Question 1

What is AEO?

Accepted Answer

Answer Engine Optimization — the practice of making your business the one AI answers cite when people ask questions. Instead of ranking blue links, Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Perplexity synthesize an answer and name sources. If those sources aren't you, they're your competitor.

Question 2

What does this tool actually check?

Accepted Answer

We ask Google's AI a question about your niche (your keyword, or a default query for your domain) and analyze the answer: does it cite your website as a source, merely mention your name, or not know you at all — plus which sites it cites instead.

Question 3

Is it really free?

Accepted Answer

Yes — 2 free checks per day per visitor, no signup. Answers are cached, so repeat checks of the same query stay fast. If you want every AI engine watched on a schedule, that's what PigPR does weekly.

Question 4

Why does Google cite my competitor instead of me?

Accepted Answer

AI answers lean on whoever has the clearest, most corroborated footprint: reviews, directory listings, mentions in articles, and pages that directly answer the question. The fix is steady work on those signals — which is exactly what reputation monitoring tracks.

Is AI recommending you — or your competitor?

AEO, in plain terms