Be the first mention when customers search.

We get SMBs ranking on Google, cited in AI answers, and shown on new paid surfaces like ChatGPT Ads. One team. Every channel buyers actually use.

Channels we work
  • Google
  • AI Overviews
  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Gemini
  • Bing Copilot

Services

SEO, GEO, and the paid channels nobody else is testing yet.

Traditional search, AI surfaces, and emerging paid inventory in one engagement. No gaps. No agency handoffs.

Search engine optimization

Technical audits, site architecture, content strategy, and local search. The right pages ranking for the right queries.

Covers
  • Google
  • Bing

Generative engine optimization

We shape the signals ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews use to decide who gets cited.

Covers
  • ChatGPT
  • Perplexity
  • Gemini
  • AI Overviews

ChatGPT Ads & new paid surfaces

We test emerging paid inventory like ChatGPT sponsored results while CPCs are low and competition is thin.

Covers
  • ChatGPT Ads
  • Perplexity Ads

Why Now

Search has fragmented. Most marketing hasn't caught up.

Buyers jump between Google, AI summaries, local listings, and paid placements in one session. Showing up on one channel is no longer enough.

Shortlists form faster than ever.

One buying session now spans Google, Maps, AI summaries, and paid placements. Miss one layer, fall off the shortlist.

AI answers reshape what gets clicked.

Buyers read the AI summary before they visit your site. Structured content, clean signals, and authority decide whether you make the cut.

New ad surfaces reward early movers.

ChatGPT Ads and similar inventory are still underpriced. Test now and build a data advantage before competitors notice.

Most teams don't have a traffic problem. They have a signal problem.

The First Mention thesis

How We Work

Small team. Clear scope. Relentless execution.

We stay close to your site, your data, and the actual search surfaces. No fluff. Just collaborative work built to ship.

  1. Audit every surface

    Map where you rank, where you get cited, and where you are invisible. Google, AI answers, Maps, paid placements. All of it.

  2. Prioritize and fix

    Ship the highest-impact technical, content, and distribution changes first. No 80-page decks. Just work that moves numbers.

  3. Measure and compound

    Track what's working, test new openings, and tie every channel back to actual pipeline and revenue.

Get Started

Find out where you're invisible. Then fix it.

We'll audit your visibility across Google, AI answers, and paid surfaces.