Competitors appear in AI shortlists, you do not
ChatGPT, Gemini or Perplexity describe the category but omit your brand from the recommendation.
AI SEO consulting
AI SEO Consultant for SaaS & Software Companies
Improve how your SaaS is discovered across Google and AI search, then measure whether that visibility contributes to qualified discovery, signups, pipeline and customers.
74%
ZipWP organic click growth from a zero baseline
Brainstorm Force, Search Console · 2026
28
ZipWP keyword variations taken to #1 from nothing
Brainstorm Force, Search Console · 2026
125
Google top-3 positions across owned properties
Ahrefs single-pull · 11 Aug 2026
302,037
Bing Copilot citations earned by owned properties
Bing AI Performance · 6-month windows
Problems I diagnose
Your SaaS may rank in Google and still be absent from the AI shortlist
When a buyer asks an AI assistant for a software recommendation, is your product named? If not, the click — and the evaluation — never starts.
Your brand is described inconsistently
First-party and third-party sources say different things about what your product does, who it is for and how it compares.
AI referral traffic exists but leads nowhere
You can see AI-sourced visits in analytics but cannot connect them to signups, trials or pipeline.
Traditional rankings, weak AI citation visibility
You rank in Google but are not cited in AI Overviews, Copilot answers or ChatGPT recommendations for the same queries.
No AI visibility baseline exists
You do not know where you appear, where you are absent, or what sources AI systems use for your category.
Commercial pages are not structured for extraction
Your pages answer SEO keywords but are not structured as extractable answers an AI system can cite.
What an AI SEO consultant does
Scope of the work
Diagnosis, strategy and measurement — not content production. The internal team executes; I provide the judgement layer.
AI visibility baseline
Systematic audit of current citations, recommendations and absences across Google AI features, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot for your category queries.
Category recommendation research
Map the queries buyers ask AI assistants in your category and identify which sources are cited in the answers.
Entity consistency audit
Check how your product is described across first-party site, third-party reviews, directories, comparisons and documentation.
Commercial content extractability
Audit and restructure commercial pages so key claims are in formats AI systems can parse and cite.
Citation-source analysis
Identify which third-party domains AI systems cite for your category and prioritise presence on those sources.
Technical accessibility
Confirm AI crawlers can access your content without requiring client-side rendering or authentication.
AI-search competitor analysis
Benchmark your AI visibility against competitors for the queries that matter to your buying journey.
Measurement & attribution
Set up AI referral tracking, citation share monitoring and connect to signups where measurement permits.
Direct specialist, not an agency
The Person Who Diagnoses Your AI Visibility Is the Person Who Ships the Strategy
There is no account manager between us. You work directly with me — on the audit, in the strategy, on the measurement calls.
Choose an individual specialist when
- Senior judgement is the bottleneck
- The internal team can execute
- The problem needs diagnosis, not content volume
- You need a strategic owner and QA layer
- You want direct access, not a relay
Choose an agency when
- Execution bandwidth is the bottleneck
- Large content, development or outreach capacity is needed
- Multiple execution disciplines are needed simultaneously
For agency-scale execution, I refer to Maxinium rather than pretending a solo practice is a team.
Honest limitations
What Cannot Be Guaranteed
- No one can guarantee a specific AI recommendation or citation.
- AI systems do not expose their ranking or recommendation algorithms.
- Measurement varies by platform — some provide data, some do not.
- Results from one domain do not transfer automatically to another.
- The field is evolving rapidly; what works today may change.
I state these upfront because a consultant who overpromises on AI search is selling something the technology cannot yet support. What I can do is improve the conditions that correlate with visibility, measure what is measurable, and clearly label what is not.
Evidence
Published Results From Owned Properties
The AI search evidence is from properties I own and operate — where the methodology, dates, queries and platform are stated. Client results are shared directly, with permission, on request.
Related
Full SaaS SEO Programme
If your needs span the full search programme — demand, architecture, technical SEO, content, authority, AI visibility and revenue measurement — the broader SaaS SEO consulting engagement covers all six stages.
Frequently asked
AI SEO Consulting Questions
What is an AI SEO consultant?
An AI SEO consultant helps companies improve how they are discovered, cited and recommended across AI-assisted search experiences — Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot. The work covers entity clarity, source-ecosystem analysis, content extractability, AI visibility measurement and referral attribution.
What does an AI SEO consultant do for SaaS?
For SaaS companies specifically: diagnoses why a product is absent from AI recommendation shortlists, audits entity consistency across first- and third-party sources, maps which sources AI systems cite for the category, structures commercial pages for extractability, sets up AI-search measurement, and connects AI referral traffic to signups where measurement permits.
Is AI SEO different from SaaS SEO?
AI SEO is part of modern SaaS SEO, not a replacement. Traditional SEO produces the authority, content and technical foundations that AI systems draw from. AI SEO adds entity clarity, citation-source presence, extractability and a separate measurement layer. The SaaS SEO method includes AI visibility as Stage 5.
Should I hire an AI SEO consultant or an agency?
Choose an individual specialist when senior judgement is the bottleneck, your internal team can execute, and the problem needs diagnosis and a measurement framework. Choose an agency when execution bandwidth — content production, development, outreach capacity — is the bottleneck. I do not pretend to be an agency.
Can you guarantee ChatGPT recommendations?
No. No one can. AI systems do not expose ranking algorithms, and recommendations vary by query, session, location and time. What I can do is improve the conditions that correlate with citation and recommendation — entity clarity, source presence, content structure — and measure the result on platforms that provide data. The limitations are stated upfront, not hidden.
How do you measure AI-search visibility?
Google Search Console for AI Overview and AI Mode data, Bing AI Performance for Copilot citations, and systematic query testing across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity for citation share. Referral traffic is tracked in GA4 and attributed to signups through CRM integration where possible. What cannot be measured is explicitly labelled.
Do GEO and AEO matter?
GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) describe aspects of the same work. The practices are valid; the acronyms are interchangeable labels. This site uses AI SEO as the umbrella term because it is the most descriptive and durable.
Can AI SEO generate SaaS signups?
Where AI referral traffic can be tracked and attributed, yes — some AI-assisted discovery leads to site visits that convert. But measurement is incomplete: not all AI-search exposure produces a trackable click, and not all platforms provide referral data. The honest answer is "sometimes measurably, sometimes not yet".
Do you work with our existing SEO/content team?
Yes. I operate as the diagnosis, strategy and measurement layer. Your team executes on the content, technical and outreach work. That is usually the most cost-effective way to get senior AI SEO judgement into an existing programme.
Start with an AI visibility baseline
Tell me about your SaaS and where AI search is failing you.
Send me your product URL and the AI-search problem you are seeing. You will get a straight read on whether AI SEO can improve your discovery — including an honest no if it cannot.
Free SaaS search & AI visibility blueprint
Opportunity map, keyword gaps, AI visibility baseline, technical priorities and a 90-day plan.
You work with me, not an account manager
The person who audits your site is the person who ships the strategy.
Reported against revenue
Signups, trials, MRR and AI share-of-voice, not impressions.
An honest yes or no
I only take on SaaS companies I believe I can get results for.