Local SEO & AI Search Optimization
Get found by people searching — and by the AI answering them.
Search stopped being ten blue links. Some of your buyers still scroll Google, and a growing share now ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's own AI Overview — and get one answer naming a handful of businesses. We do the local SEO that wins the first, and the answer-engine work that gets you named in the second, for small businesses across Oakland County and Metro Detroit.
What it solves
Real problems, plainly solved.
The problem
You rank on page two or three, so customers searching for exactly what you sell never see you.
What we do
We research what your market actually types, fix what is holding the site back technically, and build pages that answer those searches directly.
You move onto page one for the terms that bring buyers, not just traffic.
The problem
People ask AI for a recommendation in your trade and your business is never mentioned.
What we do
We structure your content and data so answer engines can read, trust, and quote it — schema, clear factual answers, and consistent citations across the web.
You start appearing in AI answers, where a single response replaces a page of results.
The problem
You paid for SEO before and never saw what changed or whether it worked.
What we do
You get a monthly report on rankings, traffic, and AI citations, in plain language, with what we did and what is next.
You can tell month to month whether the money is working.
What's included
Everything in a search engine optimization engagement.
- Keyword and competitor research for your market
- Technical SEO fixes: speed, crawlability, structured data
- Google Business Profile and map-pack optimization
- Content built around the questions your buyers ask
- AEO/GEO: structured answers built to be cited by AI search
- Monthly rank, traffic, and citation reporting
Common questions
Local SEO & AI Search, answered.
- What is the difference between SEO, AEO, and GEO?
- SEO gets you ranked in a list of results. AEO (answer engine optimization) gets you into the direct answer — a featured snippet, a voice result, or an AI Overview. GEO (generative engine optimization) is about being cited by generative tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity when someone asks them to recommend a business. They share a foundation, so we work all three together rather than selling them separately.
- Is this not already included in the website plan?
- The website plan covers the baseline: your Google Business Profile, a fast site, and the local search work that makes you findable. This is the ongoing program on top — keyword and competitor research, content built for specific searches, technical work, and the answer-engine optimization that gets you cited. Businesses in competitive markets need the second; plenty do fine with the first.
- How much does local SEO cost in Michigan?
- Ours runs $300 to $900 per month depending on how competitive your market is and how much content the plan calls for. Local agencies in this area typically start around $999 and run to $5,000 a month. There is no long contract and you keep every page, profile, and asset we build.
- How long before I see results?
- Technical fixes and Google Business Profile work can move things within weeks. Ranking for competitive local terms usually takes three to six months of consistent work. Anyone promising page one in thirty days is either targeting terms nobody searches or is about to do something that gets you penalized.
- Do you do SEO for a specific town?
- Yes. Most of our work is local — Clarkston, Ortonville, Holly, Fenton, and the rest of the M-15 corridor into Genesee County, plus Oakland County generally. We build around the towns you actually serve, which is usually a much smaller list than businesses assume.
Ready for Local SEO & AI Search?
Tell us what’s slowing you down. We’ll take it from there.
A free, no-pressure conversation. Pick what you need help with and we’ll suggest the right next step — no pitch.