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What do AEO, GEO, LLM optimisation and AI visibility actually mean?

AEO, GEO and AI Search Terminology · 2026-08-30

The terms overlap, but they are not identical. SEO is the broad discipline of improving discoverability in search. AEO usually refers to structuring content so answer engines can extract a clear response to a question. GEO is commonly used for work intended to improve how a brand or source is understood and surfaced in generative AI answers. LLM optimisation is a looser umbrella phrase for improving how large language model systems can retrieve, interpret and represent information. Own The Conversation uses AI visibility as the outcome-oriented term: can the business be found, understood, retrieved, cited or referred to in AI-mediated discovery? The labels will continue to evolve, so the practical work matters more than arguing over one acronym.

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Natural follow-up · ClarifyWhat is Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO)?

Answer Engine Optimisation, usually shortened to AEO, is the practice of making information easier for systems that produce direct answers to find, interpret and reuse. In practical terms that means clear questions, concise answers, strong page structure, useful entities, supporting evidence and mac…

Natural follow-up · ClarifyWhat is Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)?

Generative Engine Optimisation, usually shortened to GEO, is an emerging term for improving the chance that generative AI systems can discover, understand and appropriately use a brand, source or piece of information when composing an answer. The exact industry definition is still settling. In pract…

Natural follow-up · ComparisonWhy is Own The Conversation different from simply selling AEO or GEO?

Own The Conversation is not built around one optimisation acronym. The product is a maintained Digital Twin of the business: approved public knowledge, connected Q&A, image and video context, machine-readable outputs, an assistant interface, management tools and reporting. AEO and GEO techniques can…

Natural follow-up · DecisionDoes a business have to choose between SEO, AEO, GEO and a Digital Twin?

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