Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) – The Next Evolution of SEO?

Search is evolving beyond traditional SEO. With AI-driven answer engines like Google’s featured snippets and ChatGPT reshaping how people find information, optimizing for direct answers is becoming crucial.

That's where Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) comes in. Instead of ranking for clicks, AEO helps content creators structure information so it's instantly surfaced by search engines and AI assistants.

I built AnswerEngineOptimization.com to explore this concept:

What AEO is and why it matters How to structure content for AI-driven search Best practices to get your answers featured Curious to hear what HN thinks: Is AEO the future of search, or just another SEO trend?