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Updated October 8, 2026

Our editorial policy

This page explains who writes for AEO SEO, how we use AI, where our numbers come from and how we handle money. These rules cover every post we publish or update.

Who writes, and how AI helps

The two of us

AEO SEO is a two-person studio. Mishon Sen leads SEO, AEO and content. Annanda Islam is a product and UI designer who designs in Figma.

We write or edit every post on this blog ourselves. Each post names its real author, with a short bio.

Vetted contributors

We also publish posts by people who work in this field every day, such as in-house SEOs, agency leads, tool builders and researchers. Before we accept a pitch, we check four things:

  • The writer is a real person with a public profile we can look up.
  • The topic fits our readers: AI, SEO, AEO, marketing, design or SaaS.
  • The post adds something new, such as data, a test, screenshots or a worked example.
  • The writer has told us about any connection to companies they mention, such as an employer, a client or a tool they sell.

We name those connections in the post. Contributor bylines use the writer’s real name. The author bio gets one link, marked nofollow.

A contributor post is never a paid post. If money, a free product or anything else of value changes hands, the post is labeled Sponsored. To pitch a post, read Write for us.

How we use AI

AI tools help us research and draft. A person checks every post and decides if it goes live.

  • Research: finding sources, summarizing long documents and spotting gaps in a topic.
  • Drafts: outlines and rough first drafts, which a person then rewrites.
  • Editing: checks for clarity, grammar and structure.

Before a post goes live, one of us checks every fact, number, quote and link against its source. That includes titles, meta descriptions and image alt text, as Google’s guidance on AI content suggests.

AI tools can invent studies, quotes and statistics. We cut any claim we cannot trace to a real source.

No fully AI-generated posts. We do not publish AI output as it comes out of the tool, and we do not accept it from contributors. Contributors may use AI help if they tell us and have checked every fact.

Facts, tests and corrections

Sources and statistics

  • Every number links to its source.
  • We show when that source was published or last updated, so you can judge how fresh it is.
  • We prefer primary sources, such as Google’s own documentation, the original study or the tool maker’s own pages.
  • Many AI search studies come from companies that sell SEO tools. When we cite one, we name the company behind it.
  • When good sources disagree, we say so and show both sides.
  • Example screens or AI answers that we made ourselves are labeled as illustrations.

Testing claims

We only say we tested something when we did. A test means the named author used the tool or tried the tactic themselves. When we report a test, we say:

  • What we tested, and on which plan or version.
  • When we ran it.
  • How we ran it, including the exact prompt for AI answers.
  • What we could not check.

AI answers change from one run to the next, so we date every AI test. If we did not test something, we say where the information comes from instead. We never invent first-person stories, clients or results.

Updates and corrections

Every post shows a date. A new post shows the day it went live. After we update a post, it shows the date of the last update instead.

AI search moves fast, so we revisit our main guides and update facts that have gone out of date.

When we fix a factual error, we add a short note to the post saying what changed and when.

If you find a mistake, tell us through the contact page. Send the page link and what is wrong. We read every report.

Some older posts on this blog were published before this policy. We are reviewing them against it.

Some posts may include affiliate links. If you buy through one, we may earn a commission.

  • A short note sits near the links, for example: “We may earn a commission if you buy through links marked (paid link).”
  • Every affiliate link carries rel=”sponsored” in the code.
  • An affiliate deal never decides whether a tool makes our list or where it ranks.

We put the note next to the links, and not only on this page, because the FTC asks for disclosure close to the claim.

A sponsored post is any post a company paid for, with money, free products or services. Every sponsored post follows these rules:

  • A Sponsored label appears above the headline.
  • Under the headline, a disclosure line names the brand that paid and says who wrote the post.
  • Every link to the sponsor uses rel=”sponsored”, including image links and bio links.
  • In blog and category lists, the post card also shows the Sponsored label.
  • We edit every sponsored post for accuracy, and we can reject any post at any stage.
  • The topic must fit our readers: AI, SEO, AEO, marketing, design or SaaS.

The disclosure line reads one of two ways. If the sponsor wrote the post: “Paid advertisement. This article was written by [Brand], which paid AEO SEO to publish it.”

If we wrote the post: “Sponsored. [Brand] paid for this article. AEO SEO wrote it and kept editorial control.”

We tag paid links this way because Google asks sites to mark paid links with rel=”sponsored” or nofollow.

The sponsor cannot buy a verdict. In a paid tool spotlight, we keep an honest pros and cons section, and we decide what goes in it. Payment buys a labeled spot in front of our readers. The review stays ours.

What we do not sell

  • Dofollow links, or any promise that a link will pass ranking value.
  • Links added to posts that are already live.
  • Links in our footer, sidebar or other sitewide spots.
  • Removal of the Sponsored label.

Topics we refuse

We turn down paid posts, links and pitches in these niches, whatever the offer:

  • Casino
  • Betting
  • Crypto trading
  • CBD
  • Adult content
  • Payday loans
  • Essay mills

We also refuse any topic outside AI, SEO, AEO, marketing, design and SaaS.

Independence

We sell SEO and design services, and this blog is one way people find us. That is a good reason to keep it honest.

  • No company can pay to be covered, ranked or left out of a list. The only paid content here is labeled Sponsored.
  • If we write about a client, or a company that pays us affiliate fees, we say so in that post.
  • When a post points to one of our own services, the link is plainly ours. We do not present a sales pitch as neutral advice.

If someone offers you a dofollow link or a link insertion on aeoseo.com, it did not come from us. Please tell us through the contact page.

Questions about this policy go to the same place. We may change this policy as the blog grows, and the date at the top of this page will change when we do.

Questions about this policy

Can I buy a dofollow link on aeoseo.com?

No. Any paid link we publish carries rel=”sponsored”, as Google asks. We also do not sell links inside posts that are already live.

Are your posts written by AI?

We do not publish fully AI-generated posts. AI may help with research and rough drafts, but a person rewrites every draft and one of us checks every fact. We are reviewing older posts from before this policy.

How do I report an error?

Use the contact page and send the page link and what is wrong. If we fix a fact, we add a correction note and update the date.