Foundation Tier Onboarding
The Foundation program establishes your business as AI-ready, ensuring that when potential customers interact with AI assistants, your brand is positioned for visibility and citation. This foundational tier focuses on the essential technical infrastructure and content optimization required for AI search success.
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Meet Your Strategic Partners
Our specialized team brings decades of combined expertise in AI optimization, technical SEO, and digital strategy to ensure your success.
Strategic oversight and monthly performance consultations
AI visibility optimization and technical implementation
Your primary contact for day-to-day communication and coordination
Strategic initiatives and partnership development
Process automation and workflow optimization
Technical automation implementation and support
Your 12-Month Growth Roadmap
A phased approach designed to establish, strengthen, and scale your AI visibility and digital authority over the course of our partnership.
Key Activities
- Access credential collection and system configuration
- Comprehensive competitor and authority analysis
- Baseline visibility assessment and positioning snapshot
- AI search identity configuration and reporting setup
- Initial optimization activation and quality assurance
Expected Outcome: Complete technical readiness with early visibility indicators established
Key Activities
- Foundational AI citation structure deployment
- Strategic content optimization for AI discovery
- Early positioning in target search contexts
- Weekly progress monitoring and tactical adjustments
- Monthly strategic consultation and planning sessions
Expected Outcome: Measurable early visibility gains and improved perceived authority in AI systems
Key Activities
- Sustained visibility enhancement across priority queries
- Advanced recommendation likelihood optimization
- Competitive positioning maintenance and expansion
- Continuous content refinement and authority building
- Quarterly strategic reviews and roadmap adjustments
Expected Outcome: Sustainable, compounding inbound engagement driven by AI-powered trust signals
Key Activities
- Market leadership positioning reinforcement
- Competitive advantage maintenance against late adopters
- Advanced optimization for emerging AI platforms
- Strategic expansion into adjacent opportunity areas
- Ongoing innovation and adaptive strategy refinement
Expected Outcome: Dominant market position that becomes increasingly difficult and expensive for competitors to replicate
Access & Credentials Checklist
To begin execution, we require access to the following systems and assets. Kim will provide a secure upload link—no passwords will be transmitted via email.
Website & Technical Access
Google Services
Business Intelligence
Additional Systems (if applicable)
⏱️ Time Commitment
Gathering these items typically requires 30-45 minutes. You may delegate to an assistant if needed. Once we receive access, our team begins Phase 1 execution immediately.
Your Monthly Deliverables
Consistent, high-quality outputs delivered on a predictable schedule to drive continuous improvement in your AI visibility and digital authority.
3 AI-optimized blog articles
MonthlyLong-form content optimized for AI citation and traditional search
3 press releases
MonthlyNewsworthy announcements distributed through PR channels
3 website page refreshes
MonthlyStrategic updates to existing pages for improved relevance
3 content hives per month
Monthly3 topics/themes (service/revenue drivers) with coordinated content
Unlike traditional SEO that focuses solely on Google rankings, Foundation optimizes your content for how AI systems understand, process, and cite information. We structure your content to answer questions directly, implement machine-readable data layers, and position your brand as a trusted source that AI platforms confidently reference. This is an advanced SEO + AEO + Local SEO solution in one.
Communication Protocols
Clear, organized communication ensures efficiency and accountability. Here's how we stay connected throughout our partnership.
| Purpose | Contact | Method | Response Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quick requests & scheduling | Kim | Email / Slack | Same business day |
| Technical progress updates | Optimization Team (via Kim) | Weekly summary email | Every Friday |
| Strategy, positioning & results | Ashley | Monthly strategy call | Within 1-2 business days |
| Urgent issues or concerns | Kim (escalates if needed) | Email with [URGENT] tag | Within 2 hours |
For all general inquiries, content requests, and non-urgent matters:
Your Success Metrics Dashboard
We track what matters. Here's a preview of the key performance indicators you'll see in your monthly reporting dashboard.
How often AI systems reference your business in responses
Aggregate ranking performance across priority queries
Month-over-month increase in qualified website visitors
Percentage of visitors taking desired actions
Third-party domain authority and trust metrics
Your visibility relative to key competitors
Focus on Trends, Not Single Data Points
AI visibility optimization is a compounding process. Look for consistent upward trends over 60-90 day periods rather than week-to-week fluctuations.
Quality Over Quantity
A smaller increase in highly qualified traffic is more valuable than large volumes of irrelevant visitors. We prioritize conversion-likely audiences.
Competitive Context Matters
Your performance is always measured relative to competitors. Maintaining position while competitors decline is a win, even if absolute numbers are flat.
Frequently Asked Questions
Answers to the most common questions about our process, timelines, and partnership.
Initial visibility indicators typically appear within the first 30-60 days as AI systems begin indexing optimized content. Meaningful business impact—increased qualified traffic and conversions—generally becomes evident in months 3-6. AI optimization is a compounding process where early gains accelerate over time.
We understand priorities shift. If you need additional time to gather materials, simply communicate with Kim. Delays in providing access will proportionally extend your Phase 0 timeline, but won't affect the quality of our work once we begin execution.
Content is optimized for AI discoverability and strategic positioning based on our expertise. If you have specific concerns or brand voice adjustments, communicate them to Kim within 5 business days of delivery. We accommodate reasonable revision requests that don't compromise optimization effectiveness.
Yes. If you identify opportunities requiring additional content, technical work, or strategic initiatives beyond the standard deliverables, discuss them during your monthly strategy call with Ashley. We'll provide scope and pricing for add-on services.
This is precisely why timing matters. Early adopters establish authority that becomes increasingly difficult to replicate. If competitors begin similar optimization, your head start compounds—they'll be competing uphill against your established presence. We continuously monitor competitive activity and adjust strategy accordingly.
Transparency is built into our process. You receive weekly progress summaries detailing completed work, monthly performance dashboards with measurable metrics, and direct access to Kim for real-time updates. Additionally, you'll see published content, technical changes reflected on your site, and AI citation tracking reports.
Most partnerships continue into Phase 3 (Authority & Scale) where we maintain your competitive advantage and expand into new opportunity areas. We'll discuss continuation options during your Month 10 strategy call, with flexible arrangements based on your goals and market conditions.
We do not guarantee specific rankings or traffic volumes, as these are influenced by factors outside our control (algorithm changes, competitor actions, market conditions). We guarantee consistent execution of proven optimization strategies and transparent reporting of results. Our track record speaks to effectiveness, but ethical practitioners don't promise specific outcomes.
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