Insights
Working notes, not thought leadership.
Things we learned doing the work, written to be useful whether or not you ever hire us. Every piece states its thesis up front so you can decide in one sentence whether to keep reading.
·9 min readAEODefinitions
What Answer Engine Optimization Actually Is
AEO is the practice of making a source the one an AI engine cites when it answers a question. Here is the working definition, how it differs from SEO, and how to measure it.
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Rankings Flat, Traffic Down: How to Diagnose the Answer-Layer Gap
The most common pattern we see in 2026: stable rankings, stable impressions, falling sessions. Here is how to confirm the answer layer is the cause, and what to do about it.
Read →·5 min readThe IndexMethod
Why We Published the Scoring Method Before the Scores
A benchmark you cannot audit is marketing. Here is the reasoning behind releasing the Ramola AEO Index methodology first, and scoring ourselves inside the cohort.
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