AEO: How to Rank in ChatGPT Search & OpenAI Index

Generative search models like ChatGPT and SearchGPT parse sitemaps and schemas differently than traditional crawlers. To ensure your brand is selected as a reference, your platform must present factual, high-trust entity nodes that align with RAG extraction parameters.

Key Optimization Steps:

• Deploy structured JSON-LD schemas in every page header.
• Provide a clean llms.txt at the domain root mapping primary resources.
• Optimize for semantic proximity in model latent spaces.