# Aura8 > Aura8 does one thing: answer engine optimisation (AEO) and generative engine optimisation (GEO). It provides AI-ready websites and search visibility for Australian businesses of every kind (health clinics, trades, cafes and shops, accountants, lawyers and more). Aura8 Pty Ltd is based in Sydney. Tagline: Be found. Be understood. Aura8 never promises rankings, citations or sales. Key facts: the method has four pillars in order: Reachable (AI crawlers can get in), Readable (pages work without scripts), Understood (schema and consistent facts), Citable (plain answers worth quoting). The free AI search readiness check reads a home page and three public files, scores nine dimensions out of 100, runs four live crawler tests and shows the first findings; instant results are automated. A real person reviews your report. Aura8 replies within 2 business days. Three paid tiers are scoped to the business, quoted in AUD and agreed in writing (no public price list): Assessment (one-off), Launch (one-off AI-ready website build; targeted technical fixes can be scoped separately) and Care (monthly measurement with dated AI-answer samples and a 3-layer report). A Launch build usually takes four weeks; content sign-off is the usual cause of delay. The first visibility report follows 30 days after launch, once AI has had time to re-crawl. Last updated 3 November 2026. ## Aura8 - [Free AI Search Readiness Check: enter your website](https://aura8.ai/ai-search-readiness-check/index.md): Enter your website address and watch a free AI search readiness check run: nine dimensions, a live AI crawler test and your first findings. - [AI answer simulator: watch the four steps](https://aura8.ai/ai-answer-simulator/index.md): Pick a business type and a customer question, then switch on the four steps to see how a simulated AI answer changes. Fictional businesses; nothing guaranteed. - [How Aura8 works: four pillars, five steps, four weeks](https://aura8.ai/how-it-works/index.md): The Aura8 method: Reachable, Readable, Understood, Citable. AEO, GEO and SEO compared, five upgrade steps, what we check and a four-week timeline. - [Working with Aura8: Assessment, Launch and Care](https://aura8.ai/how-we-work/index.md): Start with the free check. The Assessment tests what AI tells your customers. Launch builds AI-ready sites; Care measures monthly. Quoted in AUD, agreed in writing. ## Blog - [Blog: AI search, found online, and governance](https://aura8.ai/blog/index.md): Plain-English, sourced articles on being found in search and AI answers, plus governance: privacy from 10 December 2026, AI use and honest marketing claims. - [Google AI Overviews arrive in Australia](https://aura8.ai/blog/google-ai-overviews-australia/index.md): What Google's Australian blog post of 29 October 2024 said about AI Overviews, which of its claims are Google's own, and what a small business can do about it. - [Pew: AI summaries and clicks](https://aura8.ai/blog/pew-ai-summaries-and-clicks/index.md): Pew Research Center's July 2025 study of 900 US adults: how often people clicked when Google showed an AI summary, and what it means for businesses. - [What Google says about AI features](https://aura8.ai/blog/what-google-says-about-ai-features/index.md): What Google's Search Central guidance says about appearing in AI Overviews and AI Mode: no extra requirements, no new files, and what still matters. - [A clean robots.txt is not enough](https://aura8.ai/blog/a-clean-robots-txt-is-not-enough/index.md): robots.txt says what crawlers may visit. A firewall decides what they actually receive. Why a clean robots.txt can hide a site AI cannot read, and how to test it. - [How Google ranks local businesses](https://aura8.ai/blog/how-google-ranks-local-businesses/index.md): What Google says decides local results: relevance, distance and prominence, why you cannot pay for ranking, and what a local business can do about it. - [AI crawlers: search, training and user requests](https://aura8.ai/blog/ai-crawlers-search-vs-training/index.md): What OpenAI and Anthropic say their crawlers do: search, training and user-requested visits, how to control each in robots.txt, and why to choose on purpose. - [Privacy policy rule from 10 December 2026](https://aura8.ai/blog/privacy-policy-automated-decisions-10-december-2026/index.md): The APP 1.7 to 1.9 transparency duty on automated decisions starts 10 December 2026. What the OAIC published, what a privacy policy must say and what to check. - [Does the Privacy Act cover small businesses?](https://aura8.ai/blog/does-the-privacy-act-apply-to-small-business/index.md): The OAIC says small businesses under $3 million turnover are often outside the Privacy Act, but health service providers and others are covered regardless. - [Six practices for using AI responsibly](https://aura8.ai/blog/six-practices-for-using-ai-responsibly/index.md): The six practices in Australia's Guidance for AI Adoption, what it replaced, and what each means for a small business that uses AI in its marketing. - [No AI Act: the National AI Plan](https://aura8.ai/blog/no-ai-act-national-ai-plan/index.md): Australia's National AI Plan of 2 December 2025 chose existing laws over a standalone AI Act. What that means for a business using AI in marketing. - [Fake reviews and misleading claims](https://aura8.ai/blog/fake-reviews-and-misleading-claims/index.md): What the ACCC says about fake or misleading reviews and testimonials, the Electrodry case, and what it means for anyone selling AI visibility. - [Write pages that answer real questions](https://aura8.ai/blog/write-the-page-your-customers-question-deserves/index.md): A practical guide to writing website pages that answer real customer questions: question headings, answer-first writing, plain-text facts and review dates. - [A 30-minute AI search check you can do yourself](https://aura8.ai/blog/a-30-minute-ai-search-check-you-can-do-yourself/index.md): Seven steps to check your own AI search readiness in half an hour: robots.txt, crawler test, sitemap, plain-text content, consistent facts and dated assistant samples. - [Measuring AI visibility honestly](https://aura8.ai/blog/measuring-ai-visibility-without-fooling-yourself/index.md): How to measure AI visibility honestly: fixed questions, dated samples, enquiries as well as clicks, where Google AI traffic appears, and how to avoid cherry-picking. ## Answers - [AI search glossary: AEO, GEO and more in plain English](https://aura8.ai/glossary/index.md): Plain-English definitions of AEO, GEO, AI Overviews, crawlers, robots.txt, structured data, llms.txt and other AI search terms. - [AEO and GEO explained](https://aura8.ai/answers/what-is-aeo-and-geo/index.md): Definitions of AEO and GEO, how they differ from SEO, what stays the same and what a company should do first. - [How AI assistants choose sources](https://aura8.ai/answers/how-ai-assistants-choose-sources/index.md): What is known and what is inferred about how AI assistants pick sources, with evidence levels, and why answers vary. - [Measuring AI visibility](https://aura8.ai/answers/measure-ai-visibility/index.md): A step-by-step method to measure whether AI assistants cite, mention or ignore your business, with finding states and common pitfalls. - [llms.txt and schema for AI search](https://aura8.ai/answers/llms-txt-and-schema/index.md): Whether llms.txt and schema markup are required for AI search, what Google says, and when each is worth adding. - [Quotable pages checklist](https://aura8.ai/answers/quotable-pages/index.md): A checklist for writing pages AI assistants can quote accurately: a standalone answer, question headings, tables, dated sources and matching markup. - [Answers: plain answers on AEO and GEO](https://aura8.ai/answers/index.md): Plain answers to common questions about AEO and GEO: definitions, how assistants choose sources, measuring AI visibility, llms.txt, schema and quotable pages. ## Company - [About Aura8 and what we do](https://aura8.ai/about/index.md): Aura8 Pty Ltd is a Sydney company that does one thing: AEO and GEO. We never promise rankings, citations or sales. - [Contact Aura8: start with the free readiness check](https://aura8.ai/contact/index.md): Start with the free AI Search Readiness Check, or send an enquiry about an Assessment, an AI-ready website or ongoing care. Nothing is booked until we reply. ## Optional - [Resources: score, simulator, answers and checklist](https://aura8.ai/resources/index.md): Free Aura8 resources: the AI readiness check, an AI answer simulator, plain answers on AEO and GEO, a quotable page checklist and a sample monthly report. - [Security](https://aura8.ai/security/index.md): Aura8's security statement: high-level practices, the disclosure address, and what Aura8 does not claim. - [Privacy policy](https://aura8.ai/privacy/index.md): Aura8's privacy policy: what we collect and why, how we use optional Google Analytics 4, automated scoring under APP 1.7 to 1.9 from 10 December 2026, and how to complain. - [Website and engagement terms](https://aura8.ai/terms/index.md): Aura8's website terms and the principles of our engagement terms, for services agreed in writing. - [Accessibility](https://aura8.ai/accessibility/index.md): Aura8's accessibility target (WCAG 2.2 AA), known limitations and how to ask for help.