Entity SEO: Why Search Is Moving from Keywords to Knowledge
From Matching Words to Mapping Expertise Entity SEO is the strategic process of structuring your brand so that search systems […]
From Matching Words to Mapping Expertise Entity SEO is the strategic process of structuring your brand so that search systems […]
The Recognition Layer is the filter AI systems use to decide which entities are widely acknowledged as credible. It is
AI discovery is no longer a future trend. It is a measurable, growing share of how people find information, and
The Authority Graph is the internal map AI systems build to determine which brands are credible sources within a specific
The Passage Economy is the search environment where AI systems retrieve individual paragraphs from multiple sources rather than directing users
Over the past eight months I have been running a monthly AI visibility audit across a group of client accounts,
The Entity Layer is the structural level of modern search where AI systems map relationships between real-world entities, brands, people,
Information SEO, the strategy of publishing definitive answers to common questions to capture organic traffic, is being structurally replaced by
For twenty years, one signal shaped the internet more than any other: the backlink. It was elegant in its logic.
Why Your 2026 Search Strategy is Bigger Than SEO For two decades, “Search Strategy” was synonymous with SEO. The mandate
Common questions about AI search, AEO, and how Sticky Frog helps B2B businesses get cited by AI engines.
AEO stands for Answer Engine Optimisation. It is the practice of structuring your website content, entity data, and online presence so that AI search engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews cite your business in their generated answers. Unlike traditional SEO, which targets click-through traffic, AEO targets citation: being the source an AI engine recommends when someone asks a relevant question.
B2B buyers increasingly use AI tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity to generate vendor shortlists before making contact. If your business is not cited by these AI engines, you are invisible to these buyers at the most critical point in their decision-making process. AI shortlisting makes AI search visibility a strategic priority for any B2B business.
SEO focuses on ranking in traditional Google search results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) focuses on being cited in AI-generated answers on ChatGPT and Perplexity. GEO (Generative Engine Optimisation) focuses on appearing in outputs of generative AI tools. Sticky Frog specialises in AEO for B2B businesses and professional services.
An llms.txt file is a plain-text file at the root of your domain that tells AI language model crawlers what content to index, trust, and cite. It is the AI equivalent of robots.txt. Most business websites do not yet have one, making it a meaningful competitive advantage in AI search visibility.
AI search visibility improvements can begin within 4 to 8 weeks for technical fixes like schema markup and llms.txt. Content-driven citation builds over 3 to 6 months. The AI Visibility Accelerator is a minimum 6-month engagement delivering results across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, YouTube, and Reddit.