Answer Search Optimization
A hybrid of search and answer optimization.
When to use it: Less established; prefer AEO or GEO unless the audience already uses it.
Google's own position, worth keeping in view: conventional SEO remains foundational, and Google states there are no special technical requirements unique to appearing in AI Overviews or AI Mode. It refers to terms like AEO and GEO as emerging industry terminology rather than replacements for SEO (developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features).
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