SEO + AEO · Done for you · Founding Five open
Done-for-you SEO and AEO for local service businesses. New pages every month, more reviews, rankings for the keywords that make the phone ring, and tracking that shows you exactly where you stand.
| Keyword | Pos. | Change |
|---|---|---|
| roof repair lake charles | 18 | +15 |
| roofer near me | 24 | +19 |
| storm damage roof repair | 31 | +24 |
| metal roof installation | 14 | +10 |
| roof replacement cost | 41 | +32 |
Search impressions, months 1–4 · illustrative data
The problem
They show up first for the searches that pay. You're on page two, where nobody clicks.
The map pack takes the calls from "near me" searches. If you're not in the top three, you're not in the running.
The day you stop paying, the leads stop. You're renting attention instead of owning it.
It looks fine. It just doesn't rank for anything, so it doesn't bring in work.
You paid every month and got vague updates, no real reporting, and no idea what was done.
Customers ask ChatGPT, Google AI and Perplexity who to hire. They name the businesses with the pages and reviews to back it up.
Pricing
Founding Five rates are the lowest we'll ever offer, locked for 12 months. Five spots, one per industry per metro.
One location that wants to own its money keywords.
Founding Five rate · locked 12 months
Multi-location or competitive markets. Built to dominate.
Founding Five rate · locked 12 months
3-month minimum · 6 months locks your territory · then month-to-month, 30 days' notice · billed monthly in advance
What you get every month
You never wonder what you're paying for. On Growth, this is the work list. Tracking and the report run every month.
Claim a founding spotService and location pages built around money keywords and the questions customers ask, with FAQ and schema so Google and AI can read and quote them.
Existing pages rewritten to rank and convert.
Review requests to your real customers and reply drafts for every review. Reviews drive the map pack.
We ask ChatGPT, Google AI and Perplexity the questions your customers ask and log whether you're named. 50 on Market Leader.
Rankings, Search Console impressions and clicks, new reviews, AI-prompt results, and what's shipping next.
Transparency
Real data from your Search Console, your Google Business Profile and live AI answers. The example below shows the format.
Your map-pack rank across your service area. Brighter = higher.
Prompt
"Who's the best roofer in Lake Charles?"
Answer cites
Your Business, Competitor A, Competitor B
How it works
30 minutes. We look at where you rank, who's beating you, and which plan fits.
A 45-minute interview and access to your site, Google Business Profile and Search Console. We record your starting rankings and AI results.
Pages, refreshes and review replies go out every month. You approve each draft first.
Rankings, reviews and AI prompts tracked monthly, in one page you can read in two minutes.
The math
| Paid ads | Typical SEO agency | AEO specialist | Authority Accelerator | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | $7.85–$8.58 per click* | $3,209/mo average* | $6,850/mo median* | $2,497 or $4,497/mo founding |
| When you stop paying | Leads stop | Pages stay | Pages stay | Pages, reviews and rankings stay yours |
| Google + Maps | Ads only | Yes | Often not local | Yes |
| AI answers tracked | No | Rarely | Yes | 25 or 50 prompts monthly |
| Reviews engine | No | Add-on | Rarely | Included |
| Deliverables | Clicks | Varies | Varies | Fixed list, approved by you |
*Industry benchmarks: average cost per click for legal ($8.58) and dental and home services ($7.85), PPC Marketing Hub CPC benchmarks 2025; average SEO agency retainer, Ahrefs SEO pricing survey; median AEO retainer, First Page Sage GEO/AEO Pricing Statistics 2026. Your costs will vary.
Founding Five
FAQ
SEO compounds. The first signals are new pages getting indexed and impressions rising in Google Search Console, and you'll see those in your monthly report. Ranking for competitive money keywords takes months, not weeks. Anyone promising page one in 30 days is guessing or gaming it. That's why the minimum is 3 months.
AEO (answer engine optimization) is getting named when someone asks ChatGPT, Google's AI Overviews or Perplexity who to hire. Those tools pull from the same things Google rewards: clear service pages, FAQ and schema, reviews and mentions across the web. So we build once and work both channels, then track 25 or 50 real customer prompts every month to see if you're named.
No. We don't control Google, AI tools or review platforms, and we don't guarantee rankings, AI citations, reviews, leads or revenue. What we guarantee is the work: the pages, refreshes, review replies and tracking listed on your plan, delivered and reported every month.
3-month minimum. Choose 6 months and your territory is locked: we won't take on a competitor in your industry in your metro. After the minimum it's month-to-month with 30 days' notice. Month 1 is due at signing, then autopay by card or ACH, billed monthly in advance.
A 45-minute kickoff interview. Access to your website (CMS), Google Business Profile and Search Console/GA4. Approve or edit drafts within 3 business days. A customer list so we can send review requests. That's it. We do the work.
You see everything. The deliverables are fixed and listed on your plan, every page is sent to you for approval before it goes live, and you get a one-page monthly report with rankings, Search Console data, new reviews and AI-prompt results. No mystery retainer.
That's your call. Ads stop the day you stop paying. The pages, reviews and rankings we build are assets you own and keep working after they're published. Many owners keep ads running while organic grows, then decide what to cut.
Five founding clients, at most one per industry per metro. Founding clients get the lowest rate we'll ever offer, locked for 12 months while the account stays active and current, and the $997 onboarding fee is waived. It closes Friday, Dec 4, 2026, or when five are signed. In return, we ask to publish a case study at day 60 to 90, with your OK on every word.
We started in Lake Charles and Southwest Louisiana with local service businesses. Book the call and we'll tell you straight whether your market fits.
Pick your plan
One location that wants to own its money keywords.
Founding Five rate · locked 12 months
Multi-location or competitive markets. Built to dominate.
Founding Five rate · locked 12 months
3-month minimum · 6 months locks your territory · then month-to-month, 30 days' notice · billed monthly in advance
Book your strategy call
Pick a time below. We'll show you where you rank on Google, Maps and AI today, and which plan gets you to the top.
Authority Engine is run by Jordan Sellers in Lake Charles, LA.