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service 02 · answer engine optimisation

Be the answer.
Not a footnote
on page two.

> ChatGPT. Perplexity. Gemini. Google AI Overviews. When your customers ask AI a question, you want to be the brand it cites — not the one it forgets. We make your site the source models pull from.

GET CITED
CHATGPT · ANSWER
best [your category] in 2026?
CITED · SOURCE 1
Generic roundup · mentions 12 vendors
competitor-blog.com
CITED · SOURCE 2
Your brand · pulled as primary source
yoursite.com/guide
CITED · SOURCE 3
Forbes feature · quotes your founder
forbes.com — placed by BT
// SECTION 02 — WHY IT MATTERS

AI is the new first page

60% of searches now end without a click. Answer engines intercept intent before it hits your site. If you aren't cited, you aren't considered.
60%
of Google searches now end without a click
400M+
weekly ChatGPT users asking buying questions
2.5x
lift in brand consideration from AI citations

AEO isn't SEO 2.0.
It's a new category.

Answer Engine Optimisation is the work of becoming the source AI cites — ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini. Different ranking signals, different authority model, different game entirely.

Search engines rank pages. Answer engines rank trust. They pull from premium publications, reviewed sources, and well-structured content — then synthesise an answer. Your job is to be inside that synthesis.

We run this as a white-labelled partnership with Authority Builders, one of the top AI visibility operators globally. You get their publisher network, their playbook, and our strategy team running it.

// SECTION 03 — WHAT WE DO

the five pillars

AI Audit · Content Refresh · Authority Links · Earned Media · Reviews. Five workstreams, one visibility engine.

Foundational AI Audit

Where do you show up? Where don't you? We scan ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews across hundreds of buying-intent queries and map the gap.

  • Cross-platform visibility scan (4 engines, 100+ queries)
  • Competitor citation comparison
  • Source-of-truth audit — which publications AI trusts for your niche
  • Schema + entity markup review
  • llms.txt + crawler accessibility checks
  • Content gap + refresh priority list
  • Baseline Atlas report + monthly re-scan

Typical lift

Most brands are invisible in 60–80% of their category's AI queries. The audit surfaces exactly where to intervene first.

100+
queries scanned
4
AI engines tracked

Content Refresh

AI answers get pulled from clear, structured, current content. We rewrite your money pages so they're the cleanest source in the room.

  • Money-page rewrites for AI ingestion
  • Clear definitional answers + structured facts
  • Schema.org deployment per template
  • Statistic + data sourcing with citations
  • Entity + topical depth expansion
  • FAQ + Q&A content blocks
  • Date freshness + version control

Typical lift

Content refresh alone surfaces pages in AI answers within 30–60 days. Biggest gains on pages with strong SEO signal but weak AI ingestion.

4x
AI citation rate
30d
first citation

High Authority Links

Models are trained on a small list of publications they actually trust. We land you on that list — with editorial placements, not paid slots.

  • DR 60+ editorial placements
  • Exclusive publisher network access (via Authority Builders)
  • Topic relevance + context match
  • Brand mention conversion
  • Broken-link reclamation on trusted sites
  • Competitor backlink gap targeting
  • No PBNs, no shortcuts, no grey hat

Typical lift

We target the exact publications AI models cite. Links here compound into AI trust signals faster than traditional SEO backlinks.

DR 60+
link quality floor
4–8
links / month

Earned Media

PR placements in publications AI models are trained on — Forbes, TechCrunch, WSJ, category-defining trade press. Earned, not paid.

  • Journalist relationship outreach
  • Press-worthy angle development
  • Founder / exec quote placement
  • Data-led stories + original research pitches
  • Tier-1 + trade publication targeting
  • HARO + Qwoted rapid-response
  • Follow-up coverage + amplification

Typical lift

Earned placements in AI-trained publications are the most compounding signal we can buy. One Forbes feature can seed citations for years.

Tier-1
target outlets
2–3
placements / quarter

Review & Reputation

AI weighs review velocity, sentiment, and response quality as trust signals. We build the system that keeps all three trending up.

  • Review generation systems (email + SMS flows)
  • Response + escalation SOPs
  • Google + industry-specific platform management
  • Sentiment monitoring across AI-visible channels
  • Case study + testimonial production
  • Founder + exec public profile work
  • Reputation recovery if needed

Typical lift

Review velocity is one of the fastest-moving AI trust signals. We've doubled review counts in 90 days on most accounts — consideration follows.

2x
review count (90d)
+40%
AI consideration
// SECTION 04 — HOW WE RUN IT

the six-step loop

No black-box monthly. AI visibility is shipped, shared, and measured — in public (to you).
01

Audit

Foundational AI visibility scan across 4 engines, 100+ buying-intent queries. Where you appear, where you don't.

week 1–2
02

Gap Map

Competitor citation teardown. Which publications AI trusts for your niche. Content + link priority list.

week 2–3
03

Refresh

Rewrite money pages for AI ingestion. Clear answers, structured facts, current data, proper schema.

week 3–6
04

Authority

High-DR editorial links + earned media placements in the exact outlets AI models cite.

month 2+
05

Reviews

Review velocity + reputation work. Sentiment tracked across AI-visible channels. Responses shipped.

ongoing
06

Monitor

Atlas-style AI visibility reporting. Week-over-week citation tracking. Models change — we adapt.

ongoing
// SECTION 05 — PACKAGES

pick a tier

3-month minimum. Month-to-month after. No long lock-ins, no surprise retainers.
// STARTER

Starter AI

$1.2k
per month
  • Foundational AI Audit
  • Content Refresh Plan
  • High Authority Links
  • Monthly AI visibility report
  • Slack access to your operator
Start here
Most popular
// GROWTH

Growth AI

$3.6k
per month
  • Everything in Starter
  • Earned Media PR placements
  • Review & Reputation strategy
  • Expanded content refresh scope
  • Bi-weekly strategy call
Go big
// CUSTOM

Custom AI

$6k
per month
  • Everything in Growth
  • Digital PR (premium tier)
  • Highest-tier links + add-ons
  • Priority operator + dedicated PR
  • Multi-brand / international scope
  • Custom reporting + data warehouse
Scope a quote
"BT Strategies got us cited inside ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews within 90 days. Inbound doubled."
Allied Automation · operations director
// SECTION 07 — FAQ

questions we get

How long until we show up in AI answers?+

First citations typically land in 30–60 days after content refresh + initial authority work. Meaningful visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and AI Overviews compounds over 3–6 months. If anyone promises citations in 30 days, run.

Which AI platforms do you target?+

ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude. We track all five weekly. Signal strength varies by platform and niche — we prioritise based on where your customers actually ask.

What's the difference between AEO and SEO?+

SEO ranks pages in search results. AEO makes you the cited source in AI-generated answers. Different signals: AI weighs editorial authority, structured content, entity clarity, review velocity and publisher-tier trust far more heavily than backlink quantity.

Do you guarantee citations?+

No, and neither should anyone else. Models change constantly and training data is opaque. What we guarantee: the work, the transparency, and reporting that shows exactly where visibility is moving week over week.

Do reviews really matter for AI?+

Massively. AI models lean on third-party reviews as a shortcut for trust — especially for local, consumer, and service categories. Doubling review count in 90 days is usually our fastest-moving lever.

How do you report AI visibility?+

Weekly Loom walkthroughs + a live Atlas-style dashboard tracking citations across all five major AI platforms. Monthly board-ready PDF with wins, lost ground, experiments and next month's plan.

// GET A FREE AI VISIBILITY AUDIT

tell us what's invisible.

Drop a brief. We'll scan ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews for your category, surface the top citation gaps, and come back inside 48h with a shape, a price, and a start date.

4-engine AI visibility scan
100+ buying-intent queries
Top 3 citation gaps
Competitor AI teardown
48-hour turnaround
No obligation, no pitch deck