SEO · AEO · GEO — with sources
Connecting Dots is a community and knowledge base that turns studies — not hype — into practices for ranking in Google and getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews. Every number here carries a named, linked source.
21 researched articles · 49 scored practices · 100 keyword opportunities · 5 markets
What we cover
SEO
Search engine optimization gets your pages retrieved. It is still the foundation: AI engines pick their sources from ordinary search results, so a page that does not rank cannot be cited.
The AI SEO operating guide →AEO
Answer engine optimization makes passages extractable — direct answers, question headings, explicit definitions. Declarative answer-first content lifted citation rates 109% in a 540-check study.
What is AEO →GEO
Generative engine optimization covers the full pipeline: rankings, quotable evidence, and mentions on the third-party sites AI engines actually read when they recommend anyone.
What is GEO →The evidence
Latest
The intent-first framework structures every article in five parts — answer, TL;DR, depth, intent-matched FAQ, edge cases — serving SEO, AEO, and GEO at once.
Knowledge panels are generated from corroborated entity data, not applications.
Reddit is one of the most-cited sources in AI answers, and the fastest place to torch a brand through fake engagement.
Debunked
Half of AI-search advice is sold by people invoicing for it. These scored the lowest in our evidence review.
Start with the framework we use for every article, then work through the practices ranked by evidence strength.