134K clicks in 4 months
1.01M impressions at a 13.2% click-through rate.
- 134K
- Clicks
- 1.01M
- Impressions
- 13.2%
- CTR
- 7.7
- Avg. position
Google Search Console
SEO + AEO Services
SEO + AEO Services: One Search Roadmap
For teams with existing SEO goals that also need to understand and improve visibility in AI-assisted answers. One roadmap connects crawlability, content, authority, and separate reporting for both channels.
One team, one plan, one report across Google rankings and AI answers.
- 58.5%
- of US Google searches now end without a click
- Sparktoro 2024 Study
- 9×
- higher conversion rate from AI-driven (LLM) traffic
- Lutz Finger via Forbes, 2025
- 920%
- average AI traffic growth across managed AEO campaigns
- Internal campaign data
- 4.4×
- AI search visitors are more likely to convert than organic search visitors
- Semrush, 2025
134K clicks in 4 monthsGoogle Search Console
From zero to 1,250 clicksGoogle Search Console
952K impressions in 3 monthsGoogle Search Console
Why SEO and AEO Belong in One System
SEO and AEO answer two halves of the same buying journey. SEO earns the click when someone searches. AEO earns the mention when someone asks an assistant who to trust. Your buyer does both, often in the same afternoon: a Google search, three follow-up questions in ChatGPT, a comparison in Perplexity, then a sanity check in AI Overviews before anyone talks to sales.
Run separately, the two disciplines duplicate work and fight over the same website. Run together, they compound. The technical health and topical depth that lift rankings are exactly what give a model confidence to cite you, and the entity clarity and mentions that earn citations feed straight back into rankings.
- SEO captures the searches people still type. It does not cover the questions they ask an assistant instead.
- AEO earns citations and recommendations, but needs technical SEO and real topical depth underneath to hold.
- One strategy, one execution team, one report across both engines.
- TopFound charges one program fee for both, not two retainers pointed at the same site.
"Traditional SEO gets you ranked. We are hired to get you recommended. Growing brands need both."
The Problem With Running SEO and AEO Separately
Most agencies bolted AI visibility onto a legacy SEO retainer. The content team writes for rankings, the technical team optimizes for crawlers, and nobody is deliberately engineering citation eligibility for ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, or Google AI Overviews. You end up paying for duplicated effort and get a reporting gap exactly where growth is moving.
Search-Only Strategies Miss AI Demand
The Sparktoro 2024 Study found 58.5% of US Google searches now end without a click. Those sessions still shape shortlists. They just do it inside an answer instead of on your site, where a rankings report cannot see them.
AI Visibility Needs SEO Underneath
Models cite brands with broad topical coverage, clean technical signals, a coherent entity profile, and trusted mentions across the web. AEO without that foundation is fragile and rarely survives a model update.
Two Vendors, No Accountability
When one partner owns rankings and another owns citations, nobody can tell you whether the program is working. We keep it in one plan with one weekly report so the data says one thing.
TechCrunch reported in 2025 that AI-driven traffic to stores rose 7× while purchases rose 11×. Most of your competitors still treat that channel as an experiment. That gap is the opportunity.
How Our SEO + AEO Service Works
One team, one plan, weekly shipping across rankings and citations.
01
Baseline Across Both Engines
We audit your Google footprint, technical health, and topical gaps alongside how often assistants name you today and who they name instead. Then we map your customer topics against the real questions models are answering.
02
Technical Foundation for Crawlers and Models
Whole-site tuning for Google and AI crawlers: crawlability, indexation, internal linking, page structure, freshness, and the structured data that tells a model what your content is and why the source is credible.
03
Answer-Ready Content at Volume
60 on-brand articles a month with images, built to rank for commercial and comparison queries and to be lifted cleanly into an AI answer. Service pages, cluster content, comparison assets, and FAQs.
04
Authority, Entities, and Citations
6 to 10 links a month from trusted sites averaging a 35+ trust score, 20 to 30 social posts a month on X, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Quora, Reddit & Quora seeding at 3-5/mo, and 5 to 8 real mentions a month across Reddit, Quora, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook.
05
Weekly Optimization Loop
Every week we review rank movement, citation changes, published output, and conversion impact, then reallocate. Up to 140 AI questions tracked, written updates weekly, weekly strategy calls, and direct Slack access to your strategist and Technical Operations Specialist.
What's Included in Our SEO and AEO Services
Everything needed to win the search and the answer, from one team.
Rankings and Citations in One Report
Rankings and AI citations in one report: where you appear, where you slipped, and who the models named instead. Up to 140 AI questions tracked across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews.
60 On-Brand Articles a Month
Service pages, comparison assets, cluster content, and FAQs, each with images, structured for extraction, and yours to keep forever.
Whole-Site Technical SEO
Architecture, schema, internal linking, metadata, crawl and indexation fixes, and page refreshes that serve Google and AI crawlers at the same time.
Entity Optimization
We make it unambiguous who you are, what you do, and which topics you own, so models associate your brand with the right commercial and informational prompts.
Authority, Posts, and Seeding
6 to 10 trusted links a month, 20 to 30 social posts a month, Reddit & Quora seeding at 3-5/mo, and 5 to 8 genuine mentions on the platforms models read.
We Publish the Work
We handle publishing, QA, refreshes, rank tracking, and reporting. You get shipped work and weekly written updates, not a strategy document to implement yourself.
One Program Fee for Both Engines
Most Popular
Scale
$1,297/month
Our highest-velocity managed program, covering SEO and AEO end to end. Month to month, with no long-term contract.
- Whole-site tuning for Google and AI crawlers, with topic and AI question mapping
- 60 on-brand SEO & AEO articles a month (2× content velocity), with images
- 6 to 10 links a month from trusted sites, average trust score 35+
- 5 to 8 real mentions a month across Reddit, Quora, LinkedIn, YouTube, and Facebook
- 20 to 30 posts a month on X, LinkedIn, Reddit, and Quora
- Reddit & Quora seeding, 3-5/mo
- Up to 140 AI questions tracked, with weekly written updates and weekly strategy calls
Every Program Includes
Google rankings and AI citations in one plan and one report
A dedicated strategist and Technical Operations Specialist
Weekly written updates, weekly strategy calls, and direct Slack access
14-day onboarding, month to month on Growth and Scale
Full ownership of every article we create, forever
The 90-Day AI Traffic Growth Guarantee for qualified clients
SEO and AEO Results
Verified exhibits from programs running SEO and AEO together.
From zero to 1,250 clicks
80.9K impressions at average position 5.6.
- 1.25K
- Clicks
- 80.9K
- Impressions
- 1.5%
- CTR
- 5.6
- Avg. position
Google Search Console
952K impressions in 3 months
226 clicks on the closing day, up from single digits in January.
- 5.27K
- Clicks
- 952K
- Impressions
- 0.6%
- CTR
- 14.8
- Avg. position
Google Search Console
Why You Need Both
Aspect
SEO-Only Agency
TopFound SEO + AEO
Primary focus
Google rankings
Google rankings and AI citations
Content
Keyword pages
Keyword pages plus answer-ready clusters, 60 a month
Technical work
Periodic audits
Continuous tuning for crawlers and models
Authority model
Backlinks
Links, mentions, social posts, Reddit & Quora seeding, and entity clarity
Reporting
Rankings and sessions
Rankings, citations, published output, and conversions
Cadence
Monthly deliverables
Weekly shipping with written updates
Commercial outcome
You capture the searches
You capture the searches and the recommendations
Bottom line: SEO gets you onto the shortlist. AEO keeps you in the answer. When both run off one plan, your visibility becomes much harder for a competitor to displace.
Who This Service Is For
SaaS Companies
Long research cycles, comparison-heavy buying, and technical questions buyers now take to an assistant first. You need category and use-case pages that rank, plus answers that get cited.
B2B and Professional Services
You sell expertise, so being named as a trusted provider matters as much as ranking for the head term. This program builds both signals out of the same content.
Ecommerce Brands
Non-branded rankings, product entity depth, and AI recommendations across comparison queries. TechCrunch reported in 2025 that AI-driven traffic to stores rose 7× and purchases rose 11×.
Local and Multi-Location Services
Google visibility pays the bills today, while near me searches turn into questions about who to trust. We build for both without splitting your budget across two vendors.
SEO and AEO Services FAQ
What is AEO vs SEO?
SEO improves your visibility in traditional search: rankings, crawlability, content relevance, and authority signals. AEO, or answer engine optimization, improves the odds that AI systems such as ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews cite or recommend you. The foundations overlap, the targets differ, and your buyers use both.
Do I need both SEO and AEO?
If your customers research before buying, yes. SEO still captures typed and transactional demand. AEO captures the conversational layer where buyers ask for shortlists, comparisons, and summaries. Together they cover the whole decision, and running them as one program costs less than two retainers.
How much do AEO services cost when combined with SEO?
Combined SEO and AEO starts at $797/month for the Growth package, $1,297/month for the Scale package, with custom enterprise solutions available for larger organizations.
How long does AEO take to work?
Initial signals can improve within the first 30 to 60 days, especially when technical fixes and publishing cadence ramp up quickly. More meaningful gains usually compound over 3 to 6 months because AI citation behavior depends on content depth, authority, freshness, and broader web signals.
Is there a performance guarantee?
Yes. Under the 90-Day AI Traffic Growth Guarantee, qualified Growth and Scale clients get 30% more organic and AI search traffic within 90 days, or we work free until they do.
What kinds of deliverables are included each month?
60 on-brand SEO & AEO articles with images, whole-site technical and schema work, internal linking and entity updates, 6 to 10 trusted links, 20 to 30 social posts, Reddit & Quora seeding at 3-5/mo, 5 to 8 real mentions, publishing and QA, plus rank and AI citation tracking with weekly written updates.
Who actually does the work?
A senior strategist owns your account and sets the plan, with a Technical Operations Specialist alongside them. Specialized execution handles research, content, schema, authority, and reporting. Human-managed and AI-powered, which is how the volume stays high without the strategy going generic.
What if I already have an SEO agency?
Plenty of clients arrive that way. We can absorb the whole program or run the AEO layer against their roadmap, though one team owning both is where the compounding happens. We will tell you honestly which makes more sense for your situation.
Is this only for enterprise brands?
No. It is built for growth-stage SaaS, B2B services, local service businesses, agencies, and ecommerce brands that need modern visibility without building a large in-house SEO and AEO team. We take on 5 new clients a month.
Do I keep the content if I leave?
Yes. You keep everything we create, forever. There is no long-term contract on Growth or Scale, and onboarding takes 14 days.
See Where You Stand in Both Engines
Book a strategy call and we will show you your rankings, your AI citation gaps, and what a single managed program would ship first.
- A Google and AI visibility baseline, side by side
- Content and technical gap analysis
- The queries and questions competitors currently own
- A prioritized execution roadmap for the first 90 days
Limited to 5 new clients per month