AEO: The Next Big Thing for Brick-and-Mortar Businesses

The AI Advantage for Local Business

AI Engine Optimization (AEO) is exploding—and it’s your chance to dominate before the big guys catch up. In this forward-looking episode, Andrew Anderson explains why AEO is tailor-made for local and brick-and-mortar businesses, and how it’s already outperforming traditional SEO in speed, affordability, and results.

Andrew breaks down why AI-based search tools like ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, and Gemini are rapidly replacing Google and Bing, and why 25% of all search traffic is expected to shift to AEO by 2026. If you're not optimizing for AI-driven results, you're leaving serious money on the table.

What You’ll Learn:

• The difference between SEO and AEO (and why that matters)
• Why AEO delivers faster ROI—sometimes in just 7 days
• How schema markup and AI-friendly content get you ranked
• Why small and midsize businesses have a massive first-mover advantage
• Real results: One client hit $50K+/month from AEO leads alone
• The opportunity gap: For every 100 SEO competitors, there might be just 1 doing AEO

💡 “If you’re spending $2K a month on SEO and waiting a year… AEO might be the smarter, faster play.”
📈 Want to see if it’s right for your business? Visit https://iQMarketers.com for tutorials, upcoming courses, and free guides.
🎙️ Bonus: If you run a brick-and-mortar business, Andrew may feature you in an upcoming episode—reach out to get interviewed and gain exposure.

Learn more at iQMarketers.com. Where Ai and Digital marketing meet to help local business and entrepreneurs dominate their competition.

Chapters

1. Introduction to AEO for Brick and Mortar Businesses (00:00:00)

2. The Rise of AEO by 2026 (00:00:41)

3. Differences Between SEO and AEO (00:01:38)

4. Effective Strategies for AEO (00:02:20)

5. Success Stories and Potential of AEO (00:03:24)

6. Working with Small and Medium Businesses (00:03:53)

7. Conclusion and Contact Information (00:05:59)