The Complete AEO Checklist
A step-by-step Answer Engine Optimization checklist covering technical foundations, content structure, schema markup, E-E-A-T, AI platform testing and monitoring — 76 actionable items, each with a real-world example you can implement immediately. This is our most popular free resource and the best place to start before going deeper with the paid guides below.
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What's inside
What's inside
- 76 actionable checklist items across 6 sections: technical foundation, content structure, schema, E-E-A-T, AI platform testing and measurement
- A real client-tested example under every single item
- Robots.txt and llms.txt guidance for AI crawler access (GPTBot, PerplexityBot, ClaudeBot, Google-Extended)
- A monitoring and iteration cadence so AEO becomes a repeatable process, not a one-off project
Contents
Table of contents
- 1Technical Foundation & AI Crawler Access
- 2Content Structure & Answer Formatting
- 3Schema Markup & Structured Data
- 4E-E-A-T & Authority Signals
- 5AI Platform Presence & Testing
- 6Monitoring, Measurement & Iteration
Who this is for
Is this for you?
- Anyone who wants a fast, practical starting point for AEO
- Site owners who want to self-audit before hiring an agency
- SEO practitioners adding AI-search visibility to their existing workflow
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