# The Answer Engine

> Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) agency for local service businesses. We help one business per category, per city get cited as the recommended answer by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. 90-day citation guarantee.

The Answer Engine was founded by Justin Borges. The AERO-10 framework was built and tested on his own real estate site (LA Metro Home Finder) before being offered to clients. That site reached 1.14M+ monthly impressions and is cited across all four major AI platforms for rent control, probate, and ADU questions in Los Angeles County.

Primary vertical: real estate (solo agents, teams, brokerages). Adjacent: property management, builder financial services, and select local-service categories by territory (legal, dental, HVAC, roofing).

## About

- [About The Answer Engine](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/about): Founder story, AERO-10 framework overview, differentiators (battle-tested, exclusive territories, 90-day guarantee).
- [Services — 90-Day Foundation + Monthly Program](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/services): The two-part offering — one-time 90-day foundation with citation guarantee, then ongoing monthly program (Authority Index, Monday Brief, Monthly Report, Dashboard, Reddit monitoring, Top-Performer Audit).
- [Free Answer Engine Audit](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/services/answer-engine-audit): Free 30-minute scan across ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews with citation gap analysis and prioritized fixes.

## Industries

- [AEO for Real Estate Agents](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/industries/real-estate): Dedicated landing page for real estate professionals — query clusters we target (buyer, seller, investor, specialty), who it's for (solo / team / brokerage), proof via the LAMH case.

## Proof

- [Case Study — LA Metro Home Finder vs. 70,000 Agents](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/case-studies): The flagship verified case. 1.14M+ monthly impressions, 4 of 4 AI platforms citing, $0 ad spend. Five-stage "How Results Build" framework. Six additional client references (Borges Real Estate Team, Lovery Real Estate, Brandon Thompson, Davis Agency, RPM Southland, ClearClose Builder Services).

## Territory

- [Territory Check](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/territory-check): Live availability map. One business per category per city. Once claimed, competitors are locked out of that market.
- [Blind Spot Report](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/blindspot): Free visibility diagnostic across all four AI platforms with a 3-step fix list.

## Blog

- [The Answer Engine Blog](https://www.theanswerengine.ai/blog): 150+ in-depth articles on Answer Engine Optimization, AI platform behavior (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Grok, Gemini), schema markup, citation tracking, and vertical-specific AEO strategy.

## Contact

- Email: support@theanswerengine.ai
- Phone: (213) 444-2229
- Strategy call: https://calendly.com/theanswerengine-support/30min
- Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 AM – 6 PM PT
- HQ: Los Angeles, CA

## Key Facts

- Founded: 2025
- Founder: Justin Borges (13+ years in LA real estate, $200M+ in closed transactions)
- Framework: AERO-10 — ten-pillar scoring protocol for AI citation authority
- Delivery model: One-time foundation fee + monthly program fee (quoted per market)
- Guarantee: 90-day citation guarantee (get cited by 2+ AI platforms within 90 days or we keep working at no charge, or refund)
- Territory exclusivity: one business per category per city — permanent lockout once claimed
- Cardinal email rule: ≤1.5 emails per week per client (Monday Brief + Monthly Report + rare instant alerts)