Ranked on Google, invisible in ChatGPT Your SEO dashboard can be all green and y
By Sritejasrivatsavai · October 22, 2026 · Curated by George's Blog
Ranked on Google, invisible in ChatGPT
Your SEO dashboard can be all green and you can still be invisible where buyers are asking now.
We took one brand's category and asked ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity 23 questions real buyers ask. No brand names in the questions. Just "what should I get" in plain language.
92 answers. 70 brands named.
This brand: zero. Not ranked low. Not mentioned once.
Here's the part that matters. An AI answer has no page two. It names 3 to 5 options and moves on. You're on the shortlist or you don't exist.
Ranking and being recommended are turning out to be two different games.
SEO gets you ranked. AEO gets you recommended.
Over the next four weeks I'm going to break down exactly how AEO works, how to measure it without fooling yourself, and what actually moves it. All from real scans.