Agency owner spent $8,400/month on writers. I showed him a $99 solution. He kept his prices, fired nobody, just added 9 clients. Here's what went down: THE SITUATION Agency owner: "I need more writers" Me: "Why?" Owner: "We have 6 clients waiting but I'm maxed out" Me: "How many writers now?" Owner: "Four. Costs $8,400/month total" THE BOTTLENECK Each writer: 30 articles monthly Four writers: 120 articles total Current clients: 4 Articles needed: 120 Capacity: Zero Owner: "If I hire two more writers, my margin drops to 15%" Me: "What if you didn't hire anyone?" THE DEMO Opened Contentbase.ai Me: "Pick a waiting client" Owner: "Home services company in Phoenix" Setup live: - Website URL - 6 competitors - GSC connected - Started 2 minutes later: Keyword research done 3 minutes later: Content calendar built 5 minutes later: Article #1 generating Owner: "That's it?" Me: "It'll write all 30 this month" Owner: "Quality?" Showed him samples. Owner: "Better than my junior writers" THE MATH Old capacity: - 4 writers - 120 articles/month - Cost: $8,400 - Serves: 4 clients max New capacity: - 4 writers (keeping them) - System handles 13 clients - Writer cost: $8,400 - System cost: $1,287 (13 × $99) - Serves: 17 clients total Owner: "I can keep my team?" Me: "And add 13 clients" THE DECISION He didn't fire anyone. Repositioned instead: - Writers moved to editing/customization - System produces first drafts - Writers add brand voice polish - Quality went up Signed 9 of the 6 waiting clients. Three more since then. THE RESULTS (60 DAYS) Clients: 4 → 13 Revenue: $42,000 → $136,500/month Team: Same 4 writers (happier roles) Writer cost: $8,400/month (unchanged) System cost: $1,287/month Margin: 24% → 73% Owner's text yesterday: "My writers are actually enjoying work again. No more content factory grind. And we just signed client #14." THE UNEXPECTED WIN Writers didn't leave. They got better roles: - Strategic editing vs grinding articles - Brand voice development

I have created a customGPT that evaluates and scores the SEO, EEAT and AEO strength of a website. It takes you through a number of steps in which it asks you to feed it the data it needs in order to do this properly. If you don't have access to some of these data (you need to download some from the google search console, google analytics, an SEO tool such as Semrush, Ahrefs or Ubersuggest) it allows you to tell it the data are not available. But this will of course diminish the reliability of it's result. I'm sharing it here with the community to: 1. Be useful to as many people as possible 2. Hoping to get constructive and useful feedback that will allow me to make it (even) better All I ask in exchange is that you don't use it for clients based in the Benelux (for those who don't know EU well enough, that stands for Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxemburg), as this is my home turf. https://chatgpt.com/g/g-691aec376f9c8191a888168db25936a5-x8-aeo-seo-diagnostic-gpt Very curious to read your views on it.

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We’re excited to have you, to get the most out of the community: introduce yourself and get to know each other, there's immense opportunity hiding in plain sight here. - Who are you?, Tell us about your business! - What’s your superpower (What are you really good at or what sets you apart?) - What are you most excited to learn about the future of search and how AEO can work for you? 🚀This is your space to share, ask questions, and begin your AEO journey Now, it's time to get to know each other! 👇 Please introduce yourself 👇 ----------------------------------------------------------- Here's my Introduction: Hey, everyone! 👋 My name is Kasim Aslam, I built and sold the #1 Google Ads Agency in the world, and today, as co-founder of AEO.co I’m here to help you navigate the exciting world of Answer Engine Optimization (AEO). My superpower? Sourcing and training exceptional talent from emerging nations, and the proof is in this community (You gotta meet Julian!) What am I most curious about in the future of search? I’m super interested in how to leverage AEO for ultra-niched businesses—especially when you're in a space with a very specific target audience and trying to get AI Answer Engines to recommend your brand. I’m thrilled to be on this journey with all of you, and I can’t wait to see how AEO will revolutionize the way we all approach search and visibility in this new AI-driven landscape.