AEO Quickstart
Get Your Company Cited in AI Search
Your buyers now start their search inside ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. In 30 to 45 days, we audit how those engines read your site, show you exactly who they cite instead of you, and hand you the strategy to close the gap.
Regular price $2,850
Now $2,650
Up to 10 hours of senior audit work. No retainer required.
20 minutes. No obligation.
Search moved. Your visibility has to move with it.
A buyer comparing vendors used to scan a page of blue links. That same buyer now asks an assistant a question in plain language and gets back one answer naming two or three companies.
- AI assistants pull from a narrow set of sources they can parse, verify, and trust
- Ranking well in traditional search does not guarantee inclusion in an AI answer
- Very few company websites have been evaluated for how AI systems read them
What is Answer Engine Optimization?
Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is the practice of structuring a website's content, technical markup, and entity data so AI answer engines can extract, verify, and cite it inside a generated response.
Traditional SEO works to place a page in a ranked list of results. AEO works to get that page's information used inside the answer a buyer reads before they ever click. The two share infrastructure, and improvements to one usually lift the other.
What's includedFour deliverables, one engagement
AEO and technical audit
Up to 10 hours of senior review across site architecture, schema markup, crawlability, content structure, and entity consistency.
Competitive prompt analysis
We run the prompts your buyers actually use, record which companies get named, and document what those cited sources do that you do not.
AEO tool setup
We configure an AEO tool and record your starting baselines, so visibility in AI answers becomes something you can track instead of guess at.
Content strategy roadmap
A prioritized plan naming the pages to fix, the pages to build, and the markup to add, sequenced by effort against expected return.
An AEO tool is required
Answer engines do not report impressions and clicks the way traditional search consoles do. Without a dedicated tool watching which prompts surface your company, there is no way to tell whether any of this work moved the needle.
If you already run an AEO tool, we configure it and set your baselines during the engagement. If you do not have one, we set you up on the HubSpot SEO tool at $50 per month, billed separately by HubSpot and not included in the Quickstart price.
How long does the AEO Quickstart take?
30 to 45 days from kickoff to completion.
Week 1: Kickoff and access
Discovery call, site access, target markets and buyer segments confirmed, prompt set defined with your team.
Weeks 2 to 3: Audit and analysis
Technical crawl, schema and entity review, content structure assessment, competitive prompt testing across engines.
Week 4: Tool configuration
Your AEO tool set up and current-state baselines recorded so future progress is measurable.
Weeks 5 to 6: Findings and roadmap
Written report delivered, live walkthrough with the strategist who did the work, recommendations handed off.
What you walk away with
- A written AEO and technical audit with fixes ranked by priority
- A competitive prompt report showing which companies AI engines cite in your market, and why
- An AEO tool configured and baselined, so progress stays measurable after the engagement ends
- A sequenced content strategy mapped to how your buyers actually search
- A live walkthrough with the strategist who performed the audit
Every deliverable is yours to keep and execute, whether or not you continue with implementation.
FitWho the AEO Quickstart is for
Strong fit
- You compete for customers in defined markets or categories
- Your site has been live long enough to have real content to evaluate
- You want direction before committing to a retainer
- You are willing to run an AEO tool so results can be measured over time
Not yet
- Your site launched in the last 60 days and has little content to audit
- You want done-for-you implementation from day one. Start with a scoped engagement instead.
Regular price $2,850
Your price today
You save $200
Everything above, delivered in 30 to 45 days. An AEO tool subscription is separate, starting at $50 per month if you need one. Implementation services can be added after delivery.
AEO Quickstart FAQs
What is Answer Engine Optimization?
Answer Engine Optimization is the practice of structuring a website's content, technical markup, and entity data so AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews can extract, verify, and cite it inside a generated answer.
How is AEO different from SEO?
SEO works to place your page in a ranked list of results a person scrolls through. AEO works to get your information used inside the answer that person reads first. The technical foundations overlap heavily, so AEO work generally improves traditional search performance as well.
How much does the AEO Quickstart cost?
The AEO Quickstart is $2,650. The regular price is $2,850, so the current rate is $200 lower. That covers the audit, competitive prompt analysis, tool setup, and content strategy. An AEO tool subscription is billed separately, starting at $50 per month if you do not already have one.
Do I need an AEO tool?
Yes. Answer engines do not publish impression and click data the way traditional search consoles do, so tracking whether your company gets cited takes a dedicated tool. If you already have one, we configure it and record your baselines as part of the Quickstart. If you do not, we set you up on the HubSpot SEO tool at $50 per month, billed separately by HubSpot and not included in the Quickstart price.
What if I already use a different AEO or SEO platform?
That works. We configure whatever tool you already pay for rather than pushing you onto another subscription. The audit, competitive prompt analysis, and content strategy are platform independent.
How long does the AEO Quickstart take?
30 to 45 days from kickoff to completion, moving through kickoff, audit and competitive analysis, tool configuration, and a findings walkthrough.
How many hours of work are included?
Up to 10 hours of senior AEO and technical search audit time, plus the competitive prompt analysis, tool setup, and strategy recommendations built on top of it.
What happens after the Quickstart ends?
You receive the full audit, competitive report, configured tooling, and prioritized strategy. From there you can execute internally or add implementation services with our team. There is no obligation to continue.
Will this help my rankings in regular Google search?
Usually. Much of what makes a page citable by an answer engine, including clean structure, accurate schema, consistent entity data, and clear direct answers, is the same work that improves traditional organic performance.
Which industries is the AEO Quickstart for?
Any company that gets found through search: residential and commercial real estate, PropTech and SaaS, home services, and HubSpot users in every industry. The audit method is the same across industries. The prompt set and the competitive analysis are built around your buyers and your market.
Find out what AI search says about your company
Your buyers are asking these questions right now. The Quickstart tells you what the answers look like, and what it takes to be in them.
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