AI Search Optimization Agency · the work behind the recommendation

The AI search optimization agency that makes AI recommend your business.

We make your business easier for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews to understand, trust, and recommend, then prove the movement with a before-and-after test.

A focused, measurable engagement scoped after the $1,500 five-day audit. The audit credits toward the work that follows.

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Citation testAre you the answer AI gives?real test
ChatGPTnow cited
Perplexitynow cited
Claudenow cited
Google AInow cited
From skipped to cited, and proven.We test every engine before and after, so the lift is measured, not claimed.

Your buyer just asked AI. You weren't the answer.

No results page. No comparison shopping. One question, three names, and a booked call, while your analytics show nothing and your #1 ranking holds steady. The leak never shows up anywhere you're looking.

"Traffic looks fine, but the phone got quieter."

"We rank first on Google and ChatGPT still names a competitor."

"Everyone's selling AI SEO. Nobody shows receipts."

If two of those sound familiar, the next five minutes pay for themselves. The work, the price, and the before-and-after proof are below, in that order.

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who should we hire for this?

01Competitor Acited · trusted
02Competitor Bcited · trusted
03Your business isn't here. Yet.fixable
This answer is being given right now, without you.Fix it →

The right work on the wrong site is wasted money.

This engagement optimizes the site you already have. It isn't for every situation, and we'd rather tell you that here than three weeks in.

This engagement fits when
Your site holds up.

It converts, it represents you well. It just isn't structured for AI engines to read and cite.

Your content is an asset.

The expertise is already on the page. It needs restructuring for AI extraction, not replacing.

You want surgical scope.

$4,500-$8,000 of focused, measurable work. Not a five-figure rebuild you may not need.

It doesn't when
The structure itself is the problem.

No amount of optimization fixes a site that needs re-architecting from the ground up.

You're pre-launch.

There's nothing to optimize yet. Build it AI-ready from page one instead of retrofitting later.

You're budgeting $10,000-$15,000.

That's full-rebuild territory, which is exactly what AI-Ready Website Design delivers.

Not sure which side you're on? That's exactly what the audit answers. Five days, $1,500, and it credits toward either path.

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The work behind the recommendation

AI search optimization is not one tactic. It is the full set of signals engines read before naming a business.

Foundier AI SEO service: entity, schema, and citation work
Entity optimization(01)

We make your business unmistakable to AI: who you are, what you do, who you serve.

We resolve inconsistent listings across the web, lock your name, category, and description to one version, and make sure every mention says the same thing.

Business identityWho you serveTrust signals
Structured data & schema(02)

Markup so AI engines and search crawlers can read your site cleanly, not guess at it.

JSON-LD schema for your business, services, and FAQs: the markup AI engines parse when deciding what to trust and cite in an answer.

Schema markupClean markupCrawl clarity
Multi-engine coverage(03)

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews each decide differently. We treat them as four targets.

ChatGPT and Perplexity weight structured data and entity clarity. Google AI Overviews follows standard SEO authority signals. One playbook doesn't work for all four, so we don't use one.

ChatGPTPerplexityClaudeGoogle AI Overviews
Citation engineering(04)

Trust signals across the web, consistency and mentions, that make AI engines treat you as safe to cite.

We secure consistent mentions across directories, press, and partner sites, the third-party validation AI engines weigh before naming a business with confidence.

Mention consistencyThird-party trustCitation-ready

Be the name AI gives out, not the link people skip

Three ways to get there, depending on how much of your site needs to start earning citations instead of just impressions.

Foundation | Stop being invisible to AI
$4,500/ one-time
Get my business cited

Included in this tier

Right now AI can't read your site clearly enough to trust it. This fixes that, site-wide.

2 weeksFrom kickoff to delivery
5 pagesRewritten BLUF-first
4 enginesTested before and after
  • We diagnose exactly where you stand before touching anythingCitation audit across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews
  • AI engines can find and read your sitellms.txt and robots.txt configured site-wide
  • Your business shows up correctly, not guessed atSchema markup across the full site
  • The 5 pages most likely to get you cited get rebuilt firstChosen by impact, then rewritten BLUF-first
  • You see proof, not a promiseThe same citation test run again at delivery, side by side
Most popular
Standard | Get cited across the major AI engines
$6,000/ one-time
Get my business cited
+$1,500 from Foundation

Included in this tier

Everything in Foundation, with more of your site turned into something AI can act on.

3-4 weeksFrom kickoff to delivery
10 pagesRewritten BLUF-first
LightThird-party citation work
  • Everything in FoundationSite-wide schema, llms.txt, and the first 5 page rebuilds
  • More of your site becomes citable, not just visited5 additional page rebuilds for AI extraction
  • Other sites start backing up your nameLight third-party citation work
  • You're no longer relying on one engine to find youCombined technical and content work across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews
Competitive | Win the citation in a crowded category
$8,000/ one-time
Get my business cited
+$2,000 from Standard: same 10 pages, heavier citation work

Included in this tier

Everything in Standard, built out fully for businesses competing hardest to be named.

5-6 weeksFrom kickoff to delivery
10 pagesRewritten BLUF-first
SignificantThird-party citation work
  • Everything in StandardSite-wide schema, llms.txt, and the entity work from Standard
  • Most of your site is now built to be cited10 page rebuilds total, BLUF-first
  • Outside sources back you up at real weight, not a light touchSignificant third-party citation work
  • Built for categories where competitors are doing this tooBest for competitive categories

Not sure which tier fits? Run the $1,500 audit first: it tells you exactly which tier you need, the full $1,500 credits toward it, and it comes with a full refund if we miss the 5-day deadline.

AFTER THIS ENGAGEMENT

Citation rates shift as AI engines update what they trust. AI Visibility Monitoring keeps your business in the answer, not just gets it there once, and website maintenance comes included.

AI Visibility Monitoring · $2,500/month, no minimum contract
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What changes for you, week by week

Two to six weeks, depending on tier. Every week moves you closer to being the business AI names.

You know exactly where you stand

Scope confirmed against your tier. We test how ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews answer the questions your customers are already asking, so you see your current citation rate before anything changes.

Week 101/04

AI engines can finally read your site straight

Schema goes live, so AI stops guessing who you are and what you do. llms.txt gets configured too, as standard hygiene. This is the foundation everything else stands on.

Weeks 2-302/04

Your strongest pages start answering, not just describing

The pages most likely to get you cited are rewritten bottom-line-up-front, so AI can lift your answer straight off the page. Scoped to your tier.

Weeks 3-503/04

You walk away with proof, not a promise

Third-party trust signals go up where included. Then we run the same citation test from week one, side by side, so you see the exact lift, engine by engine.

Weeks 4-604/04

GEO and AEO aren't separate from AI SEO. They're part of it.

The terms are new, but the work isn't optional. Here's what each one actually means, and why Foundier treats them as one system, not two extra line items.

GEO

Generative Engine Optimization

Optimizing for generative AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity, making sure your business is the source they pull from when assembling an answer.

AEO

Answer Engine Optimization

Optimizing to be the answer, not a link. Structuring your expertise so engines can lift it directly. GEO and AEO are part of our AI SEO work, not separate add-ons.

Recommendation, not just visibility

The point of an AI SEO service isn't a report you file away. It's being the business AI names, and getting the lead that follows, while your customer is actively deciding.

Cited.

Across every AI engine

Named in answers from ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews, where people now look first.

Found.

By people ready to hire

AI citation skips the awareness stage. The people who find you this way are already deciding, not browsing.

Trusted.

By engines, not just by you

Entity-clear, structured, and technically clean, so engines understand and vouch for your business on their own.

Measured.

In citations, not impressions

Citation tracking by engine, measured before and after, so the movement is proven across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews, not a vague traffic bump.

The AI search optimization agency, answered.

The things businesses ask before investing in AI search optimization. Answered straight.

What is an AI SEO service and what does it include?
An AI SEO service optimizes a business's website and web presence so AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews cite it in their answers. At Foundier it includes four workstreams: entity optimization (making your business unmistakable to AI), structured data and schema, content restructured for AI extraction, and citation engineering across third-party sources. It's delivered in three fixed-price tiers from $4,500 to $8,000, and every engagement starts with the $1,500 AI Visibility Audit, which credits toward the tier you choose.
What's the difference between this and your Website service?
AI SEO Services work with the website you already have, optimizing entity clarity, schema, and content for AI citation without touching your design. The AI-Ready Website Design service is a full rebuild, for businesses whose site needs to change structurally, not just be optimized. If your site looks fine and converts fine, start here. If it needs a rebuild, start there.
Should I hire an AI SEO consultant or a full agency?
A consultant can audit your situation and tell you what to fix. An agency executes it: the schema, the page rebuilds, the citation work, then tracks the result. If you have an internal team that just needs direction, a consultant might be enough. If you need the actual work done and measured, that's what Foundier's tiers are built for.
How do I know this isn't just regular SEO with an "AI" label on it?
Ask any agency claiming AI SEO what changes when Google updates its algorithm versus when ChatGPT or Perplexity change how they cite sources. If the answer is the same playbook either way, it's traditional SEO with a new name. Foundier's tiers separately address entity clarity, schema, and citation engineering, work that doesn't exist in a pre-AI SEO checklist.
Do I have to run the audit first?
Yes. Every Foundier engagement starts with the $1,500 AI Visibility Audit, because it tells you exactly which tier fits your situation before you commit $4,500 or more. It's three audits in one (AI visibility, technical SEO and schema, and competitor citation analysis), and the $1,500 is fully credited toward whichever tier you choose within 60 days. Choosing the wrong tier is the only expensive option; the audit removes that risk for what amounts to nothing if we keep working together.
Will this work on my current platform?
Yes. Foundier's AI SEO service works on WordPress, Webflow, Squarespace, Shopify, and custom-built sites. The work, schema, llms.txt, content restructuring, applies at the page level, not the platform level. We'll flag anything platform-specific during scoping before the engagement starts.
How long until we see results?
Schema and technical fixes can show effects in as little as 2-6 weeks on lower-competition queries as AI engines re-crawl. Engagements are designed to surface meaningful citation movement within 60-90 days of the work going live, and full multi-engine authority compounds over 3-6 months, since entity trust and third-party signals build over time rather than overnight. Every engagement includes the same citation test before and after, so the lift is measured, not assumed.
How will we measure success?
A pre-engagement citation test across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews, using real buyer-intent prompts, then the same test again at delivery. You see the actual before-and-after citation rate by engine, so the movement is measured across the major AI engines, not just claimed.
Which AI engines do you optimize for?
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews. Each one decides what to cite differently. ChatGPT and Perplexity weight structured signals and clear entity data heavily. Google AI Overviews follows standard SEO authority rules. We configure llms.txt as routine hygiene, but tailor the real work to each engine rather than applying one tactic everywhere and hoping it sticks.
What is AI SEO also called?
AI SEO goes by several names for the same discipline: generative engine optimization (GEO), answer engine optimization (AEO), AI search optimization, and LLM SEO. They all describe optimizing a business so AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Google AI Overviews cite it in their answers. The name varies by who's writing; the work, entity clarity, schema, extractable content, and citation building, is the same. Foundier treats GEO and AEO as parts of one AI SEO practice, not separate services.
Is optimizing content for AI search different from traditional SEO?
Yes. Traditional SEO structures a page to rank in a list of ten blue links, rewarding keywords, backlinks, and depth. AI search optimization structures a page to be lifted as the answer, rewarding self-contained, answer-first passages, clear entity signals, and schema an engine can parse. A page written to rank often buries its answer three paragraphs down, which AI skips. The fix is restructuring, not rewriting: same expertise, reordered so an engine can extract it. That restructuring is a core part of every Foundier engagement.
What are the foundational elements of AI SEO?
Four elements decide whether an AI engine cites a business. Entity clarity: a consistent description of who you are across your site and the web. Structured data: schema markup that tells engines what you do in a language they parse. Content extractability: answer-first pages an engine can quote directly. Source corroboration: third-party mentions that confirm your claims. Notably, keyword density barely matters here, which is why many businesses that rank well on Google are still absent from AI answers. Foundier's tiers address all four.
Does AI SEO help with local search for small businesses?
Yes, and often more than for large brands. When someone asks AI for a recommendation "near me" or in a specific city, the engine leans heavily on entity clarity and consistent local signals, name, address, service area, and corroborating listings, exactly the signals a focused AI SEO engagement cleans up. For a small business with real local reviews and a clear service area, getting those signals consistent can be the difference between being named in a local AI recommendation and being invisible in it.
How do I get my business mentioned more by AI?
AI engines mention businesses they can identify clearly and verify independently. To increase your mentions: make your entity unmistakable (one consistent name, category, and description everywhere), add schema so engines can parse your services, restructure key pages so answers sit near the top where they're quotable, and build consistent third-party citations across directories and reputable sites so your story is corroborated. This is precisely the four-part work in Foundier's AI SEO service, and the audit shows which of the four is holding you back most.

Let's see where you stand.

Every engagement starts with the 5-day audit: it tells you exactly which tier you need, and the $1,500 credits toward it. Five days from now, you'll know precisely where you stand.

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Three audits in one · Credited toward any tier · Full refund if we miss the 5-day deadline