Well, I just saw this for the first time. I've known what SEO is and has been (search engine optimization), and LLM - Large Language Model, and GEO - Generative Engine Optimization, but I am just now seeing AEO. AEO or Answer Engine Optimization (AI engines producing this) is the next acronym to put into your thoughts. AEO is getting more and more serious with the AI engines, sometimes offering answers/having them available before you even think to ask for it. These AI apps are learning and growing quickly!

I'm sure most of you are using AI in some fashion by now. I'm curious what applications you are using and for what. I currently use ChatGPT occasionally for ideas on how to rephrase something, ChatGPT and Perplexity for research (I write about the New Orleans Saints) and also toy around with Nano Banana for book cover image ideas.

Book sales are fun ... but making a few bucks per sale isn't as exciting as using the book to lead to bigger things!! I broke some ideas down for you in the video this week.

It's funny... Within the three types of early readers, the later category ("pretty close to finished product" readers) stay quiet until you're at the finish line... I just dropped the link to the full PDF manuscript out to my prelaunch list yesterday afternoon, and wouldn't you know... many of the folks that have been quiet, never downloaded the intro PDF, didn't write an early review, etc... THEY are the ones who are now downloading the full book and - before I even follow up - have been publishing their early reviews! The reviews keep coming in! All I had to do was say "I'm done with the book" and folks sat up and started to engage! 🎉

Well, this is exciting... 🤩