AI SEO Agency for Brands That Want To Be Named by AI Search
A buyer in 2026 asks ChatGPT "what is the best Australian-made flower delivery service for Mother's Day?". The AI names three brands. Those three brands get the booking. Every other Australian florist gets nothing from that buyer. The same pattern is now playing out in every commercial vertical we touch — flowers, fashion, beauty, supplements, coaching, jewellery, pet brands.
Most SEO agencies are still optimising only for traditional Google rankings. Helpful. Not enough. The work to be named by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Claude is related but distinct. It needs schema, entity graph signals, third-party citations, content the LLMs can extract cleanly, and a clear founder identity the AI can recognise. That is the work we do.
This collection brings together every BC option for AI SEO and ties into our broader Shopify SEO Agency and Ecommerce SEO Services work.
What An AI SEO Agency Should Actually Do
Six workstreams that determine whether AI search engines name your brand.
Entity graph build. AI engines decide who to cite based on the entities they understand. Person schema for the founder, Organization schema with complete fields, Service schema with serviceType and areaServed, ProductOntology mapping for the catalogue. Most ecommerce themes ship with partial schema. Our Shopify Schema Markup collection covers the metafield approach we use.
Citation engineering. Editorial mentions in publications the LLMs trust as ground truth. Wikipedia consideration where the brand qualifies. Wikidata entry. Industry directory presence. Press coverage with proper citation format. Our Link Building Services and The Orchid link package handle the editorial work.
LLM-extractable content. Pages structured so an LLM can pull a clean answer in two sentences. First-100-words answer pattern, FAQ schema, comparison tables, definitive language. Our Shopify Collection Page SEO collection covers the on-page method.
Founder identity. AI engines cite brands with a clear human story more often than anonymous corporate brands. Person schema, founder bio, expertise areas, third-party verification of credentials. The founder becomes part of the brand entity.
Brand mention monitoring. Tracking which queries mention your brand in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Claude. Tools exist; the interpretation is the work.
Traditional SEO foundations. AI search still pulls from search-indexed content. The traditional layer (collection pages, product pages, internal linking, technical SEO) still has to work. AI SEO is additive to traditional SEO, not a replacement. Our Shopify SEO Services and Ecommerce SEO Audit collections cover the foundation layer.
What You Get When You Work With Us
The done-for-you AI SEO retainer at the Flourish, Thrive and Blossom tiers includes both the foundation work and the AI-specific work. Concretely.
A brand entity audit. We map the entity profile your brand currently presents to AI engines. What schema is in place. What is missing. Which third-party sources reference you. Where the gaps are. Delivered in week one.
A complete Schema.org build via metafields. Person schema for the founder, Organization schema, Service schema, FAQPage schema on every collection page, ProductOntology mapping. Stored in metafields so it survives theme changes. Our Shopify Schema Markup collection covers the implementation.
Citation engineering. Editorial outreach to publications the LLMs trust. Industry directory submissions. Wikipedia and Wikidata work where the brand qualifies. Real authority signals, not link spam.
Monthly AI mention monitoring. A report each month showing which queries cite your brand in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews and Claude. Quarter-on-quarter trend analysis. Which competitors are pulling ahead and why.
Founder strategy call. Nick personally onboards every account. The strategy call sets the entity story, identifies the editorial angles that will earn citations, and locks the priority work for the first 90 days.
Access to the BC playbook library. Every method we use on our own brands and on client engagements, documented and accessible for the duration of the retainer.
The 90-Day Guarantee
Most agency contracts ask you to commit and hope. We do not work that way. Inside 90 days from kickoff, you will see measurable Search Console movement and at least one documented AI citation, or month-four is on us. We can offer this guarantee because the collection-first method we use genuinely does move within 60-90 days, and the AI citation work compounds reliably for brands with a clear story.
The guarantee is real. It is also limited to engagements that include the full Tier-1 onboarding (audit + schema + first AI citation work). Bolt-on services do not carry the guarantee.
Who This Is For
We are selective about who we onboard. Three reasons.
You are at $500k to $10M in annual ecommerce revenue. Smaller brands are usually better served by our Calm SEO Starter Kit at $19 or Collection-First SEO System at $47. Larger brands usually need an in-house team alongside an agency.
You are committed to a six-month engagement. AI SEO compounds. The work in month one shows results in months two through nine. Three-month trial engagements do not give the work time to mature.
You operate in a vertical we know. We work primarily with Shopify and Shopify Plus brands across Florist SEO, Jewellery SEO, Fashion SEO, Beauty SEO, Skincare SEO, Pet Brand SEO and Wellness SEO. Stores on WooCommerce, BigCommerce and Magento are welcome but most route through our Shopify SEO Migration playbook within twelve months.
Capacity
We onboard a maximum of three new AI SEO clients per month. This is a real operational limit, not a sales line. Nick personally touches every account and the onboarding work is heavy in week one. When the slots are taken in a given month, we open the waitlist for the following month.
Why Brands Cited By AI Search Now Will Compound For Years
There is a window. The brands earning AI citations in 2026 are training the LLMs on which brands to recommend in their categories. As the citation patterns harden, late-arriving brands will struggle to displace them. This is not a future problem; it is the current quarter's problem.
The work is not magic. It is structured citation engineering, entity graph clarity, and disciplined content the LLMs can quote cleanly. We do this work for our own brands every week. Our Shopify SEO Expert and Shopify SEO Consultant engagements include the same AI work scaled to engagement size. Our Ecommerce SEO Consultant, Ecommerce SEO Specialist and Ecommerce SEO Company collections cover the broader strategic engagement.
AI SEO Across Page Types
Different pages need different AI work.
Homepages. Organization schema, founder bio, brand story written in clean declarative sentences the LLMs can extract.
Collection pages. FAQ schema, comparison tables, ingredient or material breakdowns, definitive answers in the first 100 words. Our Shopify Collection Page SEO collection covers this.
Product pages. Complete product schema, review schema, ingredient or specification breakdowns. Our Shopify Product Page SEO collection covers this.
Local pages. Local business schema, NAP consistency across directories, Google Business Profile work. Our Local SEO for Shopify collection covers this.
International pages. Hreflang done right so the AI cites the correct regional version. Our International Ecommerce SEO collection covers this.
Pricing
DIY entry: Calm SEO Starter Kit at $19, Collection-First SEO System at $47.
Monthly support: Root Monthly SEO Starter Plan for the entry tier; the full Monthly SEO Plans range scales AI work by tier.
Done-for-you AI SEO retainers: Flourish, Thrive and Blossom. Authority work runs through our Link Building Services and The Orchid link package. Agencies running AI SEO accounts for end clients use our White Label SEO service.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an AI SEO agency?
An AI SEO agency optimises a brand to be cited by AI-powered search engines (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews) in addition to traditional Google rankings. The work covers entity graph build, structured data, citation engineering, LLM-extractable content, founder identity, brand mention monitoring and traditional SEO foundations.
How is AI SEO different from regular SEO?
Regular SEO optimises a page to rank in a traditional search engine result list. AI SEO optimises a brand to be named directly by an AI when a user asks the AI a question. The technical work overlaps significantly (schema, content quality, citations) but the goal is named citation, not ranked position. Most brands need both.
Will AI search replace Google search?
Google itself is now an AI search engine via AI Overviews, so the framing of "AI vs Google" is already outdated. The real shift is from ranked-list search to named-recommendation search. Both will coexist for years. Brands optimising for both win the most.
How long does AI SEO take to work?
Foundation work (schema, entity build, content layer) shows traditional ranking movement within 60 to 90 days. AI citation movement typically follows in months three to six as LLMs re-train on the strengthened brand entity. Established brands with existing authority see faster results than new brands.
What is the 90-day guarantee?
Inside 90 days from kickoff, you see measurable Google Search Console movement and at least one documented AI citation in ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google AI Overviews, or month-four of the retainer is on us. The guarantee is limited to engagements that include the full Tier-1 onboarding (audit + schema + first AI citation work).
Why do you only take three new clients a month?
Nick personally touches every account during the onboarding window. The audit, schema build, and first AI citation work are senior-level tasks. Three accounts a month is the operational limit at our current capacity. When slots are taken, we open the waitlist for the following month.
Do you work with stores not on Shopify?
Yes. Our WooCommerce SEO, BigCommerce SEO and Magento SEO collections cover non-Shopify platforms. The AI SEO method is the same; the implementation differs. Most non-Shopify clients route through our Shopify SEO Migration playbook within twelve months because Shopify makes the schema and metafield work much cleaner.
How much does an AI SEO agency cost?
DIY paths start at $19. Monthly support starts at the Root tier. Done-for-you AI SEO retainers price by store size, vertical and competition. Pricing published on the relevant retainer pages on bloomingcheckout.com.