AEO · AI search mentions 

How Stone Amp gets brands mentioned in AI answers

AEO is not “we use ChatGPT to write blogs.” It’s getting your brand named on the pages AI answer engines already cite.

By Jeremy Springer & Jody Autrey

The answer engines

  • ChatGPT
  • Gemini
  • Google AI
  • Perplexity
  • Grok
  • Copilot
 Fit 

Who this is for

Service brands that already have a real site and a local SEO or multi-location SEO baseline. The same owners we already help get found on Google.

 The method 

What we do

Five steps, in this order:

01

Find the buying questions

The questions your customers ask AI before they buy.

02

Collect the cited pages

The editorial pages those engines already cite. We skip social, directories, homepages, and your own site.

03

Find the human

The person who can add a mention: the byline, the editor, or the founder.

04

Ask for one mention

One mention and one non-homepage link, on that existing article. We don’t send outreach until you approve it.

05

Confirm it’s live

Brand name and the agreed URL, both on the page. Then it counts.

 Ground rules 

What we do not do

  • Promise a ChatGPT rank. Nobody can.
  • Buy fake reviews or spam directories.
  • Treat Domain Rating as the target.
  • Substitute AI-written posts on your site for mentions on other people’s sites. You need both: citable pages on your site, and mentions elsewhere.
 Not the same thing 

How this is different from “AI SEO”

Our May 2026 article on what AI SEO is covers AI tools and Google AI Overviews. That’s still SEO. AEO is about citations in the answers themselves.

We run this method on Stone Amp too. It’s an add-on after a real SEO baseline, not something you buy instead of Maps and organic.

 Where it stands 

Proof

No AEO case study goes up until a placement is confirmed live: brand name and the agreed non-homepage link, both on the page. The Fillmore Café is the lab. Stone Amp SEO is next.

What we can show today is SEO work, like this local SEO case study, and what our SEO clients say:

Stone amp SEO is a top-shelf company! Jeremy and his team prove to be the BEST choice for my company. They are there for you to help develop your online strategy! Absolutely amazing company!
Janel Schick, Salon & Spa De Crist
Stone Amp SEO are wizards of marketing digitally. Jeremy and his team help grow my business!
Jason Langston, Farmers Insurance - Jason Langston Agency
If I could get on a rooftop and scream this is the best “SEO” company out there I WOULD DO IT!!!!! After going through 2 other companies over the past 2 years, I feel like I hit the jackpot. I don’t believe you will find a better-qualified individual than Jeremy.
Kim Wrinkle, Kade Cleaning Systems
Jeremy was great to work with! He went the extra mile to help get my business set up for success. I highly recommend Stone Amp SEO.
Joe Beveridge, Environmental Specialists
 Team 

You work with Jeremy and Jody

The same two people run your SEO and your AEO.

Jeremy Springer, Partner · SEO & strategy at Stone Amp SEO

Jeremy Springer

Partner · SEO & strategy

Jody Autrey, Partner · client success & delivery at Stone Amp SEO

Jody Autrey

Partner · client success & delivery

 Quick answers 

Frequently asked questions

Answer Engine Optimization: getting named in AI answers by appearing on pages those engines already cite.

SEO is Google rankings and Maps. AEO is mentions inside AI answers. We do SEO first. AEO is the add-on.

First real movement is often around month three. We will not promise a rank in ChatGPT.

Outreach is drafted for your approval. Nothing sends until you say yes. Every dollar waits too.

 Next step 

Talk to us

Fill out the contact form to talk about a real SEO baseline first. AEO is the add-on after that, not a ChatGPT rank.

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