Opportunity #1: AEO Booster — Answer Engine Optimization for SMBs
Small businesses are becoming invisible in the new AI-powered search landscape. When potential customers ask ChatGPT "best dentist near me" or Perplexity "reliable plumber in Porto", traditional SEO doesn't help if your business isn't mentioned in AI responses. Indie Hackers describe this as "the gr
Opportunity #1: AEO Booster — Answer Engine Optimization for SMBs
The Problem
Small businesses are becoming invisible in the new AI-powered search landscape. When potential customers ask ChatGPT "best dentist near me" or Perplexity "reliable plumber in Porto", traditional SEO doesn't help if your business isn't mentioned in AI responses. Indie Hackers describe this as "the great AI invisibility crisis" — businesses with perfect Google rankings getting zero mentions in LLM outputs.
Unlike traditional search where users browse multiple results, AI gives one definitive answer. If you're not in that answer, you don't exist. SMB owners report losing 20-40% of discovery traffic as users shift to AI search.
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