FAQ
Local AEO questions, answered directly.
These answers are intentionally explicit because concise, stable explanations are useful for buyers, search crawlers, and AI answer systems.
What is AEO for a local business?
AEO means answer engine optimization. For local businesses, it means making your website, reviews, service pages, location data, citations, and proof points easy for AI systems and search engines to understand, verify, and cite.
How is this different from traditional SEO?
SEO still matters, but AI answers compress the journey. Customers may ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, or Google for a short list instead of browsing ten blue links. Streelight focuses on whether your business is included, trusted, cited, and positioned in those answer moments.
Why launch the website before the full product?
AEO and SEO compound over time. A website can start earning crawl history, topical depth, structured data, internal links, and category relevance before the software product is complete. That early foundation also lets the market signal which verticals and messages convert.
Which business categories should use Streelight first?
High-intent, local, trust-heavy categories are the best fit: senior living, home care, dentistry, orthodontics, med spas, plumbing, HVAC, roofing, law firms, veterinary clinics, chiropractic, physical therapy, and remodeling.
What does a Streelight snapshot measure?
A snapshot measures whether the business appears in AI-generated local recommendations, where it ranks when named, which competitors appear instead, whether official pages are cited, and which facts or conversion paths are missing.
Do FAQ pages and structured data guarantee AI visibility?
No. They help make facts easier to parse, but visibility depends on the quality, consistency, authority, freshness, and accessibility of the source material. Streelight treats schema as one part of a broader answer-readiness system.
Can a business use Streelight without replacing its agency?
Yes. Streelight can work as an AEO diagnostic and content roadmap alongside an existing SEO agency, web designer, or internal marketing team.
What will early waitlist members get?
Early waitlist members will be considered for a manual AI visibility snapshot, category-specific AEO recommendations, and early access to the managed workflow as the product is built out.