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AEO & AI Search
Getting named and cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI, and Gemini — the checkers, trackers, audits, and playbooks behind AI-search visibility.
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AEO Tools Compared: 13 AI Visibility Trackers and Checkers (2026)
An independent, verified comparison of 13 AEO tools, from Profound and Scrunch to AirOps and free checkers. Cherry-pick any two to four side by side, with honest per-tool reviews and real pricing.
Read articleBest AEO Checker Tools in 2026: What They Test and How to Choose
AEO tools split into two jobs: one-time checkers that grade a page, and ongoing trackers that monitor AI citations. Here is how they differ and how to pick, free options included.
Read articleDo AI Assistants Recommend Toronto Dentists? What Our Data Shows
In our August testing of Toronto dental buying questions, AI named a specific practice in 95% of answers. Here is which practices it names, and how to be one of them.
Read articleHow to Choose an AEO Agency: What Actually Matters (and When to Skip It)
Most of what an AEO agency does you can check yourself for free. Here is what to look for when you hire one, the red flags to avoid, and when you genuinely need help.
Read articleHow to Track Your AEO: Measuring Whether AI Engines Actually Cite You
An AEO check is a snapshot. Tracking is the habit that tells you whether AI engines name you, on which questions, and how that moves month over month. Here is how to do it.
Read articleHow to Check Your AEO Score: What an AEO Checker Measures and What to Fix
An AEO checker tells you whether AI engines can reach, read, and cite your site. Here is what the score actually measures, what a good one looks like, and what to fix first.
Read articleToronto AI Citation Tracker: August 2026
Edition two of our monthly tracker. AI naming a Toronto business rose to 97% (from 89% in July), Perplexity jumped 18 points, and ChatGPT ad presence fell from 48% to about 8%.
Read articleThe AEO Checklist: 8 Things AI Engines Check Before They Cite You
Before an AI names your business it has to reach you, read you, and trust you. Here are the eight checks that decide it, in the order they actually fail.
Read articleAEO vs SEO: What Changes When Buyers Ask AI Instead of Google
AEO and SEO overlap, but not as much as people assume. A site can rank well on Google and still be invisible to ChatGPT. Here is what actually changes, and what to do first.
Read articlellms.txt: Does It Actually Get You Cited by AI? (We Checked 50 Toronto Startups)
Toronto startups adopt llms.txt at triple the global rate. No major AI engine documents support for it, and Google ignores it outright. Here is what the data says.
Read articleHow to Appear in ChatGPT's Answers (and Check If You Already Do)
ChatGPT names real businesses in its answers. Here is how it decides who, why yours may be missing, and a free way to check whether it mentions you.
Read articleToronto AI Citation & ChatGPT Ads Tracker
Monthly Toronto research on AI citations and ChatGPT ads: which assistants recommend local businesses, plus a competitiveness map across 18 industries. Latest edition and archive.
Read articleToronto AI Citation Tracker: July 2026
We asked ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode, and Claude 50 Toronto buying questions. 89% named a local business; Perplexity trailed at 74% and sent Scarborough to the UK.
Read articleThe Toronto Startup Website Audit 2026
We audited 50 funded Toronto startups on a 20-point AI-search test. 95% of their AEO points come from defaults; 5% deploy FAQ schema. Median: 59/100.
Read articleHow to Get Your Toronto Business Recommended by ChatGPT (We Tested 90 Buying Questions)
Two AI assistants, 90 Toronto buying questions. They named a local business 89% of the time but agreed only half the time. How to be the one they pick.
Read articleThe Shift From Old SEO to Agent-Ready SEO in 2026
How Toronto teams move from keyword-era SEO to agent-ready content: answer-first pages, provenance, structured data, and citations that survive AI summaries.
Read articleHow to Get Your Business Recommended by ChatGPT (2026 Playbook)
SOCi visibility stats, citation research, OppAlerts correlations, schema + answer-first tactics, crawler checks, GTA measurement habits, plus honest limits on controlling generative mentions.
Read articleWhy Service Businesses Lose on Google Maps
Whitespark 2026 local ranking factors put GBP primary category ahead of reviews for Maps pack influence. What Ontario service operators should fix first: categories, hours, and per-service site depth.
Read articleAnswer Engine Optimization in Toronto: How to Get Your Business Named by AI Search
AI assistants named a specific Toronto business in 97% of buying-question answers we tested. Here is what answer engine optimization means locally, and how to be the one they name.
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