Definition
AEO is optimization aimed at systems that return a direct answer instead of a list of links. In practice its scope overlaps GEO almost entirely; the emphasis is on being the source the answer is built from.
Why it matters
The terms are used interchangeably by most practitioners. What matters is not which label a vendor uses but whether they can show how they measure the result.
Related terms
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