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I built an AEO tool because my first product's users kept asking for it. Here's what happened.
A couple of days ago, my second product officially launched. It's already being used by over a hundred existing users and has brought in dozens of new ones. Honestly, this product was born by accident. About half a year ago, I was still working on my first product. While talking to many customers, a large number of them told me they were using my product to improve their visibility in AI answers. Back then, I was pretty unfamiliar with the term. AI recommendations? What's the point? Then I looked into it and immediately realized this was a huge opportunity. First, AEO is an irreversible trend. More and more people are asking AI all kinds of questions to get solutions — I do it myself. From small things like toothpaste recommendations to big decisions about markets or company strategy, I often ask AI for advice. Second, this space is still in its early stages. There are no dominant players or well-known products. Some established giants like Semrush succeeded in the SEO era, but that doesn't mean they'll do well in AI search. More importantly, my early conversations with dozens of customers helped me understand their real pain point: how to improve AI visibility, not just monitor brand data. I felt this could be a unique opportunity for me. So I built Vismore — the name means bringing more AI exposure to your brand. I originally wanted another name, but it was already taken. Before starting development, I reached out to more existing users, talked through product ideas with them, and invited them to help validate the product. I received over 50 applications and ended up selecting just seven. Each of them paid me $399 per month for three months. If the results weren't there, I promised a full refund — I had to protect our reputation. Fortunately, we made it work. The new product finally launched. Its core mission is to improve your AI visibility and rankings. It helps you design content strategies for specific prompts and lets you publish to platforms like
Vismore shows strong early validation with high-intent paying customers in the rapidly emerging AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) sector. While the founder demonstrates excellent product-market fit agility, the venture faces significant platform risk and long-term defensibility challenges against established SEO incumbents.