Eat Blog Talk 778: Is Your Blog Ready for AI Search? The AEO Strategy You Need Now with Hanelore Dumitrache
Hanelore Dumitrache explains Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) and what bloggers must change now to stay visible in an AI driven search world.
Hanelore is a food blogger, AI strategist, and founder of the tech startup Whimzi AI. She helps creators and businesses future-proof their work through innovative, human-centered AI solutions. Hanelore is also the creator of AEO Audits, a pioneering framework that teaches bloggers how to stay visible in AI-driven search. Her mission is to make AI approachable, practical, and genuinely exciting for everyone.
Search has transformed and AI engines no longer rely on rigid keyword matching. Instead, they understand intent, context and entities in a way traditional SEO cannot cover alone. Hanelore breaks down AEO, the new optimization approach that helps search engines correctly interpret your content and surface it inside AI answers. She explains why bloggers are losing traffic, what AEO does differently, and the exact shifts you can begin making today to prepare your blog for the future of search.
Key points discussed include:
Search is now semantic and AI engines match meaning and intent, not keyword density.
AEO complements SEO because you still need technical foundations, but now you must add clarity and entity based structure.
Authority matters more than ever so your author profile, expertise and topical focus must be consistent across the web.
Topic clusters build credibility and prevent AI from seeing your blog as scattered or unfocused.
Clear structure fuels visibility because AI engines need concise definitions, strong headings and anchored explanations.
FAQ blocks strengthen retrieval and short, direct answers boost your chances of being cited.
Internal linking reinforces meaning and helps AI connect your content into a coherent knowledge graph.
Early adopters win because AI models learn historically, rewarding blogs that begin optimizing now.
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