Most redesigns lose traffic. That is planning, not bad luck.
Keep the rankings.
You know somebody whose traffic halved after a redesign and never came back. It is common enough that plenty of businesses are now scared to touch a website that badly needs replacing. Every cause of that is preventable, and all of it has to be prevented before design starts.
What you get: You get the new website you need without paying for it in lost rankings, lost traffic, and a year of recovery.
- Addresses mapped
- Depth preserved
- Code rebuilt
- Launch watched
Transparent monthly packages from $799 to $3,500 per month. No free audit to sit through, and no discovery call before you can see a price. Responds within 24 hours during Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
How do you redesign a website without losing search traffic?
You prevent the four causes before design begins rather than diagnosing them afterwards. First, record every current page address with its positions, traffic, and links, then map permanent forwarding for each address that will change. Second, keep the depth: the pages that rank do so partly because of what they explain, so replacing detailed copy with short phrases removes the reason they ranked. Third, carry the page code across, because it rarely survives a rebuild unless somebody is explicitly responsible for it. Fourth, confirm the new site delivers its content without needing scripts to run.
None of that is technically difficult. It gets missed because it is nobody job on a typical design project. We make it part of the process and watch rankings and coverage through launch, so a problem surfaces within days rather than at the quarterly review. Redesign work is quoted per project, and the ongoing program starts at $799 a month.
Every figure on this page comes from our published brand facts, so it says the same thing everywhere you find us.
A redesign is the cheapest time to fix all of this.
ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google AI Mode, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and Grok
The pages are being rebuilt anyway, so adding what these tools need costs very little at that moment and a great deal afterwards.
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ChatGPT
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Google AI Overviews
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Google AI Mode
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Perplexity
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Microsoft Copilot
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Grok
Client reviews
What clients say about working with AI Search Rankings
5.0 out of 5 on Google
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I have worked with Jagdeep Singh, founder of AI Search Rankings, on Laser Tagging Inc., and the results have been excellent.
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Jagdeep and his team built our website and completely improved how our business is positioned online. They understood our services, how customers search for us, where we were losing potential bookings, and what needed to change to turn more traffic into actual customers.
One of the biggest wins has been our visibility in AI search. Laser Tagging Inc. has become much easier to find and is now being recommended more often across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Google Gemini, and Google Search.
The work has had a real impact on the business. We have generated more revenue, improved the customer journey, and fixed areas where we were previously losing customers and bookings.
What impressed me most about Jagdeep is his understanding of both traditional SEO and Answer Engine Optimization. He knows how to position a business so search engines and AI platforms can clearly understand what the company does, trust the information, and recommend it when people are looking for those services.
He is knowledgeable, detail-oriented, communicates clearly, and most importantly, follows through and gets the work done.
I am very happy with the results and highly recommend Jagdeep and AI Search Rankings to any business owner who wants to grow their visibility, become a recommended answer in AI search, and turn that visibility into real business and revenue.
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Google Review: I've worked with Jagdeep Singh, the founder of AI Search Rankings, on several projects, including Mr. Locksmith Lockout, Family Junk Removal Cleanout, and other businesses across different industries.
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What sets Jagdeep apart is that he understands where search is heading. He doesn't just build websites or focus on traditional SEO. He brings real expertise in Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), helping businesses become easier for Google, Google Maps, ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, and other AI search engines to find, understand, trust, and recommend.
For my locksmith business, he took the time to understand our services, locations, and what customers actually need when searching for help. He and his team built our websites around those needs, with clear service information, local coverage, and easy ways for customers to call or text us.
What I appreciate most is that Jagdeep doesn't just give recommendations and leave the work to someone else. He deve
lops the strategy, handles the implementation, listens to feedback, and follows through. He understands that a website needs to do more than look good. It needs to help the business get found and turn visitors into customers.
After working with Jagdeep on multiple projects, I highly recommend AI Search Rankings to business owners looking for a knowledgeable, reliable partner in website development, SEO, and Answer Engine Optimization.
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We hired AI Search Rankings to help improve our visibility in AI search, and we have been very happy with the experience.
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Jagdeep took the time to understand our business, explained everything in a way that was easy to understand, and showed us where we were missing opportunities.
They worked on our Answer Engine Optimization and helped improve how our business is presented and understood by platforms like ChatGPT and Google. What I appreciated most was that Jagdeep did not just give us recommendations. He actually helped us make the improvements and had a clear reason behind everything he recommended.
AI search was completely new to us when we started, but the whole process has been straightforward and easy to follow. I would definitely recommend AI Search Rankings to any business that wants to improve its online visibility and prepare for the way people are searching today.
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The traffic did not fall for a mysterious reason.
Every redesign traffic loss we have investigated traces back to one of these four, and all four are preventable at the planning stage.
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Forwarding missing or chained
Old addresses return an error, or bounce through three hops before arriving, and the ranking signal is lost or watered down at every step.
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Depth replaced with atmosphere
Detailed pages became short evocative ones. They ranked partly because of what they explained, and that explanation is now gone.
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Page code not carried across
Code existed on the old site and nobody owned moving it, so your machine readable facts vanished with no visible symptom on the page.
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The new build needs scripts to show content
A modern framework was chosen with no plain version underneath, so search engines now receive an empty shell where content used to be.
The protection work, done before design starts.
This order is what separates a redesign that improves performance from one that quietly damages it.
Every address and position recorded
Every indexed address written down with its positions, traffic, and incoming links, so nothing valuable can be removed without somebody noticing.
Forwarding agreed before launch
Every changed address given one permanent forward to the closest equivalent, with no chains and no bulk forwarding everything to the home page.
Technical detailDepth kept where it earns traffic
The pages bringing you traffic keep the substance that earns it, rebuilt answer first rather than shortened into slogans.
Content workWatched through launch
Rankings, index coverage, speed, and crawl errors checked daily through the launch window so a problem surfaces immediately.
Website redesign is one of six pillars, not a standalone tactic.
Buying a single tactic rarely moves visibility, because answer engines read the whole picture. Every package works all six pillars together at the level your tier defines.
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Google + Google Maps Visibility
Grow your Google Business Profile and local search signals across your website, service pages, and location content to strengthen Google and Maps visibility.
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Google AI Overview + AI Answer Readiness
Track 50-75 local buyer prompts across AI answer engines and build answer-first content that AI can quote when customers ask who to hire.
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Website SEO Optimization
Optimize 2-3 pages each month plus one new local content asset, with full on-page SEO, internal linking, and image alt text.
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Local Entity Authority
Strengthen your service, location, and business entities with schema, local citations, and SameAs profile alignment.
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Reviews + Trust Signals
Add review-growth guidance and place testimonials, licenses, certifications, and guarantees near your most important calls-to-action.
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Conversion + Lead Path Optimization
Improve calls, quote forms, booking links, and sticky mobile CTAs so more local visibility turns into revenue.
A lot can go wrong with website redesign. We check every one of these.
A redesign is the single riskiest thing you can do to a website that currently works. Here is what goes wrong and exactly what we do about each one.
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What usually goes wrong
The SEO work is scheduled for after launch
The designer says the search work can happen once the site is live. From launch day every old address returns an error, and the loss starts immediately.
How we make sure it is right
Forwarding is done before launch, always
Content and code improvements genuinely can wait. Forwarding cannot. The map is complete and tested before the new site goes live, not afterwards.
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What usually goes wrong
Nobody wrote down what the old site was doing
After launch nobody can say which pages used to rank or how much traffic they earned, so nobody can tell what was lost or prove it was lost at all.
How we make sure it is right
We record everything before design starts
Every indexed address with its positions, traffic, and links gets written down first. If something goes missing, we can name it exactly.
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What usually goes wrong
The rebuild quietly drops half your pages
A tidy up removes pages that seemed unimportant. Several were ranking for real buying searches nobody on the project had checked.
How we make sure it is right
Nothing gets removed without being checked
Every page proposed for removal gets checked against its rankings and traffic first. Pages earning enquiries do not get deleted for looking untidy.
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What usually goes wrong
Everyone finds out at the quarterly review
The site launches, nobody watches, and the drop is noticed three months later when the signals have decayed and recovery is slow and expensive.
How we make sure it is right
We watch daily through the launch window
Rankings, coverage, and crawl errors get checked daily around launch. A problem is caught in days, when fixing it is quick and cheap.
This is the whole reason to hire someone. The protection work costs very little before design starts and a great deal afterwards. That timing is the entire difference between a good redesign and an expensive one.
Six stages, and what each one produces for Website redesign.
Every engagement runs on the same method, so you always know which stage you are in, what it is producing, and what comes next. The stages are Find, Fix, Structure, Prove, Track, and Grow.
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Find
Stage 1. Find
Establish what buyers actually ask and where you stand today.
You get a complete record of your indexed addresses, positions, traffic, links, and page code.
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Fix
Stage 2. Fix
Remove the technical and factual blockers that stop a machine reading you correctly.
You get a forwarding map covering every changing address, tested before launch day.
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Structure
Stage 3. Structure
Rebuild the page and its data so an answer engine can lift a correct answer.
You get pages rebuilt with the depth kept and the structure improved answer first.
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Prove
Stage 4. Prove
Attach the evidence a buyer and a model both need before recommending you.
You get reviews, credentials, and trust signals repositioned where buyers decide.
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Track
Stage 5. Track
Measure the prompts, the competitors, and the movement every month.
You get daily checks on rankings, coverage, and crawl errors through the launch window.
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Grow
Stage 6. Grow
Expand coverage into the next set of questions, services, and locations.
You get the monthly program restarting content and visibility work once the site is stable.
Two results we can show you, with their limits stated.
We publish the evidence label and the limitation next to every number, because a result without its scope is a claim, not proof. We do not guarantee AI rankings or citations, because third parties control those systems.
Toolsforhuman.com
AI Search Rankings used schema-first Answer Engine Optimization, layered JSON-LD, robust canonicals, and multilingual hreflang to help Toolsforhuman.com earn 26,300 Microsoft Copilot citations across 160 plus pages, including Spanish-language pages, in a sample window of about three months.
Measured on Microsoft Copilot. The result applies to the documented sample window and does not guarantee future citations.
Read the Toolsforhuman.com case studyLaser Tagging Inc.
AI Search Rankings rebuilt the Laser Tagging Inc. digital brand and website, expanded its service-area relevance across Newark, Fremont, San Jose, and nearby Bay Area communities, and documented 4,460 client-reported Google generative AI impressions in the selected last-three-month window.
Measured on Google AI Overviews and AI Mode. The report measures Google generative AI impressions. It does not prove a ChatGPT recommendation, a click, a booking, a lead, or revenue.
Read the Laser Tagging Inc. case studySacLaserTag
AI Search Rankings rebuilt the SacLaserTag website in Sacramento, California into an answer-led entertainment venue platform with a page for each attraction, audience, and community, and documented 6,340 client-reported Google generative AI impressions across 73 URLs and assets in the selected last-three-month window, up from 1,120 in the previous three months.
Measured on Google AI Overviews and AI Mode. The report measures Google generative AI impressions. It does not prove a citation, a click, a party booking, a lead, or revenue, and the page-row sum of 7,070 differs from the 6,340 property total because Google aggregates the two views differently.
Read the SacLaserTag case studyMr Locksmith Lockout LLC
AI Search Rankings rebuilt the Mr Locksmith Lockout website in Norwich, Connecticut from WordPress onto a structured architecture with a page for every town served, every service quoted, and every vehicle make carried. The client-supplied Google Search Console export taken on October 4, 2026 records 1,233 generative AI impressions across 89 URLs for the preceding three months, up from 138 in the previous three months, with 72 of those URLs recording impressions for the first time.
Measured on Google AI Overviews and AI Mode. The export is a pages view, so no property-level total was supplied and none is published. The figure measures Google generative AI impressions and does not prove a citation, a click, a phone call, a dispatched job, a lead, or revenue.
Read the Mr Locksmith Lockout LLC case study
The four questions serious buyers ask before they sign.
Each answer sits next to the doubt that prompts it, with the evidence we can actually stand behind.
Our last redesign lost traffic and never recovered.
It is usually recoverable, and the diagnosis is quick.
The first step is comparing what used to be indexed against what is indexed now, which identifies the lost addresses precisely. From there, forwarding can be added retrospectively, missing content restored, and code rebuilt. Recovery is slower than prevention because the signals have decayed, and in most cases a substantial part comes back.
The fit review includes a comparison of your current index coverage against what your website previously had indexed.
Our designer says the SEO work can happen after launch.
Forwarding cannot, and that is the expensive one.
Content and code genuinely can be improved after launch. Forwarding cannot wait, because from the moment the new site goes live every old address returns an error and the loss begins immediately. The map has to exist before launch day. That single item is where most of the recoverable value sits.
The forwarding map is completed and tested before launch rather than added afterwards.
We only want a visual refresh, not a rebuild.
Then the risk is lower, and the checks are the same.
A visual refresh that keeps addresses and content intact carries much less risk, and we would tell you that rather than upsell a rebuild. The checks still apply, because a template change can quietly alter your heading structure, remove page code, or slow the site down even when the words are unchanged.
The scope is matched to the actual work required, and we say when a smaller job is the right one.
How long does a redesign take?
Longer than a template swap, and the schedule is fixed first.
It depends on page count, content volume, and how quickly approvals come back, which is usually the real constraint. We agree the schedule alongside the fixed price quote before work begins, including the approval points, so a delay on either side is visible early rather than discovered at the end.
The schedule and approval points are agreed with the fixed scope quote before work begins.
Answer five questions and see which package fits.
This runs entirely in your browser using the published package scope. Nothing is sent anywhere, nothing is stored, and you do not have to give an email address to see the answer.
Answer all five questions above and the recommendation will appear here, along with the reason behind it.
Website redesign is delivered inside one of three monthly packages.
Local small businesses
Local AI Answer Starter
Help nearby customers find, trust, and choose your business across Google, Google Maps, and AI answers.
$799per month
Build your local AI answer foundation
- We optimize your Google Business Profile and Google Maps listing, including categories, services, areas, hours, and photos.
- We help your business get found in Google AI Overviews and AI answers when customers ask who to hire.
- We track 25 high-intent local buyer prompts every month.
- We compare your AI visibility with 3 local competitors.
- Every month, we optimize 1 answer-first page and add 3 to 5 new local FAQs.
- We add LocalBusiness, Service, and FAQ schema and clean up your name, address, and phone citations.
Growing local businesses
Local AI Answer Growth
Win more calls, bookings, and quote requests across Google, Google Maps, and AI answer engines.
$1,500per month
Turn local AI visibility into more calls
This is the entry package that includes Website redesign.
- You get everything in Starter, expanded for faster local growth.
- We track 50 to 75 buyer-intent prompts across every major AI answer engine.
- We analyze your AI and SEO gaps against 5 local competitors.
- Every month, we optimize 2 to 3 pages and create 1 new local content asset, such as a city page, a service page, or a cost guide.
- We add 5 to 10 new local FAQs and handle full on-page SEO, including titles, meta descriptions, links, and alt text.
- We build local entity authority and add LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ, and Review schema.
Competitive & multi-location businesses
Local AI Answer Authority
Build a complete local authority system across Google, Maps, AI answers, reviews, and content.
$3,500per month
Become the trusted local answer at scale
- You get everything in Growth, built for competitive and multi-location markets.
- We track 150 to 250 local prompts and monitor 10 competitors.
- Every month, we optimize 5 to 8 pages and create 2 new local content assets.
- We add 10 to 20 new local FAQs, definitions, and direct-answer blocks every month.
- We build a complete local entity authority system for your business, services, locations, and owner or founder, with sameAs profile links.
- We add advanced schema and build local authority and PR opportunities.
Not sure which one applies to you? Use the package fit finder above, or compare every line item on the full pricing page. Every package includes website redesign services at the level shown in the table below.
Exactly what Website redesign covers at each package level.
This is the operational scope, written the way it appears in your monthly plan. Scroll the table sideways on a small screen.
| Included work | Local AI Answer Starter$799/mo | Local AI Answer Growth$1,500/mo | Local AI Answer Authority$3,500/mo |
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| Redesign build | Quoted per project | Quoted per project | Quoted per project |
| Address record and forwarding map | Included in the project | Included in the project | Included in the project |
| Pages improved monthly after launch | 1 | 2 to 3 | 5 to 8 |
| Launch window monitoring | Included | Included | Included with priority response |
| Page code rebuilt | Core types | Adds reviews and linked services | Full set with scheduled audits |
| Questions tracked after launch | 25 | 50 to 75 | 150 to 250 |
Anything outside this scope is quoted separately and explained before the engagement starts, so there is never an invoice you did not expect.
Three situations where this engagement pays for itself.
If one of these describes your position, the fit review will be short and useful. If none of them do, say so and we will tell you honestly.
You are planning a redesign now
The protection work is cheap before design starts and expensive afterwards, so the time to plan it is before anyone opens a design tool.
A previous redesign hurt you
Traffic fell after launch and nobody worked out why. The lost pages can be identified precisely and much of the value recovered.
You are changing platform
A platform move changes page addresses by default, which makes it the single highest risk moment for a website with existing rankings.
When this is the wrong purchase
This is wrong for you if your current website has no meaningful search traffic to protect, because the protection work is the main thing you would be paying for. In that case a straightforward new build is cheaper and we will scope it that way instead.
Questions about website redesign services.
Each answer opens with the direct answer, so you can read one line and move on.
How do you redesign a website without losing search traffic?
By preventing the four causes before design begins: record every current address with its positions and traffic and map permanent forwarding for each that changes, keep the content depth that earns the rankings, carry the page code across, and confirm the new site delivers content without needing scripts.
Our last redesign lost traffic. Can it be recovered?
Usually a substantial part. The first step is comparing what was indexed before against what is indexed now, which identifies the lost addresses precisely. Forwarding can then be added retrospectively, missing content restored, and code rebuilt. Recovery is slower than prevention because signals decay.
Can the SEO work happen after launch?
Content and code improvements can. Forwarding cannot, because from the moment the new site goes live every old address returns an error and the loss begins immediately. The forwarding map has to exist before launch day.
How much does a website redesign cost?
Redesign work is quoted per project as a fixed scope, since the cost depends on page count, content volume, and platform. The ongoing monthly program is published at $799, $1,500, or $3,500 and is a separate decision.
We only want a visual refresh. Do we need all this?
The risk is lower and the checks still apply. A template change can quietly alter your heading structure, remove page code, or slow the site down even when the words on the page are unchanged. We scope to the actual work required.
How long does a redesign take?
It depends on page count, content volume, and how quickly approvals come back, which is usually the real constraint. The schedule and the approval points are agreed alongside the fixed price quote before work begins.
Tell us what you are about to rebuild.
We record what your current site has indexed, identify what is at risk, quote the redesign, and recommend the monthly package for after launch.
- A written recommendation of which package fits, and why.
- The specific gaps we can see on your site before we speak.
- A clear statement of anything that falls outside package scope.
- Responds within 24 hours, Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
- No obligation, no contract at this stage, and we never sell your details.
Three short steps
Request your Website redesign fit review
We ask more than a typical form on purpose. The extra detail is what lets us answer with a real recommendation instead of a sales call.
Your request is in. Thank you.
A confirmation email is on its way, and Jagdeep Singh reviews these personally.
- Responds within 24 hours during Monday to Friday, 9am to 6pm Pacific Time.
- You will get a written package recommendation, not a sales deck.
- In a hurry? Call or text +1 (510) 399-5523.
Redesign without paying for it in traffic.
The monthly program price is published above, and the redesign is quoted as a fixed scope including the forwarding map and launch monitoring.
You get the new website you need without paying for it in lost rankings, lost traffic, and a year of recovery.
- Published pricing, no discovery call required
- Evidence and limitations stated together
- Responds within 24 hours
Prefer to talk first? Call or text +1 (510) 399-5523 or email jd@aisearchrankings.com.