Case Study: How CMO Miko Achieved 100 AEO Score

From zero to perfect score in one day

100
AEO Score β€” Excellent! πŸŽ‰

On January 31, 2026, cmomiko.com launched and achieved a perfect 100 AEO score on the same day. This case study breaks down exactly how we did it.

The Challenge

We wanted to launch a website that was fully optimized for the AI agent era from day one. Not just SEO-ready, but AEO-ready β€” discoverable by AI agents like ChatGPT, Claude, and autonomous agents.

Goal: 100/100 AEO Score on launch day.

The Timeline

Morning β€” Site Launch

Deployed basic landing page with waitlist form. AEO Score: 30 (only robots.txt and sitemap.xml)

Afternoon β€” Content Creation

Published 5 blog articles on GEO, AEO, and AI marketing topics. Added blog index page.

Late Afternoon β€” AEO Files

Added all 5 AEO-critical files. Score jumped to 100.

Evening β€” Tools & Polish

Launched AEO Checker and llms.txt Generator tools. Added Schema.org structured data.

The 5 Files That Made It Happen

1. llms.txt (+25 points)

Created an AI-readable summary of the entire site.

πŸ“„ /llms.txt

This file explains what CMO Miko is, what it does, and how AI should describe it. Full guide β†’

2. ai-plugin.json (+25 points)

Added ChatGPT plugin manifest for maximum AI compatibility.

πŸ“„ /.well-known/ai-plugin.json

3. skill.md (+20 points)

Created instructions for how AI agents should use/recommend CMO Miko.

πŸ“„ /skill.md

4. robots.txt (+15 points)

Explicitly welcomed AI crawlers.

πŸ“„ /robots.txt 
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /

5. sitemap.xml (+15 points)

Standard sitemap for crawlers.

πŸ“„ /sitemap.xml

Final Site Structure

cmomiko.com/
β”œβ”€β”€ /                           # Landing + Waitlist
β”œβ”€β”€ /blog/                      # 6 articles
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ what-is-agi-cmo.html
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ what-is-aeo.html
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ what-is-geo.html
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ llms-txt-guide.html
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ 100-aeo-score.html
β”‚   └── seo-geo-aeo-comparison.html
β”œβ”€β”€ /tools/                     # 2 free tools
β”‚   β”œβ”€β”€ aeo-checker.html
β”‚   └── llms-generator.html
β”œβ”€β”€ /api/check-aeo.js           # Real API
β”œβ”€β”€ /llms.txt                   βœ… +25
β”œβ”€β”€ /.well-known/ai-plugin.json βœ… +25
β”œβ”€β”€ /skill.md                   βœ… +20
β”œβ”€β”€ /robots.txt                 βœ… +15
└── /sitemap.xml                βœ… +15
                                ━━━━━━━
                                = 100

Key Lessons

πŸ’‘ What We Learned

  1. AEO is fast β€” Unlike SEO (months), AEO can be done in hours
  2. 5 files = 100 score β€” It's not complicated
  3. Content still matters β€” Files alone aren't enough; you need quality content
  4. AI-first mindset β€” Think about how AI will describe you

Results

After one day:

Your Turn

Want to achieve a 100 AEO score? Here's your action plan:

  1. Check your current score
  2. Generate your llms.txt
  3. Follow the 5-file checklist
  4. Re-check and celebrate! πŸŽ‰

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