The service · AI Search Optimization (AEO/GEO)

AI search optimization, measured and done for you

By Reviewed & updated Measurement-first: figures are median share-of-model with 95% confidence intervals. How we measure.

We get you recommended across the 5 AI engines — ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Grok — plus Google's AI surfaces (AI Overviews & AI Mode), measured separately — and run the full-stack engine behind it: SEO foundation, content, and authority, measured by share-of-model across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. AI-accelerated, you-approved.

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What is AI search optimization?

AI Search Optimization (AEO/GEO) is the practice of getting a brand recommended and cited inside AI-generated answers — the umbrella term covering AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), and AI SEO. We do it done-for-you and full-stack: we measure share-of-model rigorously, fix the SEO foundation with real data, and produce the content + authority end-to-end — then prove it. Most "AEO" shops do only one of those three.

The SEO base and the AI answer are the same fight: 9 in 10 AI Overviews include at least one page that also ranks in the top-10 (seoClarity, 362k queries), yet only ~17% of the individual citations are top-10 pages (BrightEdge, via Omnibound, Feb 2026) — 5 of 6 are cited from beyond it. So crawl + trust still gate everything, but citations are winnable without a #1 ranking — which is why the service is the whole stack, not a dashboard you have to action yourself. What is AEO? → Why it matters →

The full-stack engine

Four layers, run together — because moving share-of-model needs all of them:

SEO foundation

Technical SEO, on-page, SERP/keyword landscape, and backlink/domain work using real DataForSEO data — the base AI answers are built on.

AI-answer measurement

Each buyer prompt runs 10+ times across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Grok — median + confidence interval, reported as share-of-model vs named competitors. How we measure →

Content production

Answer-first pages, comparison tables, FAQs, and articles built to be extracted and cited — written for both search and AI answers.

Off-site authority

The highest-leverage work: getting you into the third-party sources AI pulls from (~95% of citations) — listicles, review sites, communities, directories, and best-effort digital PR.

How we work: AI-speed, you-approved

We're a full, done-for-you agency that runs at AI speed with a human check on everything. Research (Perplexity + DataForSEO) and drafts (content, social, on-page, outreach) are AI-accelerated — and every piece we create for you is reviewed and approved by you before it's published. Nothing we make for you ever goes live without a recorded human approval.

That model is both honest and a selling point: it's faster and higher-margin than a traditional agency, but it never ships unreviewed work or breaks a platform's terms of service. Community/forum answers are drafted but publishing stays human-gated; directories are done-for-you account work; digital PR is best-effort managed pitching, never guaranteed placements.

How you engage — two paths

You can start one-time or ongoing. Either way it's the same full-stack engine; the only difference is whether you want a measured baseline or us running it for you each month. All prices are fixed and public on the pricing pages.

One-time audits

A measured baseline you keep: AI share-of-model across the engines your buyers use, plus the SEO foundation (technical, SERP/keyword, on-page, entity, content, backlink/domain) and a 30/60/90 roadmap. Start free with a teardown, or go straight to the Full Audit most clients begin with.

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Monthly retainers

We run the engine for you — measurement, the SEO foundation, content, and off-site authority — and report against your share-of-model. Three tiers (Growth, Scale, Authority), each requiring a Full or Comprehensive baseline. AI-accelerated, you-approved before anything ships.

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Audit fees are credited to a retainer started within 30 days, and bundles/prepay save more — all laid out on the pricing overview.

Delivery speed. We begin within 1 business day of onboarding + payment. Teardown ~2 business days; Starter Audit ~3; Full Audit ~5; Comprehensive 5–7. Retainers: tracking begins within 2 business days, first report within 7 calendar days; each content piece ~3 business days from approval. Full delivery terms →

What each retainer includes

Every tier is the full-stack engine, scaled to your category. Concretely, each month:

We measure

Weekly share-of-model tracking across your engines vs named competitors, summarized in a report (biweekly on Authority).

We keep you AI-readable

Schema/structured-data upkeep, AI-crawler access, llms.txt, on-page, and entity consistency across the web.

We create content

SEO+AEO assets on your site — comparison pages, FAQs, answer blocks, articles — 1/mo on Growth up to 6–8/mo on Authority, plus social on higher tiers.

We earn authority

Off-site citations, managed community presence, directory listings, backlink acquisition, and best-effort digital PR — where ~95% of AI citations come from.

Need just one piece? Everything below is available à la carte — buy it standalone or stack it on a retainer. See full pricing & buy →

What makes it different

Reproducible measurement with confidence intervals (not screenshots), a real SEO foundation fixed with DataForSEO data, content and authority produced end-to-end, and every asset tuned to what actually performs in your niche — researched across YouTube, Reddit, Dev.to, Hashnode, Medium, Stack Exchange, and search, not guesswork. An honest "what works vs. hype" stance, transparent fixed pricing, and deep focus on developer-tools and B2B SaaS. We measure Claude — which most providers skip but your technical buyers use heavily. And the measurement isn't a black box: we publish the same method in the open — the AI Visibility Index tracks nine developer-tool categories with published confidence intervals, using the method on our methodology page. And it compounds: the system learns which of your pages get cited and gets sharper every cycle — the intelligence loop → See the dev-tools playbook →

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FAQ

What is full-stack AI search optimization?

Getting your brand cited in AI answers by fixing the whole stack underneath it: the classic SEO foundation, answer-first content, and off-site authority — all measured by share-of-model across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, and Grok. AEO only works on an SEO base, so we do both. More on AEO →

Is the work done for me, or do I get a dashboard?

It's fully done for you. We measure, fix the SEO foundation, produce the content, and earn the off-site citations. Research and drafts are AI-accelerated, then you review and approve before anything publishes.

Do you do content, social, and digital PR?

Yes. Depending on tier we produce SEO+AEO content, social content, on-page work, managed community presence, directory listings, and best-effort managed digital-PR pitching. Community publishing stays human-gated and PR placements are never guaranteed.

Do you guarantee rankings or citations?

No honest provider can — AI engines change constantly. We guarantee reproducible measurement and evidence-based work, and we anchor retainers to a measurable share-of-model target and a fixed deliverable cadence.

The complete service estate

Everything the full-stack engine does — five layers run together, and every piece available on its own. This list renders straight from our live offering canon, so it is always exactly what we sell.

AI-answer optimization (AEO/GEO)

Getting named, recommended and cited inside AI answers for the buyer prompts that decide your category — across the five engines we measure (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Gemini, Grok) and the two answer surfaces we position for without measuring (AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot).

Classic SEO foundation

Technical SEO, the SERP/keyword landscape, and on-page so pages can rank organically. AEO rides on this base - the SEO foundation gates crawl + trust - even though most AI-Overview citations now come from beyond the top-10 organic results, so you need both.

Content production (done-for-you)

Answer-first, schema-marked articles, social, and video produced for you and tuned to what performs in your niche.

Off-site authority

The third-party citations, directories, backlinks, PR coverage, and managed community/social presence that AI engines lean on (~95% of citations are off-site).

Measurement & reporting

Reproducible share-of-model measurement (adaptive per-engine sampling — at least 10 runs/engine, never below a 5-run floor — with metric-matched 95% CIs: presence → Wilson, share → bootstrap) plus SEO baselines and ongoing tracking. The proof layer.

Build your stack — by outcome

Want just one piece, or to layer something onto a retainer? Everything the engine does is buyable on its own, grouped by the job you're hiring it for. Fixed prices and buy buttons live on the add-ons pricing page.

Deepen the SEO foundation

Go deeper on the classic-search half of the work: a technical crawl, the SERP/keyword landscape, and a backlink/domain read - the analyses that feed both rankings and how AI models source you.

  • Technical SEO audit
  • SERP / keyword landscape
  • Backlink / domain analysis

Expand into video

Add video to your mix - a full pack (long-form + shorts), or single medium/long/short pieces (original or repurposed from your long-form). Video is a distinct deliverable, never bundled into a retainer by default.

  • Video pack — a SEPARATE add-on — 1 original long-form video + ~4 platform-native shorts repurposed from it each month, with VideoObject schema (includes YouTube)
  • Medium-form video (4-6 min, each)
  • Long-form video (10-12 min, each)
  • Short-form video (each, original)
  • Short-form video (repurposed from your long-form)

Accelerate off-site authority

Build the third-party signals AI quotes: a managed off-site authority program, directory pushes (Boost / Growth / Authority), active backlink acquisition, and best-effort digital PR. This is AI-visibility authority work, not link-spam - measured on ourselves and published, wins or not.

  • Off-site Authority
  • Directory listing - Boost (30+)
  • Directory listing - Growth (60+)
  • Directory listing - Authority (100+)
  • Digital PR (best-effort)

Amplify content

More of the content that earns citations: SEO+AEO blog posts (single or a discounted 4-pack) and a managed monthly social pack.

  • SEO+AEO blog post
  • Social content pack — 12 original posts/mo, each written from scratch and platform-tuned (text + a generated image where the platform rewards one), posted to your chosen social accounts. Carousels and video are NOT included.

Get the foundation set up

The one-time index & entity plumbing every AI engine reads you through.

  • Entity & Index Setup

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What each tier covers — the scope, at a glance

Coverage is scope — the layers and tiers a plan actively works, not an outcome we promise. Measured gives you the baseline; the retainers execute across more of your citable footprint as you move up. Every plan reports the full measurement stack.

Per-tier coverage scope
ScopeMeasuredGrowthScaleAuthority
What the tier doesMeasures — no executionExecutes the stackExecutes the stackExecutes the stack
Service layers engaged
of the 5 — measurement, AEO, SEO, content, off-site authority
2 of 54 of 55 of 55 of 5
Citation-control tiers worked
of the 4 AI cites from — owned, listings, reviews & social, earned
1 of 41 of 43 of 44 of 4
Monthly measurement report
never gated by tier
all 6 layersall 6 layersall 6 layersall 6 layers

Scope only — the tiers differ in how much we execute, not in what we measure. The overall coverage picture — Coverage → Control → Influence → Earned (the earned tier best-effort, never guaranteed) — is in the Citation Control Map just below.

Most AEO optimizes only the slice of citations you own. Here's the whole map — all four tiers AI cites from, and how much of it we actually work.

Clear Cited works all four tiers

Coverage 100% · Control ~86% · Influence ~94% · Earned (best-effort)

Most AEO optimizes the ~44% you own. Clear Cited works all four tiers.

Control ~86% · influence ~94% · the last ~6% earned — worked, not guaranteed.

Source: Yext (6.8M citations), 2025-10 — a third-party citation-tier mix, not measured by our AI Visibility Index (which tracks share-of-model); illustrative of the tier split until we publish our own measured citation-source mix

Coverage is the scope of what we work — never a control or ranking guarantee. · See the full Citation Control Map →