AI Search Optimisation
AI Search Engine Optimisation
As AI Mode and AI Overviews have gained prominence in the Google search engine, and chatbots and assistive voice search are replacing some of the manual search tasks previously completed by humans, local Brisbane SEO agencies are adjusting strategy to ensure clients rank in AI search responses. Since 2002 Creative Mode has delivered search engine optimisation services to Brisbane business owners (long before Google dominated search) and is positioned and leveraging the power of AI search engine optimisation (AI SEO) for your Brisbane business. Search engine optimisation is changing… AI search engine optimisation is the future. If you haven’t already, it’s time to align your digital marketing with the future.
Google AI Search Position and AI SEO
There are basics to cover off that influence your position in Google search results but we must always put people first and this is even more important with the rise of AI in search results. A seasoned SEO expert understands the nuanced implementation of optimisation aspects with a digital marketing strategy. After 25+ years, for Alicia Laing it’s second nature to build search visibility into everything, regardless of the channel. AI search marketing presents an exciting opportunity for Brisbane business owners and we are already seeing results coming in through client website enquiries. Happy to discuss what can be achieved for your Brisbane small business.
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First of all, be realistic and don’t panic
There is a lot of hype going on and agencies are already positioning as experts. Two things to consider right now for context 1) AEO and GEO, whilst growing fast, still represent a small percentage of search overall and 2) AI search marketing uses the exact same skills as traditional SEO. So don’t panic and take it slow. In 2026, what we are watching closely is the change happening in user behaviour which now includes AI first discovery. This impacts digital strategy and needs to be considered. Below is some SEO content for search engine optimisation that is updated for AI search engine optimisation and answer engine optimisation and marketing.
Targeting a broad and generic keyword phrases was never as relevant and this is still the case with AI search. We want to target keyword phrases thats are relevant to our business and add in niche conversational answer style content if being visible in AI results is important. Give us a call and we’ll happily explain further with examples relevant to your business.
The on-the-page content on your web site needs to be relevant to the search phrases you are targeting. If the search phrase isn’t on the page, Google won’t think it’s a good match for the search. Content structured to build AI confidence will have a better chance of visibility in an AI search response.
Websites need a specific navigation structure and content hierarchy similar to that of an academic paper. If you don’t have your page titles, headings, navigation and content links text properly formatted you won’t get a good result.Your site structure is still an important signal for AI confidence and search authority just like it was for traditional SEO.
Fresh content keeps Google coming back regularly and has been known to give your site a boost in the search engines. This seemed to stop working for a while but is now back as a much stronger signal. So far there has not been a lot of talk around this with regard to AI search engine optimisation but we are definitely seeing recency as a strong ranking factor now and will update as we get the data.
It’s a popularity contest online. Do other sites think your site is good enough to link to? Every extra link is a vote of confidence that builds your profile online. This advice is still relevant but it has been noted that the context of backlinks is going to be a bigger signal.
Of course secure sites are the mainstream now. Security has been a signal that affects ranking since 2016. Most have cleaned up their redirects to secure versions of their site.
When social media sites link through to your content that’s another vote of confidence and since social posts are now included in search results, your social strategy needs careful consideration.
Organic AI SEO
Google organic search plus a great website has always been a consistent lead source for small business owners with well-built websites. It’s not that difficult to get to the top of Google search and stay there but it does require regular attention and many business owners just don’t have the time or skill needed to take care of the regular digital marketing tasks that will keep you at the top. Whether or not AI digital marketing is something you chase will depend on your strategy. Pay attention to the type of searches that trigger AI search results in AI Overviews and AI Mode now that these features are part of Google Search in Australia.
That’s why I’m here to help. AI is going to uncover content much deeper in the web due to the nature of queries so it will be interesting to see how this plays out with regard to content freshness signals and ranking. SEO agencies will likely morph in AI SEO agencies now and answer engine optimisation is certainly a key consideration for search marketing in 2026.
New search engine marketing terms you need to be across:
- AI search engine optimisation (AI SEO)
- Generative Engine Optimisation (GEO)
- Answer engine optimisation (AEO)
- Large language model (LLM)
- AI Mode / AI Overviews