The Simple 3 Part Secret for Answer Engine Optimization (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google Gemini and Google Learn About)
All Answer Engines / AI Assistants are built using just three technologies
- LLM chatbot
- Knowledge Graph
- Search Engine
All three technologies use the same data source: the web.
Kalicube’s Simple (not so) Secret Sauce
If you can take full control of your digital footprint for your company (or a person), you win the game.
The Kalicube Process gives you control of your digital footprint and amplifies all the signals. Exactly what works for Answer Engines.
Some Examples of How Answer Engines / AI use LLM, Search Results and Knowledge Graphs
The “mix” of the three technologies is the key differentiator. Each engine uses different doses of LLM, Search Results and Knowledge Graphs.
You’ll quickly realise that control of your web-wide digital footprint is the key, whatever flavour of AI / Assistive / Answer Engine you are optimizing for (Google Learn About, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Bing… and even Google Search).
Some examples – percentages are not to be taken too literally, they are to provide a comparison
Google Search
Majoritarily search, with Knowledge Graph (the Knowledge Panel, Entity Boxes etc), and a optional LLM (AI Overviews is search summarized by an LLM (Gemini) + some fact checking using the Knowledge Graph.
Technology 38983_848bcb-5a> |
Google Search Technology Blend Percentage 38983_90bfa2-5a> |
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LLM ChatBot 38983_b98a43-d5> |
15% 38983_578c4b-2a> |
Knowledge Graph 38983_6ccc95-02> |
25% 38983_7f1ad7-41> |
Search results 38983_1928ba-8b> |
60% 38983_bc6c9f-cc> |
Bing Search
Search, optional Generative Search (based on their LLM) integrated into the results plus their knowledge graph (the Knowledge Panel).
Technology 38983_2fd91e-f7> |
Bing Search Technology Blend Percentage 38983_907d21-19> |
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LLM ChatBot 38983_13c42a-c7> |
30% 38983_438ad6-ce> |
Knowledge Graph 38983_6a4376-d2> |
15% 38983_a8f2f5-80> |
Search results 38983_1c9966-5e> |
55% 38983_fafdef-b9> |
ChatGPT
Majoritarily LLM ,with some search (a lot of search with WebPilot), and little (or no) knowledge graph fact checking.
Technology 38983_880a7a-0f> |
ChatGPT Technology Blend Percentage 38983_f45861-31> |
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LLM ChatBot 38983_885ea7-da> |
65% 38983_d0bd79-04> |
Knowledge Graph 38983_038713-a1> |
0% 38983_c8e999-9c> |
Search results 38983_a84dc4-ea> |
35% 38983_71e762-8d> |
Perplexity
Search results summarized by an LLM. And with Deep Search it adds a reasoning LLM and some knowledge fact checking.
Technology 38983_a343fe-79> |
Perplexity Technology Blend Percentage 38983_454671-f4> |
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LLM ChatBot 38983_41fecd-ee> |
50% 38983_ca39f3-25> |
Knowledge Graph 38983_527a7d-23> |
0% 38983_7fc98b-1b> |
Search results 38983_4fcf80-6d> |
50% 38983_11d6e0-97> |
Google Learn About
Search results summarized by an LLM with some fact checking and additional information provided by the Knowledge Graph. Importantly, on the left they offer additional context and research opportunities using filter pills (similar to those we have seen in Knowledge Panels for years) provided by a mix of LLM and the Knowledge Graph.
Technology 38983_886306-1b> |
Google Learn About Technology Blend Percentage 38983_43f0d4-9a> |
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LLM ChatBot 38983_412e31-d8> |
40% 38983_4ede62-8b> |
Knowledge Graph 38983_4384f1-ba> |
20% 38983_932c58-47> |
Search results 38983_15445b-f3> |
40% 38983_3db887-6c> |
The Kalicube Process for Answer Engine Optimization
The Kalicube Process is a Universal Strategy for Answer Engine Optimization because it amplifies the effect of your entire web presence and optimizses for all three technologies all Answer Engines use: search results, LLM chatbots, knowledge graphs.
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We implement The Kalicube Process with surgical precision using our proprietary technology, Kalicube Pro, backed by 3 Billion data points. Our tech organises the digital footprint, and then holds all the pieces together in an incredibly tight ball in a format that all three (search, knowledge graphs and LLM chatbots) can easily digest.