For years, SEO experts told us to create content that targeted long-tail keywords.
That advice wasn't wrong.
But AI Search has changed the game.
Google, ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Grok, Perplexity, and other AI platforms aren't simply matching keywords anymore—they're trying to understand businesses.
Who are you?
What do you do?
Where do you provide your services?
Why should someone trust you?
In this episode, Ralph Peterson explains why modern Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) requires a new mindset: stop writing pages that simply target keywords and start creating content that makes your business the obvious answer.

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