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Chapters 7-12 of AEO Tactics and Strategies for 2026.
- Crawl access and AI botsWhich AI crawlers exist, where they get blocked by accident, and how to set a deliberate access policy.
- Rendering, speed and structured dataMaking pages readable to AI crawlers through server-rendered content, reliable performance and accurate schema.
- Entity clarityHow to define your organisation, people and products consistently so AI systems describe you accurately.
- Answer-first page patternsWriting patterns that make passages easy to retrieve and cite: direct answers, standalone sections, tables and specifics.
- Comparison, pricing and "best X" pagesHow to publish honest pricing, comparison and use-case pages that AI systems can use for recommendations.
- Original data and evidenceWhich kinds of original research and evidence get cited, and how to publish them so they can be lifted.