# AEO (answer engine optimization)

> AEO means writing and structuring pages so that answer engines can lift a clear, correct answer from them: a direct answer first, then the details and the source. In practice AEO and GEO overlap; AEO focuses on the answer itself, GEO on the business being named and cited.

Entry AYKA-E-0002 · Term · Source: https://getayka.com/entries/aeo/ · Updated 2026-11-04

## Key facts
- Typical format: question as heading, one-paragraph answer, facts, source
- Helps with: featured answers, AI Overviews, voice assistants, chat assistants
- Not a shortcut: Google says no special markup is needed for AI features

## What to do
For each question your customers ask, publish one page or section that answers it in the first two sentences.

## Source
Google Search Central: AI features and your website: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features

## How to cite this entry
AYKA Technologies, “AEO (answer engine optimization)”, entry AYKA-E-0002, getayka.com, updated 2026-11-04. https://getayka.com/entries/aeo/