The Contradiction Hiding in Plain Sight If you’ve published anything about AI visibility in the last year, you’ve read some version of this claim: “ChatGPT loves Reddit.” It’s become AEO conventional wisdom — optimize for Reddit, get cited by ChatGPT. The data suggests something closer to the opposite. Reddit has its own dedicated ref_type inside…
Search stopped being just a ranking game the moment answer engines and AI assistants started synthesizing results instead of just listing links. The agencies below have earned their reputations for different reasons — some for the scale of their SEO operations, some for pioneering the Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) discipline…
The rules of web discovery are undergoing a massive shift. Users are increasingly turning to AI assistants—like ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini—to find information, compare products, and make purchasing decisions. Traditional SEO practices like keyword stuffing and backlink building are no longer enough. To survive in this new era, your website needs to be…