SEO vs AEO: how SEOSync scores a page
What traditional SEO scores miss, what AI citation readiness (AEO) adds, and how SEOSync turns both into prioritized fixes you can publish.
Ranking on Google and getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini are related, but they are not the same job. SEOSync scores both on every audit so you know what to fix first.
SEO: can Google understand and trust the page?
The SEO score looks at classic on-page signals: title and meta quality, heading structure, content substance, links, images, technical hygiene, and schema where it helps crawlers. The goal is a page that search engines can index and rank for the right intent.
AEO: would an answer engine cite you?
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) asks a different question: if an AI system is composing an answer, is your page clear, quotable, and structured enough to be a source? That usually means direct answers near the top, FAQ-friendly sections, clean entity signals, and JSON-LD that machines can parse. Keyword density alone is not enough.
One audit, two scores, one fix list
SEOSync runs both scores together, then ranks fixes by impact. On Pro and Agency you can push many of those fixes straight to WordPress, Webflow, or Shopify.
- Free plan: real audits and previews
- Paid plans: CMS apply, more sites, reports, and the growth suite
- Shareable scorecards when you want proof before you subscribe
Next in the series: SEOSync vs Frase.