AI Search (AEO) Optimization Agency
Agency that gets clients cited in Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT answers, on monthly retainers.
In plain English
Vijay Jacob runs an agency that helps a company get named in Google's AI answer boxes and in replies from popular AI chats. The team first checks how the client shows up, then publishes pages written so an AI can quote them, with clear labels and sources a computer can read. Clients pay a monthly fee to keep that work going, because they want their name in the answer when someone asks those tools a question. The AI drafts the pages and watches for new mentions. People still do a lot of the rest: the plan, the selling, and everyday care of each client.
$167,833 MRR (Stripe-verified, TrustMRR)
Operator: Vijay Jacob
Revenue independently checked: documents reviewed by a publication, or a public dashboard.
Not disclosed.
The tool stack
Content and answer-engine testing
Stripe ↗Retainer billing
Prices are the vendors' published list prices as researched in Oct 2026 and change often — always check the vendor's pricing page.
Step-by-step setup
- Audit how a client appears in ChatGPT/AI Overviews.
- Publish answer-ready content, schema and citations.
- Track mentions in AI answers monthly.
- Sell retainers ($1,597–$10,000/mo).
What's automated vs. the human 50%
The machine does
- Content drafting
- Monitoring
You still do
- Strategy
- Sales
- Client management
Overview
Agency that gets clients cited in Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT answers, on monthly retainers. Operator: Vijay Jacob.
Realistic income
Reported: $167,833 MRR (Stripe-verified, TrustMRR). This is one operator’s result and doesn’t predict yours.
Risks
- Answer engines change how they cite pages, so a retainer can stop working without any change on the client’s site.
- Citations are hard to prove month to month. Clients leave when they cannot see their brand in the answers.
- The work is still strategy, writing and sales. A model draft does not know the client’s market.
*Income figures are illustrative ranges based on public pricing and typical outcomes reported by practitioners, not guarantees. Most new online businesses earn little or nothing at first. Not financial, legal or tax advice.
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