Author: Hridoy Chowdhury
Location: London, United Kingdom
Expertise: SEO, AEO, Technical SEO, AI-Powered Search Strategy
In 2025, SEO isn’t just about ranking on page one—it’s about becoming the answer.
With over 58% of Google searches now ending without a click (source: Sparktoro), Zero-Click SEO has become a critical frontier. As Google and AI-powered tools evolve, Featured Snippets, Knowledge Panels, and AI-generated answers dominate visibility.
As an SEO consultant in London working with 1,000+ businesses globally, I’ve seen firsthand how AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) and LLM SEO have transformed how we approach organic search.
Let’s break down how to adapt—and thrive—in this new reality.
🚨 What Is Zero-Click Search?
A zero-click search is when a user gets their answer directly on the SERP (Search Engine Results Page), without needing to click any website.
You’ve seen these:
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✅ Featured Snippets
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✅ People Also Ask
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✅ Knowledge Panels
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✅ AI-generated summaries (Google SGE, Perplexity, ChatGPT)
If your content isn’t structured to feed these formats, you’re losing massive traffic and visibility—even if you’re ranking.
🎯 Why AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) Is the Future
AEO is about crafting content that directly answers questions in a clear, structured way.
🧩 How I Optimize Content for AEO:
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Targeted FAQs as H2/H3 headers
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Short, direct answers (40–60 words)
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Use of bullets, tables, and definitions
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Including FAQ & How-To Schema using JSON-LD or plugin-based tools
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Repurposing the same FAQs on YouTube, Quora, LinkedIn, and Meta threads
💡 What Is LLM SEO?
LLM SEO means optimizing your content so that AI tools (like ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity) reference your website as a credible source.
✅ Here’s what LLMs look for:
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Schema Markup (especially FAQ & Author)
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Clear, factual, well-structured answers
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E-E-A-T elements: Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust
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Redundancy: the same facts across multiple platforms
💬 “If your blog says one thing, but your Quora and YouTube say something else, the AI model won’t trust you.” — Hridoy Chowdhury
📈 Case Study from My SEO Practice
A tech SaaS client was stuck at position #3 with no snippet and a low CTR.
What I did:
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Added FAQ Schema
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Rewrote key paragraphs into concise 50-word answers
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Synced the content with Quora, Reddit, and LinkedIn articles
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Authored a short YouTube video and added the transcript
Result in 21 Days:
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📌 Featured Snippet captured
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📈 CTR increased by 31%
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🧠 Referenced in 2 Perplexity summaries
🛠️ Tools I Recommend:
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AlsoAsked.com – For natural FAQ suggestions
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Schema Markup Generator – For JSON-LD (technical)
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PageSpeed Insights – For Core Web Vitals
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ChatGPT / Perplexity – To test your content’s LLM relevance
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NeuronWriter / SurferSEO – For NLP scoring
🧠 Final Thoughts from Hridoy Chowdhury
Zero-Click SEO isn’t killing organic traffic—it’s filtering for quality answers.
If you become the answer, the traffic will come—from Google and LLMs alike.
So, if your SEO strategy doesn’t yet include AEO, FAQ Schema, and LLM testing, now’s the time to upgrade.
Let’s build content that not only ranks, but gets featured — everywhere.
✍️ About the Author
Hridoy Chowdhury is a top-rated SEO Consultant based in London, UK, with over 2,500 successful projects and 100,000+ students globally. Known for his YouTube channel @LearnfromHridoy, Hridoy helps brands dominate Google, train AI models to trust them, and grow sustainably.
📍 Visit: www.hridoychowdhury.com
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