--- title: "SEO & AEO Agency | Search and AI Visibility | Meridian15" description: "Technical SEO, content and answer engine optimization for brands worldwide. Improve search foundations and measure AI source visibility with Meridian15." url: https://fifteenthmeridian.com/services/seo-aeo --- Google, ChatGPT + Perplexity # SEO and AI search visibility. Technical SEO, useful content and accurate structured data. Then we measure whether AI answers cite you. [Run the free audit](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/tools/aeo-audit) answer engine optimization AI Overview Google’s own answer, above all 16 links 1. hubspot.com Show Up in AI Search with Answer Engine Optimization ... 2. tryprofound.com What is answer engine optimization (AEO)? Understanding ... 3. coursera.org What Is Answer Engine Optimization? 4. youtube.com Introduction to Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) 5. siteimprove.com What is Answer Engine Optimization, and Why Should ... 11 more results on the page Google, US, August 1, 2026 1 of 38 pages we read ## Search changed. On August 1, 2026 we read 38 Google result pages, one engine on one day. Here they are, A to Z, with what Google put at the top of each. 20 of 20 Asked about AI tools. An AI Overview answered first on every page. 0 of 18 Asked for a local service. No AI Overview on any of them, and 17 of 18 showed the map. Never both on one page. One engine, one day, so a snapshot and not a trend. [Read the study](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/ai-overview-split-2026) **Every query we read, A to Z** Asked about AI tools, United States - aeo tools - ai brand monitoring tools - ai overview tracking tool - ai search monitoring tools - ai search optimization tools - ai search rank tracker - ai seo tools - ai visibility tools - ai visibility tracking - answer engine optimization - best geo tools - brand visibility ai search - chatgpt seo tools - chatgpt visibility tracker - generative engine optimization - generative engine optimization tools - geo optimization tools - llm optimization tools - llm seo tools - llm tracking tools Asked for a local service - austin marketing agency US - calgary branding agency CA - calgary marketing agency CA - calgary seo CA - calgary web design CA - calgary web development CA - denver web design US - edmonton marketing agency CA - edmonton seo CA - edmonton web design CA - miami digital marketing agency US - ottawa seo CA - phoenix web design US - seattle seo company US - seo agency chicago US - seo calgary CA - toronto web design CA - vancouver seo CA *No map* ChatGPT, GPT-5, May 2026 1. 150 answers from ChatGPT. 50 questions a Calgary buyer asks, each asked 3 times in a fresh chat. 2. 9 Calgary agencies took nearly all of the citations. 3. 0% the median Calgary agency’s share of the answers it belonged in. ## Measure whether your brand is named. ChatGPT (GPT-5), 50 prompts, 3 runs each, published May 10, 2026. [Read the study](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/we-tested-50-chatgpt-queries-calgary-marketing) ## Three things predicted who got named. A site set up for AI search, mentions in Calgary press and on Reddit, and named authors. The more of the three an agency had, the more often ChatGPT named it. 1. All three 64% 2. Two of three 28% 3. One of three 4% 4. None 0% How often an agency was named, by how many of the three it had. ChatGPT (GPT-5), 50 prompts, 3 runs each, May 2026. [Read the study](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/we-tested-50-chatgpt-queries-calgary-marketing) ## Every mark is a Calgary business. The first of those three is the site itself. Our audit read the homepages of 403 Calgary businesses from the city’s best-of lists in July 2026 and parsed the 352 that answered. Three of the free audit’s 13 checks run down them as you read. 149 of 352 still inked July 2026 1. JSON-LD schema 255 of 352 pass Ships structured data. The part of a page written for machines, not people. 97 homepages have none at all. 2. Organization or LocalBusiness 215 of 352 pass Says it’s a business. 137 never tell a search engine they’re a business. 3. Schema depth 149 of 352 pass Points to its profiles. The markup links the business to its profiles elsewhere, so an engine can tell it’s the same one. ### Which one is yours? The free audit runs 13 checks on your homepage, these three among them. In seconds, no email. [Run the free audit](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/tools/aeo-audit) Our audit of 403 Calgary homepages, July 2026 [Read the study](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/broken-schema-calgary-2026) ## Clear, factual source material. An answer engine can quote a number, a date and a source. It can’t quote great results. Vague We delivered great results for leading brands through smart marketing. Specific We read 403 Calgary homepages in July 2026 and published every row. The citation the study publishes Meridian15 (2026). 72% of Calgary Sites Have Structured Data. Only 61% Told Search Engines They’re a Business. [fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/broken-schema-calgary-2026](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/broken-schema-calgary-2026) ## Three things. Done well. No 50-item checklist. No mystery. ### Setup. We make the site readable by search and answer engines. Crawl access, accurate structured data and clean architecture, built with our [web design and development](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/services/web-design) team. ``` User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Allow: / User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: / User-agent: Claude-SearchBot Allow: / ``` fifteenthmeridian.com/robots.txt Ours ### Content. Pages and answers built around the questions buyers actually ask, written as clear, factual source material under a named author. Research We Tested 50 ChatGPT Queries About Calgary Marketing Agencies. Here Is Who Got Cited. By Grayson Dyck Published May 10, 2026 Updated October 15, 2026 fifteenthmeridian.com/blog [Read it](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/we-tested-50-chatgpt-queries-calgary-marketing) ### Measurement. A fixed set of questions checked in ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews, dated and sourced. Plus search clicks, impressions and queries. ChatGPT, GPT-5 3 runs each 1. Best Calgary marketing agency 2026 2. Calgary SEO firm 3. Calgary branding agency for restaurants 4. Calgary agency that does paid ads and creative under one roof 4 of our 50 questions May 2026 It’s not a campaign. It’s infrastructure. ## Priced for each client. Every scope starts with the same 13-check technical audit. What scales is content volume and authority work. Each is quoted after a short call, with its terms agreed for that scope. 1. ### Foundation. The technical floor. Crawl access, structured data and the architecture fixes that let search and answer engines read the site. A written report every month. 2. ### Growth. Foundation, plus content. A steady program built around the questions buyers actually ask, published under a named author. 3. ### Authority. Growth, plus authority. Authority building and monitoring across Google AI, ChatGPT and Perplexity, scoped to how competitive your market is. - How the work runs here [Calgary SEO and AEO page](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/calgary-seo-aeo) - The wider market [Vetted shortlist of Canadian SEO agencies](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/best-seo-agencies-canada) - How budgets get set [How much AEO costs](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/how-much-does-aeo-cost) - For software [AEO for SaaS](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/blog/aeo-for-saas) FAQ ## What buyers usually ask first. **How long until we see citations?** No fixed timeline. Citation timing varies by product, query, access, relevance, and source selection. We establish a baseline and track the same query set over time. No agency can promise an engine order, a 60-to-90-day result, or a six-month share of voice. **Does AEO replace SEO?** No. SEO and AEO share infrastructure such as technical health, useful content, and authority. SEO measures rankings and organic traffic. AEO adds retrieval readiness and source monitoring for AI answers. Measure each outcome separately and run both where buyer research supports it. **What does your SEO and AEO work include each month?** A written scope up front, then monthly delivery against it, meaning technical fixes, structured data, content, authority work where it applies, and a plain-English report covering rankings, AI citations, and what changed. Contract duration and terms are agreed separately for each scope. Every engagement is quoted to its scope after a short call. **Do you guarantee rankings or AI citations?** No. Search and answer systems decide their own results. We commit to the agreed work, meaning observable technical checks, accurate content and markup, and consistent measurement against a defined query set. **What if my buyers don’t use AI search yet?** Some buyers already use it, but prevalence varies by category. Validate demand with customer research, analytics, and repeated query sampling. Do not treat a universal adoption statistic or a fixed set of citation slots as fact. **How do you measure success?** We track search clicks, impressions and relevant queries, alongside qualified enquiries where analytics allow. Google AI impressions and repeated citation checks show source visibility separately. Schema validation is a technical check, not a ranking or citation result. Reports state the query set, period and limits of the data. ## AEO extends search measurement. Rankings still count. Now the answer counts too. We’ll read your site before the call, and if nothing is worth fixing, we’ll say so. [Book a call](https://fifteenthmeridian.com/contact)