SEO and AEO

Get found by buyers, and by the AI they ask.

SEO is the work that helps you rank in search. AEO, answer engine optimization, is the work that helps AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google’s AI answers cite you. Every plan does both, and hosting and website edits are in the price.

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Why it matters

If you can’t tell which half of your marketing works, you’re paying for both halves.

A site nobody finds is a brochure in a drawer. Buyers searching “custom home builder near me” or “lots for sale” in your county are the highest intent traffic you will ever get, and right now they are finding somebody else.

More buyers now ask an AI assistant for a recommendation instead of scrolling a results page, and the companies those assistants name are the ones with clear, well structured, machine readable websites. We work both sides of that.

What’s included
  • Local SEO targeted to the counties and communities you build in
  • Google Business Profile optimization and ongoing posts
  • AI answer visibility so you surface in ChatGPT, Perplexity and AI Overviews
  • New pages and posts every month, built to be found
  • Hosting, SSL, backups and your listing feed, included in every plan
  • Website edit hours every month, used however you like
  • Monthly reporting in plain language, not a dashboard you never open

SEO and AEO, priced in the open.

SEO is the work that helps you rank in search. AEO, answer engine optimization, is the work that helps AI tools such as ChatGPT and Google’s AI answers cite you. Every plan does both, starts as a three month engagement billed monthly, and puts a count on every line so you know what you are buying.

A search target is one service in one place, like custom homes in Franklin. Most builders need five to eight.

Starter

Up to 5 search targets. One market, covered properly.

Set up in month one
  • One technical audit of your website, delivered as a written list of findings
  • Titles, descriptions, headings and alt text rewritten on up to 10 existing pages
  • Business, service and FAQ schema added to those pages
  • Search Console and Analytics 4 connected, sitemap submitted, once you give us access
  • One Google Business Profile review: category, services, service areas, description and ten photos, once you add us as a manager
  • 5 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI in week one, so you know exactly where you stand before we change anything
  • A review request kit: one link, one QR code and one text to send after a job
Every month
  • Hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups, uptime monitoring, and your MLS listing feed kept running if the site has one
  • One hour of website edits and page changes a month, used however you like
  • One new page a month: a community, location or FAQ page
  • 2 blog posts a month
  • 4 Google Business Profile posts a month, once you add us as a manager
  • The same 5 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI each month, so you can see whether AI is recommending you
  • One change to your site a month aimed at what the AI answers got wrong or left out
  • A fixed list of 10 searches tracked in Google Search Console
  • One report a month: searches, clicks, the AI answers and what we did
  • One strategy call a month (30 minutes)
Ask about Starter

Growth

Up to 8 search targets. More markets, more pages.

Set up in month one
  • One technical audit of your website, delivered as a written list of findings
  • Titles, descriptions, headings and alt text rewritten on up to 20 existing pages
  • Business, service and FAQ schema added to those pages
  • Search Console and Analytics 4 connected, sitemap submitted, once you give us access
  • One Google Business Profile review: category, services, service areas, description and ten photos, once you add us as a manager
  • 10 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI in week one, so you know exactly where you stand before we change anything
  • A review request kit: one link, one QR code and one text to send after a job
Every month
  • Hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups, uptime monitoring, and your MLS listing feed kept running if the site has one
  • 2 hours of website edits and page changes a month, used however you like
  • 4 new pages a month: a community, location or FAQ page
  • 8 blog posts a month
  • 8 Google Business Profile posts a month, once you add us as a manager
  • The same 10 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI each month, so you can see whether AI is recommending you
  • 2 changes to your site a month aimed at what the AI answers got wrong or left out
  • A fixed list of 20 searches tracked in Google Search Console
  • One report a month: searches, clicks, the AI answers and what we did
  • 2 strategy calls a month (30 minutes)
  • A drafted reply to each new Google review, sent once a month for you to post
Ask about Growth

Scale

Up to 12 search targets. Several markets or service lines at once.

Set up in month one
  • One technical audit of your website, delivered as a written list of findings
  • Titles, descriptions, headings and alt text rewritten on up to 40 existing pages
  • Business, service and FAQ schema added to those pages
  • Search Console and Analytics 4 connected, sitemap submitted, once you give us access
  • One Google Business Profile review: category, services, service areas, description and ten photos, once you add us as a manager
  • 15 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI in week one, so you know exactly where you stand before we change anything
  • A review request kit: one link, one QR code and one text to send after a job
Every month
  • Hosting, SSL certificate, daily backups, uptime monitoring, and your MLS listing feed kept running if the site has one
  • 4 hours of website edits and page changes a month, used however you like
  • 6 new pages a month: a community, location or FAQ page
  • 12 blog posts a month
  • 12 Google Business Profile posts a month, once you add us as a manager
  • The same 15 buyer questions asked on ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI each month, so you can see whether AI is recommending you
  • 3 changes to your site a month aimed at what the AI answers got wrong or left out
  • A fixed list of 30 searches tracked in Google Search Console
  • One report a month: searches, clicks, the AI answers and what we did
  • 2 strategy calls a month (30 minutes)
  • A drafted reply to each new Google review, sent once a month for you to post
  • The same three competitors looked at once a month, in your report
Ask about Scale
Not included in any plan
  • Social media
  • Google Ads or any paid advertising
  • Directory listings other than your Google Business Profile
  • Photography and video
  • Email marketing
  • Paid links
  • A website redesign or a new website, which is a separate project
What we need from you
  • Access to your website, Google Search Console and Google Analytics in week one
  • Manager access to your Google Business Profile in week one
  • One person who can approve pages and posts

We do the work listed here. We do not control Google or any AI tool, so rankings and placements are not promised. Google Business Profile work is done under manager access you grant. Anything not listed here is quoted separately.

Fair questions.

What is the difference between SEO and AEO?

SEO is the work that helps you rank on a search results page. AEO, answer engine optimization, is the work that helps an AI assistant cite you when someone asks it for a builder recommendation. They overlap, because both reward a clear, well structured, accurate site, but AEO also means tracking what the AI tools actually say about you and changing the site when they get it wrong. Every plan does both.

Can AI assistants like ChatGPT recommend my building company?

Increasingly, yes. More buyers now ask AI assistants for builder recommendations instead of scrolling a search page, and the companies those assistants name are the ones with clear, well structured, machine readable websites and consistent business information everywhere it appears. We ask a set list of questions every month, record the answers, and change the site based on what they show.

Is hosting really included?

Yes. Hosting, the SSL certificate, daily backups and uptime monitoring are in every plan, for as long as the plan runs, and if your site has an MLS listing feed we keep it running: token changes, rule changes and license renewals. So are website edit hours: one hour a month on Starter, two on Growth, four on Scale, used however you like. If you want a photo swapped or a lot marked sold, send a text.

Do you promise a ranking?

No, and be careful with anyone who does. We do not control Google or any AI tool. What we promise is the work: a set list with a count on every line, done every month, and a report that shows what we did and what moved. If the work is not producing after a fair run, we would rather tell you than keep billing.

Why do builder websites stop working after a year?

Because almost nobody maintains them. A year after launch the featured community is sold out, floor plans have changed, and nobody has touched the page since the final invoice. The site went stale in an industry where inventory changes every quarter. That failure is the whole reason these plans exist.

Do I have to sign a long contract?

Every plan starts as a three month engagement billed monthly, because nothing in search moves in four weeks and a shorter run would not be a fair test. After that it is month to month, so it has to keep earning its place.

Do you run Google Ads as part of this?

Not inside these plans. They are the organic side: search, AI answers, your Google Business Profile, and the pages behind them. Google Ads is its own service with its own fee, priced above by how much you spend, and the spend goes from your card to Google. We will tell you plainly whether we think ads are worth it for what you build before you commit to either.

Let’s build yours.

Tell us what you build and where. We read every one of these ourselves and reply with honest next steps, including a written scope with a fixed price.

Prefer to talk it through? Call (615) 915-7899 or email ryan@siteworkdigital.ai