generative Engine Optimization
- Wins you
- Citations inside ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini.
- Best when
- Your buyers research directly in AI tools.
Answer engine optimization pricing
The same senior process at every tier. Only the monthly volume changes, and AI Overview tracking is included from the entry plan up.
- Term
- 6 or 12 months, then month-to-month
- Deliverable mix
- Set by the monthly roadmap
- Starter
$3,000
Prove the channel
- 5 revenue pages & articles
- 2 earned links or brand mentions
- GrowthMost popular
$5,000
Scale pipeline
- 8 revenue pages & articles
- 4 earned links or brand mentions
- Aggressive
$7,500
Own your category
- 11 revenue pages & articles
- 6 earned links or brand mentions
Never gated to the top plan.
- Monthly AI Visibility Report
- Live dashboard (GSC + GA4)
- One-page monthly roadmap
- Monthly strategy call
Need a narrower scope? Custom plans from $2,000/month, tailored to your growth stage and priorities.
See full published pricingReal results for B2B SaaS companies
Three B2B SaaS growth programmes. Three sets of numbers.
Who answer engine optimization works best for
B2B SaaS and AI companies with a considered buying journey, whose buyers ask Google a question long before they ever talk to sales.
Mutual fit matters
The answer layer rewards consistency. The best results come from teams that keep approvals and developer tickets moving, so the structural and schema work compounds month over month instead of stalling.
Best-fit clients
04Who this is not for
03Five commitments behind the answer-surface work
Five commitments that separate the Growth Programme from a generic blogging retainer.
30 minutes. No pitch deck, no pressure.
- 01
Flat counts, not "up to"
You buy 8 pages, you get 8 pages. The count is an exact commitment, verifiable on the tracker every month.
100%
No 'up to' language, and no vanishing deliverables.
- 02
AI Visibility Report at every tier
Even our smallest plan tracks your AI visibility monthly. Most agencies save that for their premium tier.
4+
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews, from the $3,000 tier up.
- 03
Ships in week three
No paid strategy months. The plan is built in parallel and your first pieces land before Month 1 ends.
Wk 3
Strategy is built in parallel, so momentum starts in month one.
- 04
Revenue-first content
Comparison, alternatives, and use-case pages mapped to your demo, pricing, and solution pages, not top-of-funnel traffic bait.
Every
Every piece points toward a demo, trial or pricing decision.
- 05
Google + AI search ready
Every piece built for traditional search rankings and AI-engine citation. Schema, llms.txt, entity work. Infrastructure, not buzzwords.
2
Structured for classic rankings and AI-engine citation at once.
Meet the founders
The people you meet on the call run your programme. No layers of account managers between you and the strategy.
You'll be talking to one of us on the call, not an account manager.
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Answer engine optimization questions, answered
The five things teams ask before they commit. Answered here so the call can be about your category instead.
30 minutes. No pitch deck, no pressure.
What is answer engine optimization?
How is AEO different from regular SEO?
Can you guarantee I will appear in AI Overviews?
Is AEO tracking included?
Do I need GEO too?
From the blog
Practical guides and case studies on SEO, AEO and GEO for B2B SaaS.
- Service Playbooks
How to Write AEO-Optimized Content
Answer-first structure, self-contained chunks, sourced evidence, schema and AI visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews.
Faisal Irfan · Jul 2026
- Benchmarks
PSOhub AEO & SEO Case Study: 54 AI Citations in 90 Days
How TRM built an ICP-led SEO and AEO content system that earned page-1 rankings, AI-answer citations, and early demo and sign-up signals in 90 days.
Faisal Irfan · Jul 2026
- AI Visibility
How to Audit Your Brand's Visibility on LLMs
See if ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini mention your SaaS brand. A 2026 guide to auditing LLM visibility manually and with tools.
TRM · 2026
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