AI search tools marketers should know in 2026
Sep 20, 2026 8:37 pm
Hi there,
Here's my weekly update for Sep 14, 2026...
🗒️ AI search tools marketers should know in 2026
Something big just shifted in how people find answers online.
More buyers are skipping the investigation and deliberation of clicking through blue links on Google, in favor of asking ChatGPT, Perplexity, and the like for one direct answer.
🗒️ How to optimize your website for AI search
Learning how to optimize your website for AI search is one of the hottest skills for marketers right now, because the audience for these tools is growing fast.
Monthly unique visitors to the major answer engines climbed from 634 million in Q1 2025 to 904 million in Q1 2026, up more than 40% in a year, according to Wix Studio.
🗒️ How much does AEO cost? Pricing by agency, tools, and software
How much does AEO cost?
The short answer is roughly $30 a month for a monitoring tool you run yourself to over $15,000 a month for a full-service agency program that handles everything for you — with a wide middle in between.
Enjoy, Jerome Dawson