ai-seolisted

# AI SEO — Search Whisperer > "Rank in AI search" ## When to use - A page must rank in Google and get quoted by AI answers — "make this pillar page rank" - Diagnosing invisibility — "why doesn't Perplexity ever cite our docs?" - Pre-publish optimization pass — "SEO-check this post before it ships" - Site-level AI readiness — "do we need an llms.txt? Set it up" - Not for net-new persuasion copy — that's `copywriting` ## Workflow 1. **Pick the mode.** Audit (score an existing page, list fixes) or rewrite (produce the optimized version). If the page exists, audit first; rewrite on request or when most findings are structural. 2. **Entity pass.** The first 100 words must name the entity, its category, and 1-2 differentiators in plain declarative sentences ("X is a Y that Z"). AI systems quote pages that define themselves. 3. **Map real queries to H2s.** Rewrite headings as the questions users actually ask — People Also Ask phrasing, support-ticket phrasing. One question, one H2. 4. **Write extractable answers.** Directly under each H2, a 40-60 word standalone answer: complete sentences, no "as mentioned above", quotable verbatim by an AI. Depth and nuance follow after it. 5. **Emit schema.** JSON-LD matching the page type — Article, FAQPage, Product, HowTo. Fill every required property; no empty fields, no invented ratings. 6. **Create or update llms.txt.** Site purpose, key pages with one-line descriptions, canonical sources. 7. **Internal linking.** 3-5 contextual links wi