Do I need to buy a separate AI visibility audit first?

No. The initial SEO and AI visibility audit is included in onboarding when you begin the managed service starting at $4,000 per month. There is no separate paid audit required before hiring Eric.

Can Eric Strate make changes directly in WordPress?

Yes. WordPress is the current fully managed implementation environment. The agreed scope can include direct content, technical, internal architecture and structured-data changes without handing the client a monthly list of tickets to route elsewhere.

Can I check one page before discussing managed services?

Yes. The Free AEO Checker provides a page-level diagnostic. Businesses ready for implementation can hire Eric directly for managed services; the initial SEO and AI visibility audit is included in onboarding.

What if my website is not WordPress?

Non-WordPress websites are not excluded. They are scoped around the actual platform, access and development path. The engagement may be strategy and advisory only, or include custom implementation when a practical direct path is available.

What limits the implementation included in a project?

The proposal names the pages, tasks, platforms, approvals and implementation owner. Redesigns, custom development, extensive new content, paid media and outside-source outreach require an explicit scope. Website vendor work and access dependencies are identified before delivery dates are agreed.

What is confirmed before I commit to an engagement?

The proposal confirms the engagement, covered website areas and platforms, deliverables, responsibilities, total fee, payment schedule, anticipated dates and separately paid items. Material scope, price or timing changes are agreed before additional work begins.

How is a complex or multi-location website scoped?

Eric reviews the website, locations, platform access, content needs and implementation workload before accepting the standard WordPress engagement starting at $4,000 per month. Other CMS platforms are custom quoted. Any additional scope is agreed before work begins.

How are delivery dates and project stages agreed?

The proposal sets the anticipated start date, milestones, review date and implementation or follow-up window after the research scope, website complexity, access and approval dependencies are understood. Each engagement follows the stages described on this page.

How is completed monthly work documented?

Each monthly progress record identifies completed implementation, verification, dependencies and next priorities. A performance and strategy call connects that work to search visibility, traffic and inquiry evidence.

Do monthly services include a performance and strategy call?

Yes. Monthly Managed SEO, GEO & AEO includes a monthly performance and strategy call with Eric Strate to review traffic, completed work, available search and AI visibility evidence, and the next priorities for your business.

What is confirmed before I commit to an engagement?

The proposal confirms the engagement, covered website areas and platforms, deliverables, responsibilities, total fee, payment schedule, anticipated dates and separately paid items. Material scope, price or timing changes are agreed before additional work begins.

Do I need to buy a separate AI visibility audit first?

No. The initial SEO and AI visibility audit is included in onboarding when you begin the managed service starting at $4,000 per month. There is no separate paid audit required before hiring Eric.

Do monthly services include a performance and strategy call?

Yes. Monthly Managed SEO, GEO & AEO includes a monthly performance and strategy call with Eric Strate to review traffic, completed work, available search and AI visibility evidence, and the next priorities for your business.

What limits the implementation included in a project?

The proposal names the pages, tasks, platforms, approvals and implementation owner. Redesigns, custom development, extensive new content, paid media and outside-source outreach require an explicit scope. Website vendor work and access dependencies are identified before delivery dates are agreed.

How is completed monthly work documented?

Each monthly progress record identifies completed implementation, verification, dependencies and next priorities. A performance and strategy call connects that work to search visibility, traffic and inquiry evidence.

Do monthly services include a performance and strategy call?

Yes. Monthly Managed SEO, GEO & AEO includes a monthly performance and strategy call with Eric Strate to review traffic, completed work, available search and AI visibility evidence, and the next priorities for your business.

How is completed monthly work documented?

Each monthly progress record identifies completed implementation, verification, dependencies and next priorities. A performance and strategy call connects that work to search visibility, traffic and inquiry evidence.

Can Eric Strate make changes directly in WordPress?

Yes. WordPress is the current fully managed implementation environment. The agreed scope can include direct content, technical, internal architecture and structured-data changes without handing the client a monthly list of tickets to route elsewhere.

What if my website is not WordPress?

Non-WordPress websites are not excluded. They are scoped around the actual platform, access and development path. The engagement may be strategy and advisory only, or include custom implementation when a practical direct path is available.

How is completed monthly work documented?

Each monthly progress record identifies completed implementation, verification, dependencies and next priorities. A performance and strategy call connects that work to search visibility, traffic and inquiry evidence.

Does organic ChatGPT optimization guarantee a recommendation?

No. Eric Strate does not guarantee that ChatGPT, Google or another AI system will rank, cite or recommend a particular business. The work focuses on factors a business can legitimately improve and measure, including accessibility, entity clarity, useful commercial content, evidence, source relationships and visibility across relevant buyer-intent questions.

One Managed Service · SEO, GEO & AEO · WordPress Implementation

SEO & AI Search Services and Pricing

Work directly with me on SEO and AI search strategy, priorities and agreed WordPress improvements. My founder-led San Diego AEO agency combines technical SEO, WordPress implementation, useful commercial content and AI search visibility measurement, with clear scope and ongoing accountability.

Managed SEO, GEO & AEO for WordPress starts at $4,000 per month. SEO, GEO, AEO and focused optimization for up to two priority AI discovery platforms are included, with an initial audit, agreed WordPress implementation, progress reporting and a monthly performance and strategy call with Eric Strate. Other CMS platforms are custom quoted. See pricing details.

Managed SEO, GEO & AEOFrom $4,000/month

Initial AuditIncluded in onboarding

Work Directly With EricMonthly strategy and implementation

Other CMS PlatformsCustom quote

Starting at $4,000/month + one-time setup starting at $2,000. Six-month initial commitment. Homepage + up to five priority pages (the About page counts toward the five). Work directly with Eric Strate.

For businesses specifically focused on visibility, citations and recommendations in ChatGPT, see my ChatGPT Search Optimization Services.

Client Feedback

Selected Yelp reviews from real clients

View on Yelp

“He is not a pushy salesman in the least and more importantly underpromises and overperforms everytime and at a very reasonable rate.”

Nolan R. San Diego, CA

“Bottom line, I hired Eric and got a net triple number of calls the following month.”

Regina U. San Diego, CA

“Eric is extremely honest! Provided great insight on my website and services he could offer. Highly recommend.”

Adrian D. University City, San Diego, CA

“Eric is as good as it gets when it comes to SEO and web rankings.”

Matt G. San Diego, CA

“He responds to emails and phone calls promptly and never leaves me hanging when I have a question or concern.”

Tracy R. Scottsdale, AZ

“He under promises and over delivers, bringing extreme value to every one of his clients.”

Charlie H. Beverly Hills, CA

“what can I say I went from a 0 to hero on google with Erik's help it took some time but well worth it.”

terry b. Bellingham, WA

“I am so pleased with all the work that Eric has done for my SEO campaign with my Yoga Studio in Carlsbad.”

Alana B. Encinitas, CA

“This guy is so honest that he didn't even except money from me.”

Clint S. San Diego, CA

“I have used Eric for several different SEO projects and he more than delivered on his end of the bargain.”

Dean M. San Diego, CA

“has successfully raised our URL in the search engine rankings to the first page for my main key words.”

Bryan C. San Diego, CA

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Clear Scope Before You Commit

One Managed WordPress Engagement

Want the WordPress-specific details? See my WordPress AEO agency and AI search services for the implementation approach and what we measure.

Before work begins, we agree the website, markets, locations, monthly content and implementation capacity, reporting and responsibilities covered by the retainer starting at $4,000 per month. Setup and engagement terms are recorded in the proposal. Other CMS platforms are custom quoted.

For Google-specific work, see Google AI Search Optimization Services. For business visibility and source citations in Claude, see Claude AI Search Optimization Services. The ChatGPT visibility audit process is included in onboarding for that platform.

See the managed service and onboarding · See delivery stages and completion

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Managed Service and Onboarding

One Search Program, From Audit to Implementation

Managed SEO, GEO & AEO

From $4,000/month

Designed for WordPress-based lead-generation businesses, including B2B, SaaS and professional services. Ongoing page-level optimization focuses on your homepage and up to five selected revenue or trust-building pages. The About page counts toward this five-page limit. SEO, GEO, AEO and focused optimization for up to two priority AI discovery platforms are included in one monthly fee, with direct implementation of agreed WordPress improvements. The first six months prioritize building a consistent, credible brand presence across your selected pages, business profiles and relevant third-party sources.

Technical, on-page and local SEO where relevant
Content strategy, agreed content production and commercial-page improvements
Internal linking, entity clarity, structured data and WARP (Web Answer Retrieval Protocol) where appropriate. Created by Eric Strate, WARP is an experimental framework connecting concise answers with supporting evidence.
Buyer-question research, AI visibility, competitor and citation analysis
Branding and authority building: brand positioning, consistent messaging, business-profile alignment and relevant third-party citations and mentions, prioritized during the first six months
Direct WordPress implementation, validation and progress reporting
A monthly performance and strategy call with Eric

The homepage and up to five additional priority URLs are agreed during onboarding and remain the core focus throughout the engagement, not five new pages each month. Reasonably scoped shared technical improvements can benefit the broader website. Active platform-specific research, testing, citation-source work and optimization focus on up to two agreed AI discovery platforms; other relevant platforms may receive lightweight monitoring rather than active optimization. The proposal confirms selected platforms, locations, monthly work capacity and responsibilities. SEO, GEO and AEO are included together.

Email Eric About Managed Search →

Included Audit and Onboarding

Included

Begin with a clear view of your business, website and search opportunity.

Business discovery and implementation access
Tracking review and configuration
Initial technical SEO and AI visibility audit
Agreed buyer-intent prompt set and documented starting baseline for AI recommendations, brand mentions, citations and competitor visibility across the selected platforms
Selection of one primary and, where appropriate, one secondary AI discovery platform based on customer behavior, competitive visibility and citation-source research
A prioritized six-month roadmap for branding, SEO and AI search implementation

Onboarding connects the initial diagnosis to continuing strategy and direct implementation.

See the Included Visibility Audit →

Direct Monthly Management

With Eric

Move from the initial baseline into prioritized improvements and regular progress review.

Work directly with Eric on strategy and implementation
Monthly reporting on completed work, changes in the agreed prompt baseline, AI visibility observations and next priorities
A monthly performance and strategy call

The initial SEO and AI visibility audit is included in onboarding. You can hire Eric directly for the managed service without purchasing a separate paid assessment first. Onboarding produces the baseline and priorities for the continuing work. The distinction is between included diagnosis at the start of the engagement and the ongoing implementation that follows it.

Discuss Your WordPress Business →

Other CMS Platforms

Custom quote

Custom managed engagements start at $4,000/month. Final pricing depends on scope, platform and implementation complexity.

For non-WordPress, proprietary or vendor-managed websites, we first establish the platform, access and practical implementation path.

Search and competitive diagnosis
Technical and content priorities
Platform, vendor and approval requirements
Agreed implementation, advisory and validation responsibilities

Other CMS platforms are custom quoted around the actual access and delivery requirements. The proposal identifies what Eric can implement directly and what requires the website vendor or client team. For example, a platform may allow direct content edits but reserve template or integration changes for its vendor. The scope separates the work Eric can perform from the work requiring that vendor or the client team.

Request a Custom Quote →

Standard managed implementation is designed for WordPress lead-generation and service businesses. Large e-commerce product catalogs, bulk product-feed or inventory work, multi-location rollouts, enterprise environments and non-WordPress platforms require a custom scope and quote based on complexity and implementation access. A WordPress website can have more than six total pages and still qualify when work is limited to the agreed priority pages.

Setup and engagement terms

The one-time setup fee, starting at $2,000, covers business discovery, access and tracking configuration, the initial SEO and AI-search visibility audit, a competitor and buyer-question baseline, selection of up to two priority AI discovery platforms, and a prioritized roadmap. It is part of the managed engagement; continuing optimization and implementation are delivered through the monthly service. Access and tracking configuration establish what can be measured and changed. The baseline records the starting observations for the agreed prompts, AI mentions, citations and competitors; the roadmap connects those findings to the pages, priorities and implementation responsibilities for continuing work.

The monthly managed service starts at $4,000. One-time setup starts at $2,000 when you begin. The initial commitment is six months, billed monthly, followed by month-to-month management. The first payment starts at $6,000, covering setup and the first month. Scope and payment terms are confirmed before work begins.

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ChatGPT-Specific Work

How Much Does ChatGPT Search Optimization Cost?

ChatGPT Search Optimization is available within the WordPress program starting at $4,000 per month alongside SEO, GEO and AEO when ChatGPT is selected as a priority platform. Onboarding identifies up to two platforms most relevant to the business and its buyers, then guides ongoing implementation and measurement.

See ChatGPT Search Optimization for the methods and implementation. This pricing page records the managed fee, setup fee and commitment.

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Ongoing Management

How Ongoing Management Is Scoped

Each month has a prioritized work plan and a progress record. The work follows current evidence rather than a fixed checklist: what changed in rankings, AI visibility, citations, competitors, traffic, content and technical conditions determines the next priorities. Reports distinguish completed work, remaining dependencies and comparable observations.

Monthly Performance and Strategy Call

Monthly Managed SEO, GEO & AEO includes a performance and strategy call with me. We review traffic and search trends using available Google Search Console and GA4 data, discuss completed work, look at AI visibility and citations separately from visits and leads, and agree the next priorities for your business.

Priorities can change as evidence and business needs change. New work outside the agreed scope is discussed before an additional fee or responsibility is introduced.

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Included in the Monthly Retainer

Ongoing Work Is Prioritized by Opportunity

Technical SEO monitoring and remediation
Google Search Console analysis
GA4 and conversion analysis
ChatGPT and AI-assistant visibility monitoring
Buyer-intent prompt research
Citation and source research
Competitor analysis
Commercial-page optimization
Agreed content updates or landing pages within the selected page scope and monthly capacity
Internal linking
Entity and structured-data alignment
WARP implementation where appropriate
Post-change testing and measurement
Strategic prioritization

Not every client needs every activity every month. The mix should follow the actual opportunity rather than a prewritten checklist.

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Strategy + Execution

Direct Website Implementation Is Available

Recommendations have limited value when nobody implements them. WordPress is the current fully managed environment, so project scope can include direct changes to content, technical elements, internal architecture, structured data and other agreed optimization work. Non-WordPress sites are custom scoped around the implementation path available. A completed change should have an affected page or setting, an implementation record and a validation step. The delivery path is agreed around the access available for the project.

The proposal defines the monthly implementation capacity covered by the WordPress retainer starting at $4,000 per month. Larger or unusually complex projects are reviewed for fit before work begins.

Implementation boundaries: the standard WordPress retainer focuses individual page-level optimization on the homepage and up to five other agreed priority pages. The About page counts within the five-page allowance. The proposal names the URLs, tasks, monthly implementation capacity, approvers and responsibilities. Reasonably scoped fixes to shared technical settings or templates may benefit other URLs; this does not include optimization of every page on the website.

Outside the standard retainer (requires a custom quote):

Individual optimization of pages beyond the agreed homepage plus up to five priority URLs
Bulk e-commerce product and category catalog optimization, merchant feeds, and inventory or price synchronization
Full website redesigns, custom software or platform integrations
Extensive original content or high-volume landing page production
Paid media, paid digital PR and third-party outreach fees
Active optimization for additional AI discovery platforms beyond the one or two agreed priorities

Additional work requires a separately agreed scope and quote. Changes to the selected priority pages must be agreed in writing. Website vendor work and access dependencies are identified before delivery dates are agreed.

Example of a scoped implementation item: clarify the services and pricing on an agreed commercial page, align its structured data with the published information, then verify the page and record the changes. The work list identifies the page, owner, approval and completion check. This is an illustration of scope, not a client result.

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Direct Senior Involvement

Work Directly With Eric Strate

I personally lead your strategy, priorities, communication and quality review. You work directly with me to agree useful improvements, review what has been completed and decide what comes next. Monthly clients have a performance and strategy call with me as part of that ongoing relationship.

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Scope Factors

Agree the Scope Before Work Begins

Website size and technical complexity
Market competition
Number of products or services
Local, national or multi-market scope
Multiple locations
Current search and authority foundation
Content gaps
Implementation requirements
Competitive citation environment
Third-party development dependencies

Before you commit: the proposal confirms the engagement, covered website areas and platforms, deliverables, implementation responsibilities, total fee, payment schedule, anticipated delivery dates and any separately paid tools, advertising or vendor work. Material changes to scope, price or timing are agreed before the additional work begins.

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Integrated Search

SEO, AEO, GEO and AI SEO Should Work Together

The labels describe different aspects of a changing search environment, but the same website and business evidence often support several of them at once.

For local market work, see my San Diego SEO & AI Search services. For ChatGPT-specific commercial optimization, see ChatGPT Optimization Services.

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No Artificial Guarantees

Search Optimization Improves the Inputs You Can Control

No consultant controls the ranking, retrieval or recommendation systems operated by Google, OpenAI or another platform. A legitimate engagement should improve the quality of the signals and evidence available to those systems, measure what changes, and avoid presenting correlation as guaranteed causation.

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Custom Scope

Complex and Multi-Location Work Is Custom Scoped

Large e-commerce product catalogs, multi-location brands and enterprise websites may involve many templates, regions, product feeds, stock data and approval teams. These larger implementation needs are custom scoped rather than included as unlimited work in the standard six-page program. A useful proposal accounts for the actual platform, implementation access, website complexity and workload.

For work centered on Google, review Google AI Mode and AI Overviews service scope. The ChatGPT visibility audit process explains the initial review for that platform.

The WordPress service starting at $4,000 per month includes SEO, GEO and AEO. We agree website size, locations, content production and implementation capacity before work begins. Unusually large or complex WordPress projects are reviewed for fit; other CMS platforms receive a custom quote. Reviewing these conditions identifies whether the standard delivery capacity fits the project. A second market or a substantial content backlog changes the practical workload even when the website uses the same CMS.

For platforms outside WordPress, we first identify what can be implemented directly and what requires the client’s developer or IT team. The final scope identifies ownership, deliverables and a practical measurement plan.

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Where to Start

Start Directly With Managed Search

Email me your website, platform, business goals and target markets. For WordPress, you can begin the managed SEO, GEO and AEO service directly. The initial visibility audit is included in onboarding. The Free AEO Checker remains available for a quick page-level check; other CMS platforms are custom quoted.

Delivery stages and completion

The proposal sets the anticipated start date, delivery milestones, review date and any implementation or follow-up window. Scheduling depends on the research scope, website complexity, access and client or vendor approvals. Dates are confirmed after those dependencies are understood.

Setup and onboarding: agree access and tracking, audit the website and AI visibility, establish the baseline and prioritize the roadmap.
Monthly implementation: make the agreed technical, content, SEO, GEO and AEO improvements, verify them and record the completed work.
Managed search: continue from the baseline with monthly prioritization, agreed WordPress implementation, measurement, progress reporting and a performance and strategy call with Eric.
Non-WordPress / enterprise: define the platform, access, owners and implementation path first, then scope strategy, advisory, validation and any feasible direct work.

Monthly reporting records completed work, validation, remaining dependencies and the next priorities. Your performance and strategy call with Eric reviews those findings alongside visibility, traffic and inquiry evidence. Onboarding establishes the priorities for monthly management starting at $4,000. A useful progress record connects each completed item to its affected page or task, the verification performed and any dependency that remains. Performance observations are then reviewed separately from the list of work completed.

Delivery milestones measure the work performed. Search engines and AI platforms determine when they reflect a website change; a ranking, citation or recommendation is not a promised project completion condition.

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Organic vs Paid

ChatGPT Search Optimization Is Not ChatGPT Advertising

Businesses now need to distinguish two different opportunities. Paid ChatGPT advertising can buy sponsored exposure where ads are available, while organic optimization focuses on the public information, website experience, authority and evidence that can help a business become discoverable in non-sponsored answers.

Organic ChatGPT Search Optimization

Focuses on website accessibility, commercial content, entity clarity, source relationships, buyer-prompt coverage, citations and repeat measurement. No organic placement is guaranteed.

ChatGPT Ads

Paid sponsored placements are a separate advertising product. Advertising spend does not purchase or influence organic recommendations.

See the included onboarding audit within my ChatGPT Search Optimization service for the initial visibility review.

Commercial Search Visibility

Discuss Your Managed Search Program

Email me your website URL, platform, what your business sells, target markets and goals. For WordPress, Managed SEO, GEO & AEO starts at $4,000 per month. You work directly with me on the initial audit, strategy, monthly implementation and progress. Other CMS platforms are custom quoted. See pricing details.

Email Eric About My Search Visibility ChatGPT Search Optimization

Or email eric@ericstrate.com.