How to build an AEO team and process

By the Variask team · Updated

In short

A good AEO process has one owner, usually in SEO or content, with clear help from content, PR, product marketing and web development. It runs on a weekly rhythm: check what moved, fix the biggest issue, ship content for lost questions, and work one cited source, with a monthly review for leadership.

Key facts

  • One owner keeps AEO moving across teams.
  • Most of the work already exists: content, PR, SEO and product marketing.
  • A weekly rhythm beats occasional big projects.
  • Leadership needs a monthly view of share of voice and impact.

Who does what

  • Owner (SEO or content lead): the prompt set, priorities and reporting.
  • Content: answer first pages, comparisons and FAQs.
  • PR and comms: coverage on the sources AI cites, and fixing wrong facts.
  • Product marketing: accurate positioning, pricing and features everywhere.
  • Web development: crawler access, rendering, schema and site speed.

The weekly rhythm

  1. 1Monday: review what moved and why, by engine and market.
  2. 2Pick the top three actions for the week.
  3. 3Ship: one fix, one page, one source.
  4. 4Friday: log what changed so you can see what worked later.

The monthly review

  • Share of voice against rivals, with ranges.
  • AI referred traffic and conversions.
  • Wins, losses and the reasons behind them.
  • Priorities for next month.

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Questions

AEO team and process:
common questions

Usually not at first. Give an existing SEO or content lead ownership and time, then hire once the program grows.

A focused team can run the weekly rhythm in a few hours, plus content and PR work they already do.

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