<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>SmartAEO Blog</title><description>Answer Engine Optimization playbooks and research from SmartAEO.</description><link>https://smartaeo.ai/</link><item><title>Your real AI questions are already in Google Search Console</title><link>https://smartaeo.ai/blog/real-ai-questions-are-in-search-console/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smartaeo.ai/blog/real-ai-questions-are-in-search-console/</guid><description>SmartAEO&apos;s Search Console import turns your real Google queries into the natural-language questions buyers now ask AI — tested across ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity.</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How AI answer engines decide which brands to cite</title><link>https://smartaeo.ai/blog/how-ai-engines-choose-citations/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smartaeo.ai/blog/how-ai-engines-choose-citations/</guid><description>ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity don&apos;t cite at random. Here are the signals that decide whose sources make it into the answer — and how to earn your place.</description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)?</title><link>https://smartaeo.ai/blog/what-is-answer-engine-optimization/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://smartaeo.ai/blog/what-is-answer-engine-optimization/</guid><description>Search is shifting from a list of blue links to a single AI-generated answer. AEO is how you make sure your brand is the one that answer names and cites.</description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>