AEO/GEO Retainer
Buyers increasingly start their research inside AI tools. They ask ChatGPT what to compare, ask Perplexity which provider fits their industry, and read Google's AI Overview before they click a single result. Most owner-operators do not know whether their brand shows up in any of those answers. Veriqo Studio's AEO/GEO retainer makes your brand findable, citable, and trackable inside AI answers.
The problem
Your website might rank on Google and still be invisible in AI answers. Buyers ask ChatGPT what tools to compare. They ask Perplexity which broker fits their industry. They see Google's AI Overview before they ever click a result. If you are not cited in those answers, you are losing pipeline you cannot see in your analytics.
Three retainer tiers
All engagements start with a paid audit. The audit fee converts 100% toward the first month of retainer if you sign within 14 days.
AEO/GEO Lite
Monthly visibility audit and prioritized recommendations. You implement.
- 3 AI engines tracked (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini)
- 15-20 buyer-intent prompts monitored weekly
- Monthly Looker Studio dashboard
- Monthly written report with 3-5 prioritized actions
- 2-4 content or schema fix recommendations per month
- One primary stakeholder, monthly cadence
- 3-month minimum term
AEO/GEO Standard
Bi-weekly tracking, partial implementation, monthly review call.
- 5 AI engines tracked (adds Google AI Overviews, AI Mode)
- 30-40 prompts with competitor and comparison coverage
- Bi-weekly tracking plus monthly deep report
- 5-8 content or schema fixes delivered per month
- 2-4 hours of monthly implementation included
- 30-minute monthly review call
- Up to 3 stakeholders
- 6-month minimum term
AEO/GEO Pro
Weekly tracking, full implementation, fractional AEO/GEO leadership.
- 5 engines plus competitor SOV benchmarking on the same prompts
- 60-80 prompts across all categories
- Weekly tracking, bi-weekly summaries, monthly executive readout
- 10-15 fixes implemented per month
- Full implementation included (content, schema, on-site)
- 60-minute bi-weekly review plus quarterly board readout
- Full team coverage
- 12-month minimum term
How it works
Six steps, run every cycle at the cadence of the tier you select.
- Build the prompt suite. Buyer-intent queries sourced from keyword data, stakeholder interviews, competitor mirroring, and audience research.
- Monitor across engines. Each prompt is checked on its assigned engines at its assigned cadence. All citation and share-of-voice data flows into a single source of truth.
- Identify citation gaps. For each high-priority prompt where you are not cited, the cited domains are analyzed and converted into a content or schema recommendation.
- Implement or recommend. Lite delivers ranked recommendations. Standard implements partial. Pro implements in full inside the included hours.
- Report against KPIs. Citation rate, share of voice, cited domains, citation trend, implementation throughput, and surface coverage. Reported in Looker Studio plus written summary.
- Verify before delivery. Every report passes through six verification gates: source citation, recency, voice rules, internal consistency, dependency check, and a better-way pass.
Every retainer starts with a paid audit
The audit gives you a defensible answer to "do we need this?" before you commit to a retainer. Three audit levels match the three tiers. The audit fee credits 100% toward the first month of retainer if you sign within 14 days.
- Quick Clarity AEO/GEO Snapshot - 5 business days, 15 prompts checked, top citation gaps surfaced. Converts to Lite.
- Standard AEO/GEO Audit - 10 business days, 30 prompts across 5 engines, competitor benchmarking, implementation roadmap. Converts to Standard.
- Premium AEO/GEO Audit - 15 business days, 60+ prompts, full competitive SOV panel, executive readout. Converts to Pro.
FAQ
Is this just SEO with a new name?
No. SEO targets ranking on the Google search results page. AEO and GEO target citation inside AI-generated answers. The mechanics overlap (schema, content quality, citation-worthy authority) but the optimization surfaces, measurement, and audit cadence are different.
Can I just check ChatGPT myself?
You can spot-check five prompts. You cannot track 30 prompts across five engines daily, identify citation drift, benchmark competitors, and convert findings into prioritized implementation. That is the retainer.
What if AI search becomes irrelevant?
Then we sunset the retainer. The Lite and Standard tiers have 3- and 6-month minimums for exactly that reason. The methodology also captures traditional SEO signals as a byproduct, so the work compounds even if the AI surface shifts.
Why a paid audit instead of a free consultation?
A paid audit gets you a real answer before you commit to a retainer. Free consultations are sales calls. The audit fee credits 100% to your first month if you sign within 14 days.
What if I already have an SEO agency or in-house team?
Most retainer clients do. My role is to handle the AEO/GEO surface specifically, hand prioritized work to your existing team or vendor, and report on the outcome.
Do you handle regulated industries?
Yes. Insurance, financial services, healthcare, and nonprofit clients trigger a three-model verification process on all factual claims in deliverables.