How Aura8 works.
Four pillars in a fixed order, what we check, and a four-week path from diagnosis to launch.
An AI cannot get in, so it names someone else. Switch on a step.
The Aura8 method
Reachable, Readable, Understood, Citable. In that order.
Reachable
AI crawlers can get in.
Your robots rules, sitemap and pages let the crawlers that read sites for AI answers reach you.
Readable
Pages work without scripts.
The text is in the page itself, with a clear title and main heading, so machines can read it.
Understood
Schema and consistent facts.
Who you are, where you are and what you do are stated once, in markup, and match everywhere.
Citable
Plain answers worth quoting.
Pages open with a short, direct answer and ask and answer the questions clients ask.
AEO, GEO and SEO
Three terms, one body of work.
| SEO | AEO | GEO | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goal | Rank your pages in search results. | Be the direct answer to a question. | Be retrieved, cited and described accurately by AI assistants. |
| Rewarded when | A page ranks and gets clicks. | Your content is used as the answer. | An assistant names or cites you. |
| Measured by | Rankings, traffic. | Answer appearances. | Dated samples of assistant answers. |
| Technical basics | Crawlable, fast, well linked. | Clear answers, headings, schema. | Consistent facts, crawler access, third-party mentions. |
AEO and GEO build on SEO; they do not replace it. No citation can be guaranteed. Read the full answer.
Five upgrade steps
What any business can do this week.
- 01
List client questions
Write down what clients really ask when choosing a business like yours.
- 02
Answer them plainly
Open each page with a short, direct answer.
- 03
Add schema
Describe the business and its services in markup that matches the page.
- 04
Allow AI crawlers
Check your robots rules let answer-retrieval crawlers in.
- 05
Keep facts consistent
Match your name, address and services across listings.
What we check
What does the check score?
Nine dimensions, 100 points
- Structured data (15) and on-site entity signals (10)
- Brand and entity consistency (15)
- Content coverage and freshness (15)
- Answer absorbability (15) and trust (15)
- Open Graph, page metadata and content quality (5 each)
Live tests and adjustments
- AI crawler access. Four AI crawlers are asked for your pages. If they are turned away, points come off.
- A sample of key pages from your sitemap, not just the home page.
- llms.txt is an optional bonus signal and does not affect your score or grade.
- Findings are split into scored and advisory, with an owner and a fix for each.
Timeline
Four weeks from start to launch.
- WEEK 1
Diagnose
Test client questions and check the site, listings and Google Business Profile.
- WEEK 2
Build
Build or fix the site, schema and crawler access.
- WEEK 3
Content
FAQ content and answer pages.
- WEEK 4
Launch
Go live and clean up directories. Your first visibility report follows 30 days later, once AI has had time to re-crawl.
The four-week timeline applies to a Launch build. It is agreed in writing with the quote.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Does Aura8 replace SEO?
No. AEO and GEO build on SEO. Crawlable, indexed pages remain the base.
Can any of this guarantee a citation?
No. No citation can be guaranteed, and we never promise rankings, citations or sales.
Why do the four steps go in that order?
Each one depends on the one before. An AI cannot read what it cannot reach, understand what it cannot read, or quote what it does not understand.
How long does a Launch build take?
A Launch build usually takes four weeks: diagnose, build, content and launch. Your first visibility report follows 30 days later, once AI has had time to re-crawl. Content sign-off is the usual cause of delay.
Is your website ready for AI?
Enter your website address and see your score and first findings in about a minute. A real person reviews your report. We reply within 2 business days.