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Google + AI search / US market / Worldwide

Be the
answer when
buyers are
choosing.

We help companies earn visibility, citations and new customers across Google and AI search.

B2B or B2C, software or a local business: your buyers compare options across Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude and review sites. We cover the entire journey.

Where your brand appears / 4 questions, 3 enginesSample data
  1. Purchasebest accounting software for Shopify sellers with multi-state sales tax
    ChatGPT
    Not mentioned
    Perplexity
    You#4your brand named, position 4
    Gemini
    Not mentioned
  2. Problemhow to reconcile Shopify payouts with bank deposits
    ChatGPT
    You#5your brand named, position 5
    Perplexity
    Not mentioned
    Gemini
    Not mentioned
  3. Alternativealternatives to spreadsheet bookkeeping for a growing Shopify store
    ChatGPT
    You#3your brand named, position 3
    Perplexity
    You#2your brand named, position 2
    Gemini
    Not mentioned
  4. Objectionis automated sales tax filing accurate for multi-state sellers
    ChatGPT
    Not mentioned
    Perplexity
    You#4your brand named, position 4
    Gemini
    Not mentioned

Your brand mentioned in 5 of 12 answers

We map the buyer questions, the sources and the competitors shaping those answers. Then we close the gaps and run the same questions again to show what moved.

What we do

Fix what's blocking your visibility.

We investigate the gaps in your website, content, and wider online presence. Then we prioritize what matters and handle the agreed improvements, not just the recommendations.

  1. 01

    Make your website easier to find and understand

    We resolve verified technical issues and clarify the pages that explain your business, services, and products.

  2. 02

    Answer the questions behind a purchase

    We research, write, and publish useful pages that help customers compare options and decide whether you fit their needs.

  3. 03

    Build recognition beyond your website

    We pursue relevant coverage and mentions, using the sources in your market to guide where we focus.

You see the work completed, the changes we observe, and the next priorities.

The engagement

What you actually get.

A senior-led program that grows where you show up across Google, AI answers and the sources they cite, and reports what actually moved.

You'll get

  • A fixed panel of your buyers' real questions, measured across Google and AI
  • One visibility plan for Google and AI answers, not two disconnected efforts
  • Technical, entity and schema fixes shipped, not just listed
  • The keywords, entities and prompts that shape those answers, researched
  • Answer-first commercial pages and expert-led content
  • Presence in the third-party sources AI answers cite
  • Live visibility tracking, with the scorecard and raw data you keep

What we work toward

  • Showing up for the questions that bring customers
  • Getting named and cited ahead of competitors
  • Turning organic visibility into leads and revenue

How we work

  • A senior strategist on every engagement
  • Regular measurement and a strategy call, from monthly to weekly by scope
  • A live visibility dashboard and written analysis each cycle
  • A documented decision every cycle: scale, revise or stop

The search-to-answer loop

Measure, Map, Fix, Expand, Re-measure, Attribute.

One measurable loop for Google and AI search. Every cycle ends with a documented decision: scale, revise or stop.

  1. 01

    Measure real buyer questions

    We turn real sales questions, objections, comparisons and search demand into a fixed commercial question panel.

    Question intakeSample
    is automated sales tax filing accurate...
    Sales call, objection
    alternatives to spreadsheet bookkeeping...
    CRM, lost-deal note
    how to reconcile Shopify payouts...
    Support theme
    best accounting software for Shopify...
    Search Console
  2. 02

    Build the observable Source Map

    We record the brands, visible citations, recurring domains, descriptions and competitor gaps around each priority cluster.

    Source ledgerSample
    Review platform category page
    9/12 / includes you
    Industry listicle, ecommerce accounting
    7/12 / omits you
    Competitor A comparison page
    5/12 / omits you
    Tax compliance publication guide
    4/12 / omits you
  3. 03

    Fix the owned narrative

    We remove technical blockers and build clear category, product, comparison, use-case, proof and answer pages.

    Page briefSample
    Page
    Multi-state sales tax for Shopify sellers
    Answer first
    Who it fits, in two sentences
    Evidence
    Filing accuracy method, customer quote, pricing
    Blocker fixed
    Plan table now server-rendered
  4. 04

    Expand external authority

    We pursue legitimate contextual presence across publications, listicles, reviews, partners, podcasts, YouTube and authentic communities.

    Outreach logSample
    Industry listicle, ecommerce accounting
    Editor contacted
    Tax compliance publication guide
    Data offered for update
    Shopify sellers forum thread
    Founder answer, disclosed
    YouTube review, sales tax apps
    Demo account offered
  5. 05

    Re-measure the same panel

    We repeat the fixed questions under documented conditions and report movement, volatility, unchanged gaps and raw evidence.

    Run comparisonSample
    Panel
    Same 40 questions
    Engines
    ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini
    Conditions
    en-US / logged out / 4 repeats
    Run 01 / Run 02
    Sep 2 / scheduled for day 90
  6. 06

    Connect visibility to revenue signals

    We combine answer tracking with analytics, AI referrals, branded search, self-reported attribution, CRM data and sales feedback.

    Attribution fieldSample
    Form question
    How did you hear about us?
    Options
    Google / AI assistant / Review site / Colleague
    Routed to
    CRM source field
    Reported with
    AI referrals, branded search, sales

Pricing

Choose how we work together.

Choose a focused website fix or ongoing SEO and AI visibility support. We handle the research, the agreed implementation, and the reporting. Not just the recommendations.

One-time

Website Audit & Fixes

$1,650one-time

One agreed project

We audit your existing website, implement the agreed improvements, and check that the fixes are working.

An existing site that needs a clear picture and the fixes actually done.

  • Audit of up to 15 priority pages
  • Baseline check of your presence in search and AI
  • Agreed technical fixes, up to 8 hours of implementation in total
  • Improvement of up to 3 key pages
  • Re-check that fixes work, plus a change log and handover

Monthly programRecommended

SEO + AI Growth

$2,600/month

1-month initial term, billed monthly.

A clear plan, published content and ongoing improvements.

We handle the research, website updates, content and outreach, then show you what changed.

  • Everything in Website Audit & Fixes, included in month one, with no separate setup fee
  • 5 new pages or articles a month, researched, written, fact-checked, edited, published and internally linked
  • Outreach to 5 relevant sites a month, with a log of who we contacted and what was published
  • Technical implementation: up to 8 hours in month one, then up to 4 hours a month
  • Visibility tracking for up to 25 priority buyer questions
  • Regular monitoring in Rankry*, with a monthly report and one working call

Monthly program

Market Leader

$4,100/month

3-month initial term, billed monthly.

More implementation. A stronger presence beyond your website.

A more intensive program combining content, technical improvements and targeted outreach.

  • Everything in SEO + AI Growth
  • 10 new pages or articles plus 2 major updates a month
  • Technical implementation: up to 10 hours a month, including the first
  • Outreach to 10 relevant sites a month
  • Visibility tracking for up to 50 priority buyer questions
  • Regular monitoring in Rankry*, with a monthly report and two working calls

* Rankry is our own AI-visibility measurement platform. rankry.ai

Built for the way buyers research now

  • Google
  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Gemini
  • Claude
  • Grok
  • Review sites

Independent agency. Platform names describe measured search surfaces; no affiliation is implied.

Ranking is no longer the whole job.

A buyer may discover a problem on Google, ask an AI assistant for a shortlist, validate the options on a review site and arrive at your website without clicking the original source.

A Google-only strategy misses part of that journey. A GEO-only strategy ignores the search foundation and credible sources that make AI visibility possible.

This is why we work every step of this path

  1. SearchDiscovers the problem on Google.
  2. AskAsks an AI assistant for a shortlist.
  3. CompareChecks reviews, listicles and video.
  4. VerifyValidates claims in sources it trusts.
  5. ChooseArrives direct, often without clicking the source.

To help your brand be discovered, be understood, be cited, be chosen

  1. Visibility for high-intent searches and buyer questions, not empty traffic.

    BusinessQualified visits from the questions that precede a purchase.

  2. Category, product, audience, pricing and proof made unambiguous to people and machines.

    BusinessFewer wrong descriptions in answers and fewer unqualified demos.

  3. Evidence worth quoting, and presence in the sources answer engines already rely on.

    BusinessYour brand appears where buyers check claims, not only on your site.

  4. Organic discovery turned into qualified visits, calls, bookings, demos and sales.

    BusinessVisibility reported next to revenue signals, not instead of them.

Source intelligence before content

Find the sources behind the observable answer.

We ask the AI engines your buyers use the same questions your buyers ask. We save every answer and every source it cites, see where competitors keep showing up instead of you, and turn those gaps into a plan.

Source mapSample data
Sample data. For the selected buyer question: brands named in answers across 12 runs, recurring visible citations, and the owned, earned and proof gaps that follow. A table version follows the diagram.

Buyer questions

Named in answers

  • Competitor Aavg #1.411/12
  • Competitor Bavg #2.110/12
  • Competitor Cavg #3.26/12
  • Your brandavg #4.03/12

Recurring visible citations

  • Review platform category pageReview9/12Includes you
  • Industry listicle: ecommerce accounting toolsListicle7/12Omits you
  • Competitor A comparison pageVendor5/12Omits you
  • Tax compliance publication guidePublication4/12Omits you

OwnedFix or publish

Owned gaps

Category, product, comparison, alternative, use-case, pricing, proof and FAQ pages.

This questionNo page answers multi-state sales tax for Shopify sellers

EarnedPitch or earn

Earned gaps

Publications, listicles, reviews, partners, podcasts and video where competitors appear.

This questionAbsent from the listicle cited in 7 of 12 runs

ProofCollect or validate

Proof gaps

Customer evidence, real reviews, original data, examples and consistent product claims.

This questionNo public reviews mention sales tax filing

Table view of this map
Sample Source Map as a table
QuestionNamed in answers (of 12)Recurring citations (of 12)Gaps
best accounting software for Shopify sellers with multi-state sales taxCompetitor A 11; Competitor B 10; Competitor C 6; Your brand 3Review platform category page 9 (includes you); Industry listicle: ecommerce accounting tools 7 (omits you); Competitor A comparison page 5 (omits you); Tax compliance publication guide 4 (omits you)Owned: No page answers multi-state sales tax for Shopify sellers; Earned: Absent from the listicle cited in 7 of 12 runs; Proof: No public reviews mention sales tax filing
how to reconcile Shopify payouts with bank depositsCompetitor B 8; Your brand 4; Competitor A 3Shopify sellers forum thread 8 (omits you); YouTube review: sales tax apps compared 5 (omits you); App marketplace listing 3 (includes you)Owned: Help article exists but is not indexable; Earned: No founder or expert presence in the recurring forum thread; Proof: No walkthrough video of the payout reconciliation flow
alternatives to spreadsheet bookkeeping for a growing Shopify storeCompetitor C 9; Your brand 7; Competitor A 7Industry listicle: ecommerce accounting tools 6 (omits you); Review platform category page 6 (includes you); App marketplace listing 4 (includes you)Owned: No alternatives page for spreadsheet users; Earned: Missing from the same listicle as q1; Proof: Migration time from spreadsheets is not documented
is automated sales tax filing accurate for multi-state sellersCompetitor A 10; Competitor B 6; Your brand 2Tax compliance publication guide 9 (omits you); Competitor A comparison page 6 (omits you); Review platform category page 4 (includes you)Owned: Filing accuracy is claimed but never explained; Earned: Not referenced by the compliance guide cited in 9 of 12 runs; Proof: No original data on filing error rates

Want to see this map for your own brand?

Not an AI content factory

More pages are not the strategy. Better evidence is.

We don’t sell

  • Hundreds of generic AI articles
  • Guaranteed ChatGPT rankings
  • Fake community accounts
  • PBNs, bulk links or undisclosed placements

We do

  1. 01Measure the real questions buyers ask
  2. 02Fix the evidence on pages you own
  3. 03Widen credible third-party consensus
  4. 04Rerun the same test and show the raw evidence

See what that looks like for your company. A 30-minute call to review where you stand and how we would approach it.

Start where you have a credible right to win.

Head term

best accounting software

Every competitor with a bigger budget is fighting for this one.

Right-to-win question / Purchase intentSample data

best accounting software for US Shopify sellers with multi-state sales tax

Current answer
Competitors A, B and C named first. Your brand at #4 in 3 of 12 runs.
Sources
Review category page, ecommerce accounting listicle, Competitor A comparison page
Owned gap
No page answers multi-state sales tax for Shopify sellers
Earned gap
Absent from the listicle cited in 7 of 12 runs
Proof gap
No public reviews mention sales tax filing
Next action
Publish the comparison page, then pitch the listicle with filing data

The first 90 days target 10-15 narrow, high-intent questions like this one. Not the whole market. A measurable capture you can defend.

See the audit

Built for companies with something real to prove.

  1. 01

    B2B and B2C companies with a proven offer, from software to local services.

  2. 02

    Teams already publishing content without commercial lift.

  3. 03

    Companies missing from AI shortlists while competitors appear.

Not a fit

  • You want guaranteed rankings or sales by a fixed date.
  • You want hundreds of cheap AI articles.
  • You are pre-product or still finding product-market fit.
  • You expect a guaranteed ChatGPT ranking.
  • Nobody can give us expert or implementation access.

Fit

  • Buyers research your category before they speak to sales.
  • A new customer is worth enough to justify compounding organic growth.
  • Competitors appear in search results or AI shortlists where you do not.
  • Your product has real expertise, data, customers or outcomes to prove.
  • You want a senior partner, not a content-volume vendor.

Sounds like your company? Let’s check where you stand.

Before you hire us.

No, but the disciplines overlap. SEO improves discoverability in traditional search and in the web indexes many AI experiences retrieve from. AI search work adds stable prompt measurement, citation-source analysis, entity clarity, answer-friendly evidence and third-party consensus. We run them together because buyers experience one journey, not separate departments.

No honest agency can control a third-party model, its retrieval system, personalization or future updates. We improve the accessible evidence, technical clarity and trusted signals associated with your brand, then measure whether presence and description accuracy improve over time.

Recent sales conversations, customer objections, win/loss notes, support themes, search data, product evidence and customer research. Your team validates commercial importance before a question joins the fixed KPI panel. Personal information is redacted before any transcript is processed.

We record the tested question, the raw answer, visible citations, named competitors and changes across comparable runs. We cannot see hidden retrieval steps, training sources or causal signals inside a third-party model. We report the observable footprint and label inference as inference.

We define a stable panel of commercially relevant buyer questions, test it across agreed engines under consistent conditions, save the raw answers and cited sources, and track mention rate, recommendation rate, citation coverage, share of voice and description accuracy. We pair that with search, referral, conversion, self-reported attribution and CRM data where available.

Technical and entity corrections can show movement within weeks. Competitive non-brand rankings, shortlist inclusion and third-party authority normally take months. The first 90 days establish the baseline, remove blockers, publish priority evidence and create the first measurable movement. They do not promise category dominance.

We use AI to speed up research, clustering, analysis and drafting support. Strategy, fact-checking, expert interviews, editorial judgment and final accountability stay human. Nothing is published because a model generated it.

Paid media, guaranteed placements, paid-link inventory, full website redesigns, complex software development, translations and third-party platform fees sit outside the standard retainers unless they are explicitly scoped and approved in writing.

It depends on scope: how many products and markets, how many competitors, and how much execution you want from us versus your own team. We work that out on a strategy call and send a written scope with a fixed monthly fee. No surprise proposal, no 12-month lock-in on entry programs.

Find the gap before you fund the fix

See whether your brand makes the shortlist.

On a call we show where your brand shows up across three AI engines, how you compare with one competitor, and the three clearest gaps to close.

A strategist reviews every request personally. No generic automated report.

Ivan Rud, Founder

Ivan Rud

Founder

You will speak directly with the person responsible for strategy.