Search Engine Optimization

SEO that earns its keep.

Technical SEO and search hygiene for businesses that need their foundation done right. Honest scope, predictable pricing, no agency theater.

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Read this first

We don't lead with SEO anymore. We do offer it — for the right reason.

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) — getting cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Claude when buyers ask category-level questions — is where the next decade of B2B search demand is going. That's the work we lead with, and it's where most of our clients should invest.

But SEO foundations still matter. If your schema is broken, your sitemap doesn't exist, your email is hitting spam, and Google Search Console hasn't been touched in two years — no amount of GEO investment is going to compound. The foundation has to be right first.

That's what this tier is for. One offering, predictable price, foundation-focused work. If we can't honestly say it'll move the needle for you, we'll tell you up front.

Investment

One tier. Honest scope.

Foundation

Technical SEO done right. No fluff.

$1,500/month
$1,500 setup · 3-month minimum

OutcomeYour technical foundation is solid. Search engines can crawl, index, and understand your site. Your data is captured. Your email lands in inboxes. Nothing is silently bleeding.

Best forBusinesses with clear technical gaps that need closing before more strategic investment makes sense. Often a stepping stone to GEO.

What's included

Technical foundation

  • Full technical audit (Core Web Vitals, crawl errors, site architecture)
  • XML sitemap generation and submission
  • robots.txt + canonical-tag strategy
  • Schema markup deployment (Organization, Product, FAQ, Article)
  • Email-deliverability hardening (SPF, DKIM, DMARC)

On-page work

  • Meta title and description optimization across all key pages
  • Heading hierarchy and internal-linking cleanup
  • Image alt-text and accessibility pass
  • Page-speed optimization recommendations

Measurement & reporting

  • Google Search Console setup and monitoring
  • Google Analytics 4 setup with conversion tracking
  • Monthly written report — what moved, what didn't, what's next
  • Quarterly review call

What it won't do

  • ×Content marketing campaigns or editorial calendars
  • ×Aggressive link-building or paid placements
  • ×Competitive ranking battles for high-volume head terms
  • ×AI-search visibility (ChatGPT / Perplexity / Gemini citation work) — that's GEO
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Setup invoiced at signature, due net-15. Monthly retainer invoiced on the 1st, due net-15. Auto-renews month-to-month after the minimum term — cancellable with 30 days' notice.

Honestly, though

If you're investing in search at all in 2026, GEO is the play.

SEO foundations are necessary but not sufficient. Buyers are reading AI answers, not Google results. The companies that get cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity in 2026 will be the default vendors of 2030. SEO without GEO is a stalled engine. Read the GEO breakdown — it's where most of our clients eventually land.

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Diagnose first

Not sure if SEO is actually what you need?

Forge Compass is our free self-serve audit. It scans your domain, identifies the specific gaps in your search foundations, and tells you whether SEO maintenance, GEO investment, or both is the right move for your business. Honest answer plus a personalized walkthrough within 24 hours.

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