Fix Missing From AI Search

Quick test to confirm you're actually missing:

1. Test in ChatGPT: Ask "What are the best [your industry] companies?" or "Who are experts in [your topic]?" If you used to be mentioned but aren't anymore = problem.
2. Test in Perplexity: Search your core keywords. Check "Sources" section—are you cited? Are competitors cited instead of you?
3. Test in Google AI Overviews: Search your target queries in Google. Do AI Overviews appear? Is your content cited or completely absent?
4. Compare vs competitors: Do the same searches but for competitor brands. If they appear and you don't = confirmed problem.

Signs you were previously visible:

• Historical data showing AI referral traffic that suddenly dropped (check Google Analytics)
• Team members remember being cited in AI responses 30-90 days ago
• Screenshots or recordings of previous AI citations you saved
• Customers mentioned finding you via ChatGPT or Perplexity, but that stopped

Free diagnostic: Get AI Answer Readiness Score audit to see current visibility status and compare against historical baseline if available. Or book same-day consultation to diagnose with expert.

Timeline is constrained by AI engine re-crawl and re-evaluation cycles, not our implementation speed.

Why 7-14 days minimum:

• Days 1-2: We diagnose root cause and implement all fixes (schema, content, entity signals) within 48 hours
• Days 3-7: AI engine crawlers need to re-visit your updated pages. Crawl frequency varies: high-authority sites = every 1-2 days; lower-authority = every 5-7 days
• Days 7-14: AI models re-index and re-evaluate your content. This isn't instant—models need to process updates and recalculate citation-worthiness
• First citations typically appear: Days 7-10 for high-authority sites; Days 10-14 for medium-authority sites

What we CAN control (and do immediately):

• Emergency audit: 4-8 hours from engagement
• Fix implementation: 24-48 hours for most issues
• Re-indexing requests: Submit to Google Search Console within 24 hours
• Priority support: Daily monitoring and optimization throughout recovery period

What we CAN'T control:

• How frequently AI engine bots crawl your site (dependent on domain authority)
• AI model re-indexing schedules (proprietary to each platform)
• Competitive dynamics (if competitors strengthen while you recover)

Faster than alternative approaches: DIY recovery typically takes 30-60 days due to trial-and-error. Competitor recovery services quote 30-45 days. Our 7-14 day timeline is industry-leading because we know exactly what to fix and how to accelerate re-indexing.

Critical cases: If you're losing $10K+/day in revenue due to AI visibility loss, mention "REVENUE CRITICAL" in booking. We can deploy 2-person emergency team for parallel work streams (cut diagnostic time in half). Additional $1,500 rush fee.

This service is specifically for brands that LOST visibility. If you were never visible in AI search, you need initial AEO implementation, not emergency recovery.

How to tell the difference:

• Recovery case: You have evidence of previous AI citations (analytics data, screenshots, team memories) that disappeared in last 30-90 days
• Initial implementation case: You've never been cited by AI engines, or citations were always sporadic/minimal

If you need initial implementation (not recovery):

• Option 1: Same-day consultation ($497) to get custom 30-day action plan, then implement yourself
• Option 2: 24-hour AI audit ($997) for comprehensive technical assessment + implementation roadmap
• Option 3: Full AEO implementation service ($5K-$12.5K/month) for turnkey 90-day program

Pricing difference: Emergency recovery ($2,997 flat fee) is priced higher than consultation because it includes full implementation work, not just strategy. If you don't have previous citations to "recover," standard implementation service is more appropriate and cost-effective path.

Gray area: If you had occasional citations but never consistent visibility, book consultation first ($497). We'll diagnose whether you need recovery or initial implementation and recommend right service.

Emergency recovery is one-time service with no ongoing commitment required. However, most clients opt for ongoing maintenance to prevent future visibility loss.

What's included in $2,997 flat fee:

• Complete 7-step recovery protocol (emergency audit through citation restoration)
• All technical fixes (schema, content, entity signals)
• 21 days of monitoring to confirm recovery (guarantee period)
• Recovery documentation + playbook so you understand what was fixed
• No recurring fees, no automatic renewals

After recovery, you have 3 options:

Option 1: Do nothing (DIY maintenance)

• You get full documentation of what we fixed
• You maintain AEO implementation yourself
• Risk: If you make site changes without AEO knowledge, you could break things again
• Best for: Companies with internal technical SEO expertise who just needed emergency help

Option 2: Monitoring-only retainer ($997/month)

• We monitor your AI citations monthly (20-30 target queries)
• Alert you if citations drop >20% month-over-month
• Provide quarterly competitive benchmarking reports
• No active optimization, just "early warning system"
• Best for: Stable implementations that just need watchful eye

Option 3: Full AEO management ($2,997-$5,997/month)

• Proactive optimization to increase citation frequency beyond just "recovery"
• Monthly content updates, schema enhancements, competitive response
• Guaranteed citation frequency targets (e.g., 60%+ citation rate for core topics)
• Best for: Companies that want to dominate AI search, not just maintain
• Recovery fee credited toward first 2 months if you sign within 30 days

Our recommendation: At minimum, do 3-6 months of monitoring ($997/month) after recovery to ensure stability. Once you're confident citations are stable, you can cancel anytime. Most clients who recover find that competitors are also improving their AEO, so ongoing optimization (Option 3) delivers best long-term ROI. Read more: In-House vs Agency AEO.

In 200+ emergency recovery cases, we've diagnosed root cause 100% of the time. However, if we truly cannot identify what caused visibility loss:

Diagnostic guarantee:

• If we complete emergency audit (Step 1) and cannot identify root cause within 8 hours, we refund $1,000 of $2,997 fee and continue investigation at no charge until diagnosed
• You can decide whether to proceed with Steps 2-7 or take diagnostic findings and implement yourself

Why we're confident in diagnosis:

• Systematic methodology: We check all 7 common causes in specific order (schema errors → content changes → crawling issues → entity problems → E-E-A-T degradation → algorithm updates → penalties)
• Technical forensics: We have tools to compare current site vs archived versions, analyze crawl logs, inspect schema at code level, review Git commit history
• Pattern recognition: After 200+ recovery cases, we've seen almost every possible scenario. Even "weird" cases usually match known patterns

Most challenging cases (but still solvable):

• Algorithm update impact: If ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google changed ranking factors and didn't announce it publicly, requires testing multiple hypotheses. Still diagnosable within 12-24 hours via experimentation.
• Competitive displacement: If you didn't break anything but competitors strengthened their AEO significantly, making your relative authority insufficient. Diagnosis = benchmark against top 5 competitors.
• Multi-factor issues: Sometimes 2-3 problems compound (e.g., schema broke + content changed + competitor improved). Requires fixing all factors, not just one.

Absolute worst case: If we cannot restore at least 60% of your citations within 21 days (guarantee period), you get full $2,997 refund AND we provide complete documentation of what we tried so you can pursue alternative solutions. You lose nothing except time.

Yes, but expect 4-8 weeks of trial-and-error vs our 7-14 days with guarantee.

DIY recovery path (if you have technical skills):

1. Free diagnostic: Get AI Answer Readiness Score audit to identify gaps
2. Schema validation: Use Google Rich Results Test (free) to find schema errors. Fix manually.
3. Content analysis: Compare current content vs Wayback Machine archive. Restore direct-answer sections if removed.
4. Crawl access: Check robots.txt, meta tags, server logs to ensure AI engines can access your site
5. Re-indexing: Submit updated pages via Google Search Console
6. Wait 2-4 weeks: Monitor target queries daily to see if citations return
7. Iterate: If no recovery, try different hypotheses and repeat

DIY recovery resources:

• How to Rank in AI Search (comprehensive implementation guide)
• AI SEO Tools Comparison (which tools you need for DIY)
• Traditional SEO vs AI SEO (understand key differences)

When DIY makes sense:

• You have technical SEO expertise in-house
• Visibility loss isn't costing you significant revenue daily
• You can afford 30-60 day recovery timeline
• You want to build internal AEO knowledge vs outsourcing

When emergency service makes sense:

• You're losing $1K+/day in revenue from AI visibility loss
• You don't have technical SEO expertise to diagnose quickly
• You've already tried DIY for 2-4 weeks without success
• You need guaranteed recovery, not trial-and-error
• Your time is worth more than $2,997 (e.g., CEO/founder doing DIY recovery = opportunity cost of $10K-$20K in lost focus)

Middle-ground option: Book same-day consultation ($497) where we diagnose root cause and give you specific fix instructions. You implement yourself, saving $2,500 vs full recovery service. Works well if you have technical capability but just need expert diagnosis.

Recovery protocol works for all major AI search engines because core optimization factors are universal: schema markup, content structure, entity signals, authority.

Platforms covered:

• ChatGPT (OpenAI): Largest AI search user base. Recovery typically takes 7-10 days.
• Perplexity: Citation-focused AI search. Usually recovers in 5-7 days (faster re-indexing).
• Google AI Overviews: Connected to Google Search index. Recovery in 7-14 days.
• Microsoft Copilot: Powered by GPT-4. Similar timeline to ChatGPT (7-10 days).
• You.com: Smaller but growing. Usually recovers alongside other platforms.

Platform-specific diagnosis:

• During emergency audit (Step 1), we test all 5 platforms to see which are affected
• All platforms missing: Usually indicates site-wide technical issue (schema errors, crawling blocks)
• One platform missing: May indicate platform-specific issue (e.g., Google penalty affects AI Overviews but not ChatGPT)
• Partial visibility: Some queries work, others don't = content-specific issue (fix individual pages)

Recovery guarantee applies to all platforms: We measure success as 60%+ of target citations restored across all major AI engines. If you only recover on 1-2 platforms but not others, that doesn't meet guarantee threshold—we keep working until multi-platform recovery achieved or refund.

Platform priority: If you only care about specific platform (e.g., "just need ChatGPT visibility"), mention that in booking. We can optimize recovery protocol for your priority platform first, then expand to others.