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Start getting
referred by

ChatGPT
Perplexity
Gemini
Claude
Grok

Citebound rebuilds your visibility on AI search platforms, so when qualified buyers search for a business like yours, your name comes up. Not your competitor’s.

$497 audit. Delivered in 5 days. Refunded if we can't find 10 gaps.

$497
Audit price (refundable)
5 days
Audit turnaround
5 LLMs
Tracked simultaneously
AI visibility scan · sample output SCANNING
0%
"Best [your category] in [your city]"
Invisible
"Compare [you] vs [competitor]"
Invisible
"Top [your service] companies 2026"
Invisible
"What is [your category]?"
Invisible
"Reviews of [you]"
Invisible
"Who should I hire for [need]?"
Invisible
Checking ChatGPT
ChatGPT
Perplexity
Gemini
Claude
Grok
ChatGPT
Perplexity
Gemini
Claude
Grok
See how it works

From invisible to cited - in 90 days.

Watch how we run 50 buyer queries across every major AI platform, identify exactly where your competitors are being recommended instead of you, and build the plan to close that gap.

50 buyer queries across all 5 platforms
Full competitor citation gap map
90-day roadmap delivered in 5 business days
Refunded if we can’t find 10 gaps
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Book a 15-minute call to see the audit live - we'll run your business through the tool on screen
How it compounds

The longer it runs,
the stronger it gets.

Foundation work unlocks content. Content unlocks citations. Citations unlock authority. Every month builds on the last.

100 75 50 25 0
Month 3
First citations appear
Month 5
Authority compounding
Month 6+
Category authority
Start Mo. 1 Mo. 2 Mo. 3 Mo. 4 Mo. 5 Mo. 6
+20 pts
Average visibility gain
from foundation work alone
50+
Buyer queries tracked
across all 5 AI platforms
75+
Typical visibility score
at month 6
The problem

The way buyers search has changed. Your visibility hasn't kept up.

AI assistants now answer questions that used to start with a Google search. If your business isn't being recommended in those answers, you're losing demand without ever seeing it.

38%

Of buyers now research first in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Grok, or Gemini

That share is growing every quarter. Most of these queries never produce a click to your website, even when you're the right answer.

62%

Of organic traffic decline can be traced to AI Overviews

Google's AI now answers directly above your listing. Even when you rank #1, fewer buyers ever scroll to find you.

$0

Most businesses spend nothing on AI visibility today

Your competitors who figure this out first will dominate. The window to establish citation authority is wide open right now.

What we do

Three disciplines. One outcome: you become the answer.

SEO is no longer enough. Modern visibility requires a stack of complementary practices, each tuned to a different part of how buyers find businesses today.

Answer Engine Optimization

AEO

Optimize your content and structured data so AI models pull from your site when answering buyer questions. Schema markup, FAQ structure, and direct-answer formatting that LLMs recognize and cite.

Generative Engine Optimization

GEO

Build the brand authority and citation footprint that makes generative AI models recommend you organically. Earned mentions, third-party authority, entity consistency, and topical depth across the web.

AI Search Optimization

AI SEO

Recover and protect your traditional Google rankings against AI Overviews and SGE. Modern technical SEO, content depth, and the kind of E-E-A-T signals that survive every algorithm update.

Pricing

Three tiers. Pick the one that fits your business.

Every engagement starts with a $497 audit. If we don't find at least 10 high-intent queries where competitors are being cited instead of you, the audit is free.

Starter tier

Visibility Foundation

$1,997
per month · 6 month minimum
  • AI visibility tracking across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Grok
  • Citation building (4 placements per month)
  • Brand entity consistency cleanup
  • Schema and structured data implementation
  • Quarterly strategy review
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Premium tier

Category Leadership

$4,497
per month · 6 month minimum
  • Everything in Core tier
  • 12+ content pieces with original research
  • Aggressive PR placement and citation campaigns
  • Executive-level reporting and quarterly business reviews
  • Priority support and strategy access
  • Custom dashboards and API access
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Who we work with

Built for operators across four segments.

The product is the same. The case studies and the language change. We've built tailored playbooks for each ICP we serve.

01

Founder-led operators

$1M to $30M revenue businesses where the founder owns growth and is feeling the squeeze of rising CAC.

02

Mid-market SaaS

$5M to $50M ARR companies watching their content engine collapse as buyers shift to AI for research.

03

Local high-value services

Law firms, med spas, dental practices, and financial advisors invisible when buyers ask AI for recommendations.

04

DTC e-commerce

$2M to $25M brands losing PPC efficiency while AI assistants recommend competitor products to their buyers.

Our process

How a Citebound engagement works.

A productized methodology built to deliver compounding visibility gains, not vanity metrics.

01
The AI Visibility Audit
We run 50 high-intent buyer queries across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Grok. You get a full report and 90-day roadmap in 5 business days. Refunded if we can’t find 10 gaps.
02
Foundation work
Brand entity consistency, schema and structured data, AI crawler access. Most businesses are leaking visibility through fixable technical gaps. We fix the foundation first - everything compounds from here.
03
Content engine
4 to 12 answer-first content pieces per month built for AI citation. Every piece includes cited statistics, expert quotes, and structured headings. We measure what gets cited and double down on it.
04
Citation and authority building
Earned mentions on the publications LLMs trust. Directory placements. Guest content on authoritative third-party sites. This is the heaviest lift - and where the largest moats get built.
05
Monthly visibility report
You see exactly which queries you appear on, how often, across which platforms, and how it’s changing month over month. Citation rate, competitor share, AI referral traffic. No vanity metrics.
Citebound Engine
Running 50 buyer queries
"Best [your category] in [city]" ✓ Competitor cited
"Top [service] for [use case]" ✕ You’re invisible
"Recommended [category] provider" ✕ You’re invisible
"[Your name] vs [competitor]" ✓ You appear
"Alternative to [competitor]" ✕ You’re invisible
Visibility score18 / 100
Queries cited6 of 50
Competitor gap34 queries
Foundation diagnostic
FAQPage schemaMissing
Organization schemaMissing
Entity consistency7 conflicts found
GPTBot access✓ Allowed
ClaudeBot accessBlocked
Wikidata entryNot found
Fixing 6 issues - est. +19 visibility pts
Content engine - Month 2
Answer-first pages8 / 8
Long-form pieces published4
Schema coverage92%
Citations from new content+12 this month
Visibility score41 / 100
Authority building - Month 4
G2 listing✓ Live
Industry publication #1✓ Published
Industry publication #2In review
Wikidata entry✓ Created
Total citations+18 this month
Competitor gap closing - 62 / 100 visibility
Month 6 visibility report
ChatGPT
78%
Perplexity
64%
Gemini
71%
Claude
55%
Grok
48%
76
Visibility score - up from 18 at Day 1
Why Citebound

An operator-first agency in a category full of rebrands.

Most "AEO agencies" today are SEO shops with a new logo. Here's what makes us different.

We measure what matters to operators

Citation rate, recommendation share, and pipeline impact. Not impressions, not rankings, not "estimated traffic value." Real metrics tied to revenue.

The audit covers our cost on day one

Every engagement is profitable from the first transaction. We're not subsidizing customer acquisition with hopes of a long retainer.

We track every major AI platform

ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Grok. Most agencies track one or two. Buyers research across all of them.

We refund the audit if we can't find competitors beating you

Not "satisfaction guaranteed" weasel language. A specific, falsifiable promise. If we can't find 10 high-intent queries where you're invisible, you get your money back.

6 month minimum, month-to-month after

AEO compounds. We commit to the time frame that actually produces results, then earn your renewal monthly. No 12 month lock-ins. No exit fees.

Built by an operator, for operators

Every report, every dashboard, and every recommendation is framed in the language of someone who has run a P&L. We translate AI search into pipeline and revenue, not jargon.

Get started

See exactly where AI is recommending your competitors instead of you.

$497 audit, refunded in full if we can’t find at least 10 high-intent queries where you’re invisible. Delivered in 5 business days. Includes a 90 day roadmap whether or not you continue with us.

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