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Austin Heaton
Will Leatherman
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How B2B SaaS Can Win in AI Search With Claude Cowork

45 min
Jun 10, 2026 12:00 PM

What you'll learn

Why Domain Authority doesn't predict AI citations

Understand the gap between what Moz and Ahrefs measure and what LLMs actually weight.

What "entity authority" actually means in AEO

Define the concept, see how it's earned, and where to start auditing your own.

How to shift your SEO scorecard for the AI era

Replace DA-chasing with the metrics that move AI search rankings.

Why this topic matters

Domain Authority built two decades of B2B SaaS dashboards. But ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity don't check Moz before citing a source — they check entity recognition. DA-70 SaaS companies are losing AI search to DA-30 challengers with stronger entity profiles. Austin outranked every Rise competitor in AI search using entity authority. He shows SaaS operators where to redirect effort.

You'll learn from

Austin Heaton

Austin Heaton

Head of Content / SEO / AEO at Rise

Will Leatherman

Will Leatherman

Founder, Catalyst GTM Agency

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