AEO Knowledge Blog
Everything you need to know about Answer Engine Optimization: how AI picks its sources, schema, real-world costs and the things you can do yourself today — written for business owners, no technical background required. Articles are currently published in Vietnamese.
AI Crawlers, robots.txt for AI, and llms.txt: Controlling Which Content AI Learns
A complete guide to AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot), how to use robots.txt to control access, and the new llms.txt standard — helping Vietnamese businesses decide which content AI is allowed to use.
Read more →Core Web Vitals and AEO: How Page Speed Affects AI Visibility
Core Web Vitals are not just an SEO factor — they directly affect whether AI will cite your website. LCP, CLS, INP, and how Google AI Overviews filters sources based on speed and user experience signals.
Read more →AI Search vs Google Search: What Is the Difference and How Should You Optimize?
AI Search (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini) and Google Search operate on entirely different mechanisms. Understanding this difference is the foundation for deciding how to invest in SEO, AEO, or both — and in what ratio.
Read more →Content Freshness and AEO: Why AI Prioritizes Recent Content and How to Take Advantage
AI doesn't want to cite outdated information — especially in fast-changing industries. A guide to content freshness strategy: when to update, what to update, and how to use dateModified correctly to improve AI visibility.
Read more →Breadcrumb Schema and URL Structure: Help AI Understand Your Website's Context
Breadcrumb schema helps AI and Google understand where a page sits in your website structure — increasing citation accuracy. Guide to BreadcrumbList JSON-LD, standard URL structure, and sitelinks.
Read more →E-E-A-T and AI Trust: Why Does AI Cite One Website But Not Another?
E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) isn't just a Google criterion — AI uses the same signals to decide who to cite. A guide to building trust signals to get cited by ChatGPT and Gemini.
Read more →Organization Schema & Knowledge Panel: How AI Understands Your Brand
Organization schema is your official declaration to AI that your brand exists and is trustworthy. A guide to sameAs, knowsAbout, foundingDate and how to optimize so AI always introduces your brand with accurate information.
Read more →Review Schema and AggregateRating: Complete Guide to Getting Gold Stars on Google and AI
Review schema helps Google display gold stars in search results and helps AI cite customer reviews. Distinguish Review, AggregateRating, UserReview — and how to avoid Google penalties.
Read more →Topical Authority and Content Clusters: How AI Knows You're an Expert in Your Field
Topical Authority is not Domain Authority. A small website can be cited by AI more than a large website if content clusters are built correctly. A complete practical guide from A to Z for Vietnamese businesses.
Read more →ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity: Which AI Should Your Website Optimize for First?
Comparing the 3 most popular AI engines — ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Perplexity — and how each decides to cite sources. The "optimize once, all AIs understand" strategy for Vietnamese websites.
Read more →What Is a Pillar Page? How to Build One So AI Sees You as the Expert
A pillar page comprehensively covers one topic and links to detailed cluster articles — helping both Google and AI recognize you as the expert in your niche.
Read more →Shopee/Lazada vs Your Own Website: Which Channel Helps AI Find Your Shop?
Marketplaces bring orders, but AI almost never cites Shopee/Lazada storefronts. Your own website is the only channel where you control what AI reads.
Read more →10 Mistakes That Keep ChatGPT From Ever Citing Your Website
Websites go uncited by ChatGPT for 10 common mistakes: blocked AI crawlers, missing schema, content that never answers directly, no hard numbers. Check now.
Read more →How Much Does AEO Cost in Vietnam? Real 2026 Pricing
AEO pricing in Vietnam 2026: a one-time audit costs 3–8 million VND; monthly packages run 5–25 million VND by scale. Four pricing factors and how to spot fake rates.
Read more →How is AEO different from SEO? A detailed 2026 comparison
SEO puts your website on top of Google; AEO puts it inside ChatGPT and Gemini answers. We compare 8 aspects: goals, metrics, cost, timeline, and the future.
Read more →What is AEO? A plain-language guide for Vietnamese business owners
AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) means optimizing your website so AI like ChatGPT cites you when answering customers. Explained simply, no technical background needed.
Read more →Frequently asked questions about the blog
I'm new to AEO — which article should I read first?
Start with 'What is AEO?' to grasp the concept, then read 'How is AEO different from SEO?' to understand where AEO fits in your overall strategy. After that, 'How to check whether ChatGPT cites your website' gives you your first hands-on exercise today. Note that the articles are written in Vietnamese.
Is the blog updated regularly?
We publish new articles regularly on AEO fundamentals, do-it-yourself guides and real case studies — all written for Vietnamese business owners, no technical background needed. Every article follows the same answer-first standard we recommend to our clients.