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01 / THE PROBLEM A customer asks AI for a recommendation...
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Real Results

From invisible to cited in 2 days

Lively Keys Piano Academy went from zero AI citations to being recommended by Google AI and Gemini. Here's the data.

Before
39/100
AEO Readiness Score
After
65/100
+26 points in 2 days

AI Citation Status

Before: Not cited on any platform
After: Google AI Overviews After: Gemini

The technical foundation was already strong. What was missing was the structure AI needs to trust and cite a business. Schema markup. FAQ architecture. Proper metadata. Content written so AI can quote it. These are days of work, not months. And the results speak for themselves.

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How It Works

Three steps to AI citation

01

Get your diagnostic

We audit your AI visibility across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI. You get a PDF showing exactly where you stand, who's being recommended instead of you, and what needs to change.

02

We fix the infrastructure

Schema markup so AI knows what your business is. FAQ structure so AI can quote you. robots.txt and llms.txt so AI can actually read your site. Done in 3-5 business days.

03

Stay cited with Citation Control

AI platforms change. Competitors catch on. Content goes stale. Citation Control is ongoing monitoring, updates, and optimization. Monthly reports. Re-audits. New pages when the data says you need them.

Transparent Pricing

You deserve to know what it costs

No "contact sales." No discovery calls before you see a number. Here's what everything costs.

AI Visibility Audit
$97
Don't spend another month invisible. Find out where you stand.
  • Citation review: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI
  • Schema assessment
  • Competitor comparison
  • Prioritized roadmap
  • PDF delivered in 3-5 business days
  • $97 credited toward any other service
Get My Audit

Not a cost. A deposit on the fix.

AEO Quick Fix
$497
One-time fix. We build the infrastructure AI needs.
  • Schema markup (LocalBusiness + FAQ)
  • robots.txt + llms.txt configuration
  • Meta tag optimization
  • H1 and heading structure rewrite
  • AI-citability paragraph on key pages
  • Done in 3-5 business days
Start My Quick Fix

Bundle available — $697 (Quick Fix + 30 days of Monthly, save $97)

Website Build
From $1,497
A new site or full overhaul built for AI citation from the ground up.
  • Schema-first architecture on every page
  • All Quick Fix elements baked in from day one
  • Content rewritten so AI can quote it directly
  • FAQ structure built around AI queries
  • Full technical AEO configuration
  • 30-day check-in with before/after data
Estimate Your Scope

Starter $1,497 · Standard $2,500–$3,500 · Complex from $4,500

Ongoing Retainers
Monthly Services
Stay cited. Stay ahead. Two ways to keep the work alive.
Monthly Optimization
$297/mo

Protect what you built. Citation monitoring, content updates, and monthly delta reports.

  • Ongoing citation monitoring
  • Up to 3 content updates / month
  • 1 new AI-optimized page / month
  • Monthly delta reports
Start — $297/mo
AI Authority Retainer Most complete
$997/mo

Own your market. Everything in Monthly Optimization, plus the full off-site authority stack.

  • Everything in Monthly Optimization
  • Directory build-out (30+)
  • Review generation + NAP management
  • Backlink campaigns + weekly monitoring
Start — $997/mo

🛡 THE WORK GUARANTEE — EVERY SERVICE

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Methodology

Ranked. Selected. Cited.

The three-layer framework for AI search.

01
SEO
Ranked

Traditional search optimization. Keywords, backlinks, metadata. The base layer that still matters.

02
AEO
Selected

Answer Engine Optimization. Schema, FAQ architecture, crawler access. This is what makes AI pick you.

03
GEO
Cited

Generative Engine Optimization. Structured data the AI quotes directly. Your business becomes the source.

The Shift

SEO is not enough anymore

You can rank #1 on Google and still be invisible to ChatGPT. 89% of AI Overview citations come from beyond position 100 in traditional search rankings.

The metric that matters now isn't where you rank. It's whether AI trusts you enough to cite you by name. That requires a different kind of optimization. One most agencies aren't even tracking yet.

Only about 18% of SEO agencies even plan to offer AEO as a service. The rest haven't caught up.

AI Overview Citations
89%
come from beyond position 100
AEO Market Growth
42%
CAGR through 2032 ($1.1B to $12.5B)
Voice Search to Same-Day Visit
76%
result in a same-day store visit
Jacob Reed, founder of Areto
Jacob Reed Founder, Areto Sarasota, FL
Direct Access

No layers. No handoffs. You work with the person who does the work.

When you hire Areto, you work with me. I built this methodology. I do every audit, every schema fix, every content update. My name is on the work because I'm the one doing it.

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your work
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Transparent
pricing
More about Areto
The Work Guarantee
🛡

We guarantee the work. Not the machine.

AI platforms make their own decisions. Nobody controls that — and anyone who claims otherwise is lying to you. What we guarantee is every deliverable we touch: schema markup, FAQ architecture, AI crawler configuration, metadata, and content implementation. If anything we built is incomplete or incorrect, we fix it at no charge. We also monitor your citations for 30 days post-implementation and flag any adjustments needed at no extra cost.

Questions

Common questions about AI citations

This FAQ uses FAQPage schema — the same structure we build for clients.

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) gets you ranked in search results. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) gets your content selected as the direct answer when AI responds to a query. SEO is about position. AEO is about being the source AI trusts enough to cite. You need both, but most businesses only have the first.
No. And you should be skeptical of anyone who says they can. AI platforms make their own decisions based on signals they don't fully disclose. What we guarantee is the work — schema, structured data, FAQ architecture, AI crawler configuration, and content implementation. Every deliverable is measurable and verifiable. If anything we built is incomplete or incorrect, we fix it at no charge. We also monitor your citations for 30 days post-implementation.
You get a PDF report within 3-5 business days. It shows your citation status across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI. It includes a schema assessment, competitor comparison, and a prioritized roadmap of what to fix. If you move forward with any service, the $97 comes right off the price. It's not a cost. It's a deposit.
Technical changes (schema, robots.txt, metadata) are implemented within 3-5 business days. AI platforms can pick up structural changes quickly. In our case study, a local business went from zero citations to being cited on two AI platforms in 2 days after implementation. Results vary based on your market, competition, and existing website foundation.
You deserve to know what something costs before you talk to the person selling it. Hidden pricing exists to create friction so you're already invested in a conversation before you learn the number. We'd rather lose a sale than waste your time.
Usually not. The AEO Quick Fix works with your existing website. We add schema markup, fix your robots.txt, create an llms.txt file, restructure your headings, and add AI-citability content. These are additions and adjustments, not a rebuild. If your site does need a full rebuild for AI citation, that falls under the Website Build, which is scoped on a call.
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Don't lose another customer to a competitor AI recommends instead of you

The audit takes 3-5 business days. The $97 comes off whatever you do next.

39 → 65 AEO SCORE IN 2 DAYS 0 → 2 AI PLATFORM CITATIONS
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$97 diagnostic. Credited toward any service.

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