SAGE - A four-stage loop for systematic AEO improvement. Not a one-time checklist but a recurring workflow you run to stay oriented as answer engines evolve.
"What time is it?" - The diagnostic question that determines which SAGE stage to focus on. Match your current situation to the stage, then execute.
Setup - Decide what you're tracking and why
Analyze - Define where you're winning and losing
Generate - Turn gaps into shipped work
Engineer - Make what worked repeatable
"We don't know what to track yet" - Setup time
"We're not sure what's missing or why we're losing" - Analyze time
"We know the gap but nothing is shipping" - Generate time
"It's working but it's manual every time" - Engineer time
Setup
Analyze
Generate
Engineer
SAGE - A four-stage loop for systematic AEO improvement. Not a one-time checklist but a recurring workflow you run to stay oriented as answer engines evolve.
"What time is it?" - The diagnostic question that determines which SAGE stage to focus on. Match your current situation to the stage, then execute.
Setup - Decide what you're tracking and why
Analyze - Define where you're winning and losing
Generate - Turn gaps into shipped work
Engineer - Make what worked repeatable
"We don't know what to track yet" - Setup time
"We're not sure what's missing or why we're losing" - Analyze time
"We know the gap but nothing is shipping" - Generate time
"It's working but it's manual every time" - Engineer time
Setup
Analyze
Generate
Engineer
