What is Structured Answer Block?
A compact on-page pattern for AI extraction: direct answer, 2–3 supporting facts, and a source link in one visually grouped unit. Repeat the pattern per question the page targets.
Related terms
Answer-First Writing
Answer-first writing puts the direct answer in the first 40–60 words, then expands with evidence and steps. It serves featured snippets, AI extraction, and impatient readers with the same structure.
Key Takeaways Box
A short bullet summary near the top stating the page’s conclusions. It serves skimmers, snippet extraction, and AI quoting with one scannable unit.
FAQPage Schema
Structured data marking visible on-page Q&A pairs. Only mark questions with visible answers; hidden-answer FAQ markup is a spam risk, not a shortcut.
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)
Answer Engine Optimization is the practice of structuring pages so answer engines and AI assistants can extract, trust, and quote them: a direct definition up top, scannable steps, quotable facts, and FAQ or Article schema behind them.
Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)
Generative Engine Optimization improves how often a brand or page is cited inside AI-generated answers. It combines classic SEO (crawlability, relevance) with quotability: clear facts, named entities, sources, and machine-readable structure.
AI Overviews
Google’s AI-generated summaries at the top of some results pages. They synthesize multiple sources and link to them, which can reduce clicks to publishers even when a page ranks well organically.