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Google's AI cited my client's LinkedIn post 11 times last
month.
He wasn't writing for you. He was writing for ChatGPT.
Profile views tripled anyway. Inbound doubled.
If you're a consultant or founder posting three times a
week, getting likes, and still waiting on inbound, this is the ranking game
you're not playing.
AEO. Answer Engine Optimization.
Someone types a question into ChatGPT Search or Google AI
Overviews. The answer comes with sources. LinkedIn posts are on that list.
Semrush ran 325,000 prompts. LinkedIn showed up in 14% of
ChatGPT Search answers.
Most of those citations went to individual profiles, not
company pages. Half came from accounts under 10,000 followers.
Quotability beat follower count.
What gets quoted (steal this):
1. One question per post
→ Line one is the
exact question a buyer would type into ChatGPT.
2. A plain-English definition inside 3 lines
→ AI lifts clean
sentences. It can't quote a vibe.
3. Your own dated numbers
→ "11
citations in August" gets cited. "Great results" doesn't.
4. A headline + About section that claim the topic
→ The model checks
who's talking before it trusts the post.
Check yourself in 5 minutes: type your ideal client's
question into ChatGPT Search and scroll the sources. If a competitor's post is
there and yours isn't, that's your next topic.
The feed forgets your post in 5 days. An AI citation keeps
answering for you for months.
(I'll say the uncomfortable bit: I think AEO beats the feed
algorithm for inbound by 2027. Most coaches selling algorithm hacks won't like
that.)
Two years from now: does a ChatGPT citation beat LinkedIn
reach for inbound, or is AEO just SEO in a new hat? Pick a side.
-- M Aadil A.
@Muhammad Aadil Ali Bro this AEO playbook feels like the cheat sheet we all needed. Mad respect, you turned citations into inbound magnets, salute. Inbound doubled off citations is proof this works. You made AEO sound like the next big inbound wave. The “plain‑English definition” tip is pure...
@Muhammad Aadil Ali The “dated numbers” trick is genius. This is the most scroll‑stopping inbound lesson. Citations explained like compounding assets-love it. The uncomfortable truth coaches won’t say out loud. AI citations turned into inbound proof, that’s clarity. This breakdown is both funny and professional.
@Muhammad Aadil Ali AEO feels less theory and more math now. Clean sentences beating vibes every time is underrated. This is the kind of clarity LinkedIn actually loves. You turned boring acronyms into growth hacks. Citations keep answering for months, that’s the real flex.🙌
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