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Citations vs Mentions in AI Answers
A brand name in prose is not the same as your URL in the source list. Conflating the two distorts strategy—here is how to read both.
By Aditya KumarRead blog ↗
Answer engine optimization for machine-readable, extractable, evidence-backed content.
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A brand name in prose is not the same as your URL in the source list. Conflating the two distorts strategy—here is how to read both.
AEO focuses on earning presence inside direct answers—featured snippets, AI Overviews, and assistant responses—using evidence you can audit rather than vanity visibility scores.
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