AEO and AI search: Red flags
Each of these signals has a mechanism behind it. They are not "beware of cheap offers", they are specific things you can see in the document in front of you.
What to look for in the document in front of you
"First place in ChatGPT"
There is no ranking, no positions, no access. The promise is impossible to deliver and impossible to check, which is exactly why it is used.
AEO sold separately with no different task
If the activity list matches the SEO offer, it is one service with two invoices.
Schema copied onto every page
The same block everywhere means nobody looked at what each page is. It is visible to anyone who opens the source.
Hundreds of generated questions and answers
A section with 300 questions nobody asked does not make a site citable. It makes it long.