SEO and answer engine optimization (AEO)
Be found. Be the answer.
Rhycom’s SEO and AEO practice is built for how search actually works today: technical foundations search engines trust, content structured for how people actually ask questions, and a schema strategy that positions you to appear in AI-generated answers.
Diagnostic first
We start with a complete audit covering crawlability, site architecture, content gaps, structured data, and competitive positioning, so the right work happens first and nothing gets wasted.
Full-stack execution
Technical remediation so engines can crawl, index, and trust your site; on-page optimization aligned to how real buyers search; locally-targeted landing pages for geo-specific demand; and FAQ and schema work that positions you for AI answers.
Continuous measurement
Real-time reporting through RhythmSM, Rhycom’s live performance dashboard, so you always know where things stand, what’s improving, and what’s next.
What this looks like when it works.
Manildra USA sells wheat proteins and starches into a market where the search results were owned by Amazon, Reddit and Wikipedia. In sixteen weeks their search visibility went from 5.86% to 62.8%, and their average position across the tracked keyword set moved from #20.7 to #4.5. They started ninth of the nine domains competing for those terms and finished first, ahead of amazon.com.
Search Visibility & Avg. Position, Q1 2026
| Date | Search visibility | Avg. position |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 | 5.86% | #20.72 |
| Jan 14 | 6.1% | #19.72 |
| Jan 21 | 6.3% | #20.88 |
| Jan 28 | 6.5% | #18.52 |
| Feb 4 | 6.4% | #19.42 |
| Feb 11 | 6.8% | #17.88 |
| Feb 18 | 7.2% | #22.72 |
| Feb 25 | 10% | #20.29 |
| Feb 27 | 18% | #19.43 |
| Feb 28 | 18.5% | #14.89 |
| Mar 1 | 35% | #13.57 |
| Mar 2 | 47% | #11.91 |
| Mar 3 | 50% | #11.42 |
| Mar 4 | 51% | #11.74 |
| Mar 5 | 52% | #11.8 |
| Mar 6 | 52.5% | #11.91 |
| Mar 7 | 54% | #9.14 |
| Mar 8 | 55% | #7.49 |
| Mar 9 | 54.5% | #7.82 |
| Mar 10 | 54% | #7.68 |
| Mar 11 | 53.5% | #7.43 |
| Mar 12 | 54% | #7.84 |
| Mar 13 | 53% | #8.11 |
| Mar 14 | 53.5% | #5.2 |
| Mar 15 | 53% | #5.5 |
| Mar 16 | 52% | #5.6 |
| Mar 17 | 51% | #6.67 |
| Mar 18 | 50.5% | #6.73 |
| Mar 19 | 49% | #7.75 |
| Mar 20 | 48% | #8.02 |
| Mar 21 | 49% | #6.13 |
| Mar 22 | 49.5% | #6.1 |
| Mar 23 | 50% | #5.97 |
| Mar 24 | 48% | #5.39 |
| Mar 25 | 42% | #6.38 |
| Mar 26 | 41% | #6.58 |
| Mar 27 | 41.5% | #6.56 |
| Mar 28 | 42% | #6.26 |
| Mar 29 | 41% | #5.88 |
| Mar 30 | 42% | #6.75 |
| Mar 31 | 43% | #6.7 |
| Apr 1 | 43.5% | #6.2 |
| Apr 2 | 44% | #6.37 |
| Apr 3 | 44.5% | #6.45 |
| Apr 4 | 44% | #6.6 |
| Apr 5 | 43.5% | #6.79 |
| Apr 6 | 44% | #7.03 |
| Apr 7 | 45% | #7.3 |
| Apr 8 | 44.5% | #6.38 |
| Apr 9 | 44% | #5.69 |
| Apr 10 | 44.5% | #6.4 |
| Apr 11 | 45% | #4.89 |
| Apr 12 | 45.5% | #5.29 |
| Apr 13 | 45% | #5.55 |
| Apr 14 | 45.5% | #5.5 |
| Apr 15 | 45% | #5.84 |
| Apr 16 | 46% | #5.79 |
| Apr 17 | 47% | #4.9 |
| Apr 18 | 48% | #5.15 |
| Apr 19 | 50% | #5.11 |
| Apr 20 | 52% | #4.7 |
| Apr 21 | 54% | #5.34 |
| Apr 22 | 56% | #4.92 |
| Apr 23 | 58% | #4.39 |
| Apr 24 | 59% | #5.03 |
| Apr 25 | 61% | #4.1 |
| Apr 26 | 61.5% | #4.22 |
| Apr 27 | 62% | #4.78 |
| Apr 28 | 62.8% | #4.49 |
SEMrush Position Tracking, 7 January to 28 April 2026. See how we did it →
AEO is optimizing so AI tools cite your business in their answers. Where SEO earns you a ranking, AEO earns you the response itself, in ChatGPT, Google’s AI Overviews, voice assistants, and featured snippets. It relies on structured data, clearly answered questions, and content organized the way people actually ask them.