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Services / AI search · GEO

Be cited inside AI search,not just ranked underneath.

We engineer your site to be the source generative engines pull from. Schema depth, citation engineering, AI-readable content, and AIO-aware PPC — one operator-led team, no agency layer.

Looking for a GEO agency?

A GEO agency that’s one senior operator.

Shopping for a GEO agency to get your catalog cited inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews? Here’s the honest version: you get one senior operator who does the work — schema, entity, and citation engineering on a real catalog — not an account manager and a layer of juniors.

Specifically a GEO agency for industrial e-commerce — hydraulics, MRO, and technical distribution — where the win is being the source engines quote, not ranking a blog post.

The market reality

What changed in 18 months. Structural, not cyclical.

Technical-distribution e‑commerce is the canary. Three metrics moved in lockstep across our client portfolio and the public benchmarks — and none of them are going back.

  • Δ · 18 months

    +0%

    CPC costs

    B2B paid-search benchmark · WordStream + Tinuiti, 2025

  • Δ · 18 months

    0%

    CTR on AIO-triggered queries

    BrightEdge + Pew AIO tracker, Q1 2026

  • Δ · 18 months

    +0%

    Lost backlinks · informational

    Ahrefs Content Explorer, Aug 2024–Jan 2026

What we ship

Six services. One operator-led team.

Be cited inside AI Overviews, not just ranked underneath.

Schema rewrites, citation engineering, AIO-aware paid acceleration. The gravity well — most engagements start here because schema + citation work produces the fastest visible wins.

See the AI Search & GEO page
schema.org/Product · JSON-LDexcerpt
{
  "@type": "Product",
  "name": "1/2" NPT–JIC Fitting",
  "brand": "Parker Hannifin",
  "sku": "P-37-NPT-08",
  "offers": {
    "price": "24.50",
    "availability": "InStock"
  }
}
AIO-parseable · 9/9 required properties

The sixth service

Need all five coordinated under one operator?

Full Growth Ownership runs AI search, catalog, editorial, dev, and outbound as a single accountable engagement. Fractional GTM Engineer (Shape A) from $20K/mo, or 4-in-1 Coordinated Retainer (Shape B) from $12K/mo.

A 3-phase adaptation framework.

One operator, three sequential phases. Each phase has an exit criterion that clears before we move — so gains compound instead of stacking on an unbuilt foundation.

Phase · 01

Foundation

Months 1–3

Start

Outcome by end of phase

+0%

AIO citations

Phase · 02

Amplify

Months 4–9

Outcome by end of phase

+0%

qualified leads

Phase · 03

Lead

Months 10+

Outcome by end of phase

0.0×

ARR multiple

  1. AI-Ready Foundation

    Technical, structural, and content fundamentals that make your store legible to AI parsers and ranking models.

    • Technical excellence

      Schema, product feeds, site speed, mobile-first — the AI parser's preconditions.

    • Platform diversification

      YouTube and LinkedIn presence calibrated to a technical buyer audience.

    • Content clarity

      Product pages and guides structured for AI parsing and H-E-E-A-T alignment.

    • Frictionless checkout

      Modern payment paths and quote flows that match technical-buyer expectations.

  2. Authority & Engagement

    Topical depth, citation engineering, and engagement systems that compound your visibility quarter over quarter.

    • Hyper-personalization

      Customer data drives tailored experiences that lift CLV.

    • Intelligent PPC

      Paid search adapted for AI ad surfaces and conversational queries.

    • Omnichannel SEO

      Unified messaging across every surface AI engines crawl.

    • AI-driven insights

      New visibility KPIs that keep the strategy honest quarter over quarter.

  3. Sustainable Growth

    Ongoing optimization cycles that ride algorithm changes instead of reacting to them.

    • Cited authority strategy

      Pillar pages, topic clusters, and structured data tuned for generative engines.

    • Digital PR & citation engineering

      Trade press, podcasts, webinars — sources AI engines preferentially reference.

    • AI trust monitoring

      Brand sentiment, citation tracking, and competitive positioning inside AI surfaces.

    • Compounding revenue cycles

      A/B testing, lifecycle systems, and revenue-per-visitor optimization.

Build vs buy

How we compare. Honestly.

Not every buyer should hire us. For some you’re better with a generalist agency; for others, an in-house head of SEO. Here’s the honest read.

Sale Solution compared to a typical SEO agency and an in-house hire across eight buying dimensions.
Dimension

Recommended

Sale Solution

Alternative

Typical SEO agency

Alternative

In-house hire

AI-search / GEO depthCore competencyAdd-on at bestIf you can hire it
Vertical specialisationIndustrial / technical-distributionGeneralistYours by default
Who actually does the workThe operator on the callJunior team after handoffYour hire
Time to first shipped changeWeek 1–2Month 2–3Hiring cycle: 3–6 months
Fixed cost / month$8–14k retainer$5–25k retainer$15–25k all-in / FTE
Reporting cadenceMonthly outcome review · weekly SlackQuarterly business reviewWhenever you ask
Risk if it doesn’t work90-day exit, no obligation12-month contractSeverance + rehire cost
Where this wins$5–50M ARR · technical e-comGeneric DTC · early stage$50M+ ARR · enterprise

Not in the “Sale Solution” row? We’ll tell you on the first call — and we’ll usually recommend who you should hire instead.

From the learning hub

The vocabulary, and the roles behind it.

Free, ungated reference for the work above — the definitions AI engines actually cite, and what these roles look like if you ever hire in-house.

How to work with us

Three ways in. All priced.

No discovery calls before the proposal. Pick the shape that fits, we tighten the scope on the first call, and you see the SOW within 48 hours.

  • 4 weeks · fixed scope

    Sprint

    $12–24k

    "Show me this works before we commit."

    • Single-category schema rewrite
    • 20–40 page content restructure
    • 90-day AIO citation tracker
    • One executive readout
  • Most engagements start here

    Quarterly · ongoing

    Operator Retainer

    $8–14k / month

    "We know we have the structural problem. Fix it."

    • Schema, content & feed engineering on cadence
    • Citation building + topical authority work
    • Monthly outcome reviews on the metrics that matter
    • Direct Slack to the operator (no PMs)
  • Multi-service · 3–6 month minimum

    Full Growth Ownership

    From $20K/ month

    When you need more than this service alone. We run AI search, content, outbound, dev, and catalog work as a coordinated growth function — strategy through execution, one operator accountable.

    • Fractional GTM Engineer (Shape A) from $20K/mo
    • 4-in-1 Coordinated Retainer (Shape B) from $12K/mo
    • One operator across multiple services, written quote in 24 hours

Need something different — M&A diligence, in-house team training, board-level GEO advisory? Get in touch.

What happens after you book

First 30 days. No black box.

Every founder we’ve worked with was burned by an opaque agency at some point. The timeline below is what you can expect from the moment you book the call.

  1. Day 0

    Start here

    15-minute call · no deck

    You paste 3–5 high-revenue category URLs. We walk through them live: schema completeness, AIO-readiness, citation gaps.

    You’ll see

    You leave with the single change that has the highest payback.

  2. Day 1–2

    Written diagnostic + SOW

    One-page audit emailed within 24h. If we're a fit, an SOW follows in another 24h — scope, deliverables, fixed start date.

    You’ll see

    You decide. We don't chase.

  3. Week 1

    Access + baseline + first-shipped-change

    Read access to GA4 / GSC / your CMS. Baseline crawl + citation snapshot. We ship one visible change so trajectory starts immediately.

    You’ll see

    First measurable lift on a target query.

  4. Week 2–3

    Schema rewrite + answer-hub structure

    Product schema rebuilt across top 200 SKUs. Category pages restructured for AIO scannability. First answer hub published.

    You’ll see

    AIO citation tracker shows movement on top 50 commercial queries.

  5. Week 4

    First outcome review

    Schema completeness, AIO citation rate, citation-share vs competitors. Three forward bets for next 60 days.

    You’ll see

    Lagging revenue indicators start to move months 4–6.

Case study · Industrial hydraulics distributor · Aug 2024 – Jan 2025

1,840 to 2,640 qualified leads / mo. No new ad spend.

+800 leads per month

Additional qualified leads per month by January — roughly +43.5% on the August baseline.

Six-month engagement across technical SEO, content authority, and a tighter PPC stack. Product schema rewrite, 150+ category pages restructured for AI scannability, dedicated answer hubs for engineering queries. The chart tracks qualified inbounds — not impressions, not raw sessions.

Qualified leads · per monthSource: client’s CRM, anonymized · monthly aggregate
1,5002,0002,5003,000Aug · 1,840 leads · +0 from baselineSep · 1,990 leads · +150 from baselineOct · 2,210 leads · +370 from baselineNov · 2,360 leads · +520 from baselineDec · 2,480 leads · +640 from baselineJan · 2,640 leads · +800 from baselineAugSepOctNovDecJan2,640
They rebuilt our product schema and rewrote our pillar pages so AI Overviews cite us instead of the manufacturer. Qualified leads doubled inside two quarters.
Operations DirectorIndustrial hydraulics distributor · ~8,500 SKUs
$378M
Revenue driven for clients
91%
Client retention rate
2.5x
Average ROI in 12 months
96
Net Promoter Score

Services FAQ

Questions on the work itself.

Engagement specifics. Stack questions. The honest sizing thresholds.

  • 01How is this different from a typical SEO agency?

    One operator owns strategy, schema, content, and reporting — not four sub-agencies stitched together. Specialisation in considered-purchase verticals (industrial distribution, technical B2B, local service businesses), not generalist. Published prices, 24-hour SOWs, 90-day exit.

  • 02What's the difference between GEO and SEO?

    SEO targets traditional ranking. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) targets being the source AI engines pull from when they generate an answer. AIO citations, ChatGPT/Perplexity mentions, AI-shopping retrieval are GEO surfaces.

    We do both because revenue flows through both. Most engagements weight 60% GEO / 40% SEO in 2026.

  • 03Why is our organic traffic declining despite ranking well?

    AI Overviews answer queries inside the SERP, eating the click before users reach you. Rankings can hold while sessions drop 20–40%. The fix is structured-data depth, citation engineering, and content shaped for AI parsing.

  • 04Do you work with Shopify, WooCommerce, headless?

    Yes to all three — and non-commerce marketing sites too. Industrial clients run mostly on WooCommerce or headless setups; DTC-adjacent clients are largely Shopify; service businesses run on lean marketing stacks. The framework adapts to the stack; the schema layer is where we spend our work.

  • 05How do you measure success?

    Revenue and ARR are the primary KPIs. Leading indicators we report monthly: AIO citation coverage on target queries, citation-share vs competitors, schema completeness rate, and qualified-lead inflows segmented by intent.

  • 06Can we engage you for a one-off project?

    Yes — the Sprint engagement ($12–24k, 4 weeks) is purpose-built for a single category overhaul. Smaller than that we don’t offer; the setup cost doesn’t amortise.

  • 07Is there a minimum company size?

    We see the best results above $200k/month in revenue, roughly $2.5M ARR, or at multi-location and franchise scale. Below that, our standalone pricing is hard to justify against simpler agencies — we’ll tell you so on the first call.

  • 08What if we're not in industrial or e-commerce?

    The playbook works for any considered purchase — where buyers research before they commit. Industrial distribution (hydraulics, fluid power, lab supply, fasteners), technical B2B, and local service businesses where AI Overviews now answer “best [service] near me” before the click. If your buyers read a spec sheet or compare options before they buy, the mechanics apply.

  • 09How does AI Search work with your other services?

    AI Search & GEO is the gravity well — most engagements start here because schema and citation engineering produce the fastest visible wins. From there, two natural expansions:

    • · Editorial Authority for pillar pages and category content that feed AIO citation authority
    • · Catalog AI for product-level schema, FAQ blocks, and internal linking at scale

    About 70% of AI Search engagements pair with one of these within 90 days. If you want all three coordinated under one operator, see Full Growth Ownership.

15 minutes. The one constraint.

Book a 15-minute strategy call. No sales pitch — we’ll name the single constraint capping your growth right now and the one change with the highest payback.