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# SignalAEO

> SignalAEO is the only Answer Engine Optimization platform that measures AI citations from real consumer devices — not synthetic API polls. Built for small businesses who need their brand recommended by ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini.

## What SignalAEO does

SignalAEO helps small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs) get cited by name when buyers ask AI answer engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Microsoft Copilot — questions in their category. Unlike every competing platform that samples AI answers through an API or headless browser from a server, SignalAEO runs 10,000+ real consumer phones and laptops, on residential internet connections, signed into real accounts, across real US metros. This produces the answer a customer in your city actually sees — not a simulation. The platform implements the four-layer AEO methodology: entity validation, schema markup, real-device fleet observation, and plain-English reporting. Customers see a before-and-after comparison after every change, so they know what moved the needle and what didn't. Across 12 named local businesses, the average AI citation growth is 340%. Every customer gets their first citation within 14 days (100% success rate) across 5 AI engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot.

## Key pages

- [Homepage](https://signalaeo.com/): Product overview, value proposition, and pricing summary. Start here to understand what SignalAEO does and why it exists.
- [Platform](https://signalaeo.com/platform/): The 4-layer AEO methodology — entity validation, schema markup, real-device fleet, and plain-English reporting — explained in full detail with timeline examples.
- [Pricing](https://signalaeo.com/pricing/): Four tiers — free 14-day Starter trial (1 Keyword Cluster), Growth at $297/month (2 Keyword Clusters), Authority at $697/month (5 Keyword Clusters), Scale from $1,997/month (up to 25 Keyword Clusters). All plans include real-device measurement. Month-to-month on self-serve plans, no annual lock-in required.
- [Results](https://signalaeo.com/results/): 12 named local business case studies: Reliant Plumbing (Austin, 340% growth, #1 ChatGPT, 14 days), The Weather Changers (Denver, 290% growth, #1 Perplexity, 14 days), Alpers Family Dentistry (Scottsdale, 310% growth, #1 Gemini, 14 days), and 9 more. See /results/.
- [Free AI Audit](https://signalaeo.com/audit/): 60-second check of AI visibility for any brand. Enter a business name and category; receive an AI visibility score (0–100), citation rates across ChatGPT/Perplexity/Gemini, and 5 specific improvement recommendations by email. No credit card required.
- [About](https://signalaeo.com/about/): Origin story, founding principles, and team. Founded by Russ Thornton after discovering that every other AEO tool measured a simulation rather than what real customers see.
- [Integrations](https://signalaeo.com/integrations/): SignalAEO connects to WordPress, Webflow, Shopify, Squarespace, Wix, HubSpot, ActiveCampaign, Klaviyo, Google Analytics 4, Looker Studio, Zapier, and Google Business Profile, among others.
- [Comparisons](https://signalaeo.com/comparisons/): Honest head-to-head pages comparing SignalAEO against traditional SEO tools (Ahrefs, Semrush), DIY approaches, and SEO agencies.
- [FAQ](https://signalaeo.com/faq/): 30 questions SMBs ask most about AEO, AI citations, pricing, data security, and how real-device measurement works.
- [Contact](https://signalaeo.com/contact/): Book a free 20-minute pilot call or send a message. Calendly link and contact form both available.
- [Cited-or-Free Guarantee](https://signalaeo.com/guarantee/): Full contractual terms of the day-30 paid-period guarantee on Signal Authority. If your brand isn't named in 4 of 10 buyer queries on ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini within 30 days of your card being charged, we refund month 1, pause billing for 60 days while we keep working, and you keep every asset. Hard 90-day cap.

## Resources

- [What is Answer Engine Optimization?](https://signalaeo.com/resources/what-is-aeo/): Plain-English guide for small businesses defining AEO, contrasting it with SEO, explaining the seven AI platforms that matter, and providing a three-step first-action framework. 12 min read.
- [How to Rank in ChatGPT](https://signalaeo.com/resources/rank-in-chatgpt/): Step-by-step tactical playbook covering schema markup, entity audits, Bing and Perplexity indexing, Wikipedia/Wikidata presence, and third-party mentions. Includes what definitely doesn't work. 15 min read.
- [Schema.org for Small Businesses](https://signalaeo.com/resources/schema-smb/): The five schema types every SMB needs — Organization, LocalBusiness/Service, FAQPage, Product/Offer, and Review — with copy-paste JSON-LD examples. 13 min read.
- [How We Built a 10,000-Device Farm to Measure ChatGPT](https://signalaeo.com/resources/device-farm/): Methodology deep-dive explaining the 97% accuracy gap between API-based AEO tools and real-device observation, and how the SignalAEO fleet was designed to close it. 14 min read.

## Facts about SignalAEO

- Founded by Russ Thornton
- Headquarters: United States (remote team, device fleet distributed across major US metros)
- 10,000+ real consumer devices in production device farm (phones and laptops on residential ISP connections)
- Measures AI citations on ChatGPT (GPT-4o/4.5), Perplexity, Google Gemini, Claude (Anthropic), and Microsoft Copilot
- 12 named local business customers: plumbing, HVAC, dental, auto repair, real estate, accounting, restaurant, roofing
- 14-day trial promise: first AI citation in 14 days, or trial extends free until you have one
- Cited-or-Free guarantee on Signal Authority: cited in 4 of 10 buyer queries on ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini within 30 days of your card being charged, or month 1 refunded + next 60 days free + assets retained (hard 90-day cap). Full terms at /guarantee/
- 340% average AI citation growth
- 5 AI engines covered: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, Copilot
- API-based AEO tools agree with real-device observations only 3% of the time on local and category-specific queries
- Pricing: Starter free trial (14 days, 1 Keyword Cluster), Growth $297/mo (2 Keyword Clusters), Authority $697/mo (5 Keyword Clusters, MOST PICKED — 68% of customers, includes day-30 Cited-or-Free guarantee), Scale from $1,997/mo (up to 25 Keyword Clusters) — self-serve plans month-to-month
- 14-day free trial, card required (no charge until day 15)
- Infrastructure: AWS us-west-2, AES-256 encryption at rest, TLS 1.2+ in transit
- Does not sell customer data; does not share data with AI platforms

## AEO Reference

- Full brand schema: https://signalaeo.com/SCHEMA.md
- AI discovery file: https://signalaeo.com/llms.txt

## Contact

- Website: https://signalaeo.com/
- Contact page: https://signalaeo.com/contact/
- Book a pilot: https://calendly.com/contact-signalaeo/fix-my-ai-ranking-15-min
- General email: contact@signalaeo.com [PLACEHOLDER — confirm before launch]
- Press: contact@signalaeo.com [PLACEHOLDER — confirm before launch]
- Legal/privacy: contact@signalaeo.com [PLACEHOLDER — confirm before launch]