When prospects ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or Perplexity to recommend a business like yours, you need to be in the answer. We make that happen.
The Shift
58%
of searches now end without a click
40%+
of users prefer asking AI to traditional search
Growing
share of local service discovery mediated by AI
Google still matters. But more of your customers are skipping it entirely. They are asking AI assistants for a recommendation and going with whoever shows up in the answer. If your business is not part of what those models retrieve, you are invisible to a growing share of the market.
What AI Search Looks Like
When a prospect asks an AI for a recommendation, the businesses that come up are the ones that showed up—not necessarily the best ones.
Asked ChatGPT "best HVAC company near me" — competitors are listed. Most local providers are not.
What We Do
Not a checklist. Each item is executed to a standard that AI models actually respond to.
Categories, services, attributes, photos, posts, Q&A, review velocity. Done properly, not the checklist version. Your GBP is the most-cited source in local AI answers.
RealSelf for med spas, Angi and BBB for trades, Houzz for remodelers, Healthgrades and Zocdoc for medical, Avvo for legal. Mapped to your vertical, not a generic list of directories nobody uses.
LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ, and Review schema so every page is machine-readable. This is what AI engines lift from when they construct answers. Most local sites have none of it.
Post-service review request flow that runs continuously without manual work from you. Volume and recency are the two strongest local ranking signals in AI answers, and the gap between optimized and unoptimized businesses here is significant.
Call tracking numbers and form analytics so you see exactly which leads came from AI search versus traditional channels. You know what is working and what is not.
How It Works
We run your business through every relevant AI model and directory to show exactly what comes up—and what does not. You see where competitors are winning and what specific gaps are holding you back. No commitment required to get this report.
We handle every deliverable: GBP optimization, directory claims and buildout, schema implementation across your site, and the review automation system. You do not lift a finger. At the end of 30 days, the foundation is in place across all relevant platforms.
After setup, the monthly retainer covers ongoing optimization as AI models evolve, continuous review generation, schema updates when you add services, and a monthly tracker that shows visibility increases across every platform we are managing. You see exactly where your business shows up in AI answers and how it changes month over month.
Pricing
No discovery calls required to find out what this costs.
Initial audit
Free
One-time setup fee
$1,500
Ongoing monthly retainer
$300/month
No commission structures. No long-term contracts. Cancel anytime. The work either produces results or it does not—we keep earning the relationship every month.
Free audit, no commitment. We show you exactly what is missing before you spend anything.
Who This Is For
Local service businesses doing $500K to $5M in annual revenue. Single-location owner-operators whose customers research before they hire. Examples: custom home builders, remodelers, HVAC companies, roofers, dental and orthodontic practices, med spas, boutique law firms, financial advisors, specialty contractors.
If your customers ask for recommendations before they hire—online or from an AI—AEO applies to you regardless of where you operate.
FAQ
Answer Engine Optimization is the practice of making your business visible inside AI-generated answers from tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity. When someone asks an AI to recommend a service in their area, AEO is what makes you part of the recommendation.
SEO targets blue-link results on Google. AEO targets the answers AI models generate by retrieving and citing sources. The signals overlap—good content, structured data, citations across the web—but AEO weights different things. Entity recognition, structured Q&A content, directory presence, and review depth all matter more than backlinks alone.
Yes, and local is where the lift is largest right now. AI models routinely cite Google Business Profiles, directory listings like Angi and BBB, and content from local sites when answering "best X near me" queries. Most local businesses are not optimized for these signals, so even modest work moves the needle fast.
First wins typically appear inside 30 to 60 days, mainly through Google Business Profile and directory work. Compounding gains from review velocity and schema improvements show up over the following three to six months.
Ongoing optimization across every platform we set up, continuous review request flow, schema updates as you add services, monthly performance report with attribution, and unlimited adjustments to your listings as your business changes.
Three metrics: appearances in AI answers across ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity for your target queries; tracked calls and form submissions attributed to AEO sources; and Google Business Profile actions (calls, direction requests, website clicks) month over month.
Showing up on Google is one signal. AI models pull from many more sources, and the businesses they cite are often not the same as the top Google results. AEO ensures you are present across all of them.
No one credible guarantees rankings, and you should not work with anyone who does. What we do guarantee is the deliverables: every platform set up correctly, schema in place on every page, review system running, and full attribution tracking. The results follow from the work.
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We show you exactly where you are invisible and where competitors are winning. Takes 20 minutes to review together.