AI SEO Agency for Northern California & PNW | GEO & AEO
Be found in ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini & Claude — not just classic Google.
AI search is rewriting how customers find local businesses. We make sure when someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google's AI Overviews for a recommendation in your category and area — your business is the answer.
What does an AI SEO agency actually do?
An AI SEO agency makes sure AI assistants can find, understand, and recommend your business when someone asks them for a local recommendation. In practice that means structuring your site so machines can read it (JSON-LD schema, clean answer blocks, FAQ markup), writing content that directly answers the questions real customers ask, and keeping your business facts — services, service area, hours, pricing, reviews — consistent everywhere AI models pull from. It also still includes classic SEO fundamentals, because Google rankings and Google Business Profile signals feed the same AI answers. NorcalAI does all of that for businesses across Northern California and the Pacific Northwest, then tracks month over month whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews actually name you.
Who It's For
- Local businesses losing traffic to AI answers
- Service companies in competitive markets
- Anyone whose category is now showing AI overviews in Google
- Owners who want to be future-proof, not chasing
What's Included
- GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) on every page
- AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) — FAQ schema, speakable content, clean answer blocks
- JSON-LD structured data: Organization, LocalBusiness, Service, FAQ, Breadcrumbs
- Content rewriting tuned for AI citation
- Monthly visibility tracking across AI engines
Why It Matters
Classic SEO gets you ranked. AI SEO gets you recommended. The businesses doing both now will dominate the next 5 years of local search.
Pack Your Bag · Pick a Route
Simple, Transparent Pricing
Custom-coded websites, AI-powered SEO, ongoing optimization, and local support — not template-based sites.
Three clear plans. Pick what fits your business.
🚀 Launch
For new businesses that need a clean, fast online presence.
One-time setup fee
One-time payment. No contract. No monthly.
- Modern, mobile-responsive website (up to 5 pages)
- 2 revision rounds included
- Strong local SEO foundation
- AI SEO ready (GEO / AEO optimized)
- Contact form
- Custom code — no WordPress
- You own it
⭐ Grow
For local businesses ready to dominate their market.
Setup fee: $799 (one-time)
6-month contract, then month-to-month.
- Modern, mobile-responsive website (up to 8 pages)
- Contact form
- Monthly local SEO + AI SEO check
- Google Analytics, Search Console & Business Profile — set up new or optimized if you already have them
- Website updates: 1 hour per month
- Powered SEO + AI SEO
- SSL + Secure hosting (included)
- Monthly performance report
👑 Dominate
For businesses that want to dominate their local scene and beyond.
Setup fee: $1,299 (one-time)
6-month contract, then month-to-month.
- Modern website (up to 15 pages)
- Contact form
- Super-charged SEO + AI SEO
- Monthly competition check
- Monthly adjustments
- Email capture setup (basic account)
- 1 newsletter / month about your business or niche
- Google Analytics, Search Console & Business Profile — set up new or optimized if you already have them
- Website updates: 2 hours per month
- SSL + Secure hosting
- Monthly performance report
Enterprise — Multi-location operations, custom applications, advanced integrations
Fully custom scope, multi-location SEO, dedicated strategy, and priority support.
Contact Us About Enterprise →Custom-coded. AI-powered. Locally supported. Most agencies in Northern California charge $2,000–$5,000/month for similar work — and still hand you a template-based site.
Our pricing is built to be fair and accessible, so you get a fully managed website and AI SEO partner while you focus on running and growing your business.
Extra Services
Add-ons available with any plan.
📢 Google Ads — Starter
Manages up to $3,000/month ad spend · one location · search campaigns
📢 Google Ads — Growth
Manages up to $5,000/month ad spend · above $5,000, fee is 15% of ad spend ($699 minimum)
✍️ SEO Blog Content — 4 posts / month
Researched, edited, optimized 1,200–1,500-word posts published on your site
✍️ SEO Blog Content — 8 posts / month
Maximum SEO momentum — same quality bar
🇪🇸 Spanish Business Package
Up to 5 translated pages, Spanish local SEO + AI SEO, Spanish forms, hreflang + sitemap, content sync
🛠️ Website Care Plan
30 min of edits ($79) or 60 min ($129) — hosting, SSL, backups, uptime monitoring. For Launch clients and websites we didn’t build — Grow and Dominate already include care.
📍 Google Business Profile Management
One location: full optimization, 4 posts/month, review replies, monthly report
🤖 AI Website Concierge — for NorCal AI clients
Fully managed, done-for-you: custom knowledge base built from your business, 24/7 answers, lead capture, human-escalation workflow, up to 1,000 conversations/month (overage quoted)
🤖 AI Website Concierge — standalone (any website)
Same fully managed service for sites we didn’t build — we build, train, monitor, and maintain it. Usage cap + escalation workflow included
Need something custom? Contact us
🇪🇸 Spanish Business Package
New · Bilingual SEOReach the Spanish-speaking market across Northern California & the Pacific Northwest. Perfect for law firms, clinics, contractors, and service businesses.
- Full Spanish version of your website (up to 5 pages)
- Spanish Local SEO
- AI SEO in Spanish (GEO / AEO)
- Spanish contact forms
- Spanish Google indexing (hreflang + sitemap)
- Ongoing English ↔ Spanish content sync
- Monthly maintenance and updates
Want full Spanish-market domination? Ask us about expanded Spanish packages built for law firms and high-intent service businesses.
Ask About the Spanish Package →AI SEO — GEO & AEO — FAQs
The questions we hear most about this service.
What is the difference between SEO and AI SEO (GEO/AEO)?+
Classic SEO is about ranking in a list of blue links; AI SEO is about being the answer the AI gives before anyone scrolls. GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) structures your site so generative models understand what you do, who you serve, and where. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) shapes individual pages into clean, quotable answers with FAQ schema. You need both — the same content and authority signals feed Google rankings and AI answers, but AI answers require far more explicit structure.
How much does AI SEO cost for a small business?+
Honestly: much less than the national agencies charge. AI SEO is included in every NorcalAI plan — Launch ($999 one-time) ships AI-SEO-ready structure, and our managed plans are $299/month (Grow, $799 setup) or $499/month (Dominate, $1,299 setup), both on a 6-month term and then month-to-month. National AI SEO agencies typically quote $2,500–$10,000/month for the same category of work. We can price this way because we build in clean code and run a small local team, not a sales floor.
How do I get my business recommended by ChatGPT?+
Give ChatGPT something clear to cite. That means a fast, crawlable website (AI crawlers do not run JavaScript well, so the content must be in the HTML), explicit structured data saying what you do and where, pages that answer the exact questions people ask — "best HVAC company in Redding", "Spanish-speaking attorney in Sacramento" — and consistent, well-reviewed listings on Google Business Profile and other sources these models trust. Then it takes patience: most businesses start appearing in AI answers 60–120 days after the work is in place.
What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?+
GEO is the practice of structuring your website content so generative AI models (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Perplexity) understand what you do, who you serve, and where — and recommend you when asked.
What is AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)?+
AEO optimizes pages to be the direct answer to a question — clear answer blocks, FAQ schema, speakable markup, and concise summaries that AI engines and Google AI Overviews can quote verbatim.
How is AI SEO different from regular SEO?+
Regular SEO targets the 10 blue links. AI SEO targets the AI-generated answer that now sits above them. Both still matter — but AI answers are increasingly where the click (and the customer) actually comes from.
How long until I show up in ChatGPT or Google AI Overviews?+
AI engines re-crawl and re-train on different cycles. Most NorcalAI clients begin appearing in AI answers within 60–120 days of launch, with steady growth through month 6.
Can you track if my business is mentioned by ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.?+
Yes. Monthly reporting includes AI-visibility checks against key prompts in your category and city so you can see exactly when and where you're being cited.
Do I need a new website, or can you add AI SEO to my current one?+
It depends. If your current site is clean and fast, we can layer AI SEO onto it. If it's a slow WordPress build, replatforming usually pays for itself in months.
Common Questions About NorcalAI
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In 24 hours, we'll analyze your current website, Google rankings, Google Business Profile, and top 3 competitors. You'll get a real report with real recommendations — whether you hire us or not.
What's in your free audit:
- 🔍 Current Google ranking analysis for your top keywords
- 📍 Google Business Profile health check
- 🤖 AI Visibility check (ChatGPT, Google AI, AEO/GEO)
- 🌐 Website speed, mobile, and SEO technical audit
- 📊 Top 3 local competitor analysis
- 🎯 Priority action list (what to fix first)
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