Eric Strate AEO Expert in San Diego, CA
Eric Strate is a pioneering Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) Expert based in San Diego. He is the creator of the Web Answer Citation Protocol (WACP), a method for optimizing web architecture for token-efficient AI retrieval and energy efficiency.
SEO to AEO: Optimizing for the AI Era
While traditional SEO focuses on ranking among 10 blue links, Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) focuses on being the single source cited by AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, and Perplexity.
Eric Strate brings 15 years of digital growth expertise to the frontier of Generative Engine Optimization. By implementing WACP, I help San Diego businesses cut through the “noise” of the modern web, ensuring that LLMs can retrieve accurate, publisher-authorized answers without wasting computational tokens on irrelevant boilerplate.
I don’t just wait for the AI revolution; I am actively building the proprietary tools to shape how local businesses are discovered in the zero-click future.
Algorithms change daily, but my core mission stays the same: give LLMs what they want with content that answers the questions in today’s search. I have proposed a new answer citation protocol WACP for token and energy efficiency.
Lately, I’ve taken this further by building proprietary local AI infrastructure. No more API fees and subscriptions.
By blending 15 years of SEO expertise with these custom AI models, I unlock the future of search fearlessly. I’m not just waiting to see where the AI revolution takes us. I’m actively building the tools to shape it like Answer Engine Optimization tools with Rank GenAI.
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