SEO and AI search built for US brands

People don't just Google anymore. They ask ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini. We make sure your brand is the one they find, wherever your customers are searching.

Search has changed. Most agencies haven't.

For years, SEO meant ranking on Google. That's no longer the whole game. Your customers now ask AI tools for recommendations, and those tools decide which brands to put in front of them.

If your brand isn't showing up in those answers, you're invisible at the exact moment someone's ready to buy. And here's the problem: most SEO agencies still optimise for the old search world only. They'll get you ranking on Google and stop there. We optimise for both, the search engines you know, and the AI tools your customers are quietly switching to.

Think about how you search now. You don't scroll three pages of blue links anymore. You ask a question and get an answer. So do your customers. They're asking ChatGPT which product to buy, Perplexity which company to trust, and Google's own AI for a shortlist before they ever click.

Get found on Google and AI search

We work across every place your customers look for what you sell, not just one.

Rank on Google. The fundamentals (done properly) technical SEO, content and authority that earn real positions for the terms your buyers actually search. No shortcuts, no tricks that stop working next month.

Show up in AI answers. We build the signals ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini look for, so your brand gets recommended when someone asks. This is GEO and AEO (Generative and Answer Engine Optimisation) and it's the new front line of search. Most of your competitors aren't doing it yet. That's the opportunity.

Prove it. You'll never have to guess whether it's working. Live dashboards track both your Google rankings and how often AI tools mention you, side by side, so you can see exactly where you're winning and where there's more to do.

Search has no borders. Neither do we.

Every search system (Google, ChatGPT, Perplexity) rewards the same thing: the most trustworthy, relevant answer. That doesn't change at a border. The brands that win in the US aren't always the biggest or the oldest. They're the best-represented ones, the brands that show up consistently, in the right places, in a way both people and AI tools trust.

That's what we build. We bring over a decade of technical search expertise and original research into how AI tools choose what to recommend, and we apply it to your market: the US competitors you're up against, the way US customers phrase their searches, and the platforms they rely on to decide who to buy from.

Being UK-based isn't a limitation, it's how modern search works. The best search teams already work remotely, across time zones, focused on results rather than postcodes. What matters is whether your brand gets found. We make sure it does.

Ranking in the US is its own game

Getting found in the US isn't the same as getting found in the UK, even when the language is. The US is bigger, more competitive, and far more local. A search for the same product returns different results in New York than it does in Texas, because Google and AI tools both factor in where the searcher is and who's trusted in that area.

That means a single national strategy usually isn't enough. To win in the US you need three things working together: solid national foundations so you're credible everywhere, local signals so you show up in the states and cities that matter to you, and AI-search visibility so you're recommended no matter which tool your customer uses. Most agencies do one of these. We build all three.

We also start by understanding the ground you're actually fighting on, your real US competitors (often different from who you'd expect), the way Americans phrase searches, and the platforms your specific customers lean on. Then we build from there.

Localisation: showing up state by state, city by city

A huge share of US searches are local, "near me", "in [city]", or simply searches where Google quietly assumes local intent. If you sell in specific states or cities, or you've got physical locations, this is where a lot of the opportunity sits, and where most overseas brands get it wrong.

Here's what US localisation actually involves:

Google Business Profile. For any brand with a US presence, this is the single most powerful local tool there is, and one of the most searched terms in the country. We make sure yours is set up properly, fully optimised, and working to put you in the local map results and AI answers.

State and city targeting. Rather than one generic page, brands that win locally have content built around the specific states and cities they serve, with the right local signals behind it. We plan this properly, no thin, spammy "city pages", just genuinely useful content that ranks.

Local trust signals. Reviews, local citations and consistent business information across the web. These tell both Google and AI tools that you're a real, trusted option in that area, which is exactly what gets you recommended.

Multi-location strategy. If you operate across several US states or cities, we build a structure that lets each location rank in its own right without competing against itself.

Whether you're targeting one state or the whole country, we shape the strategy around where your customers actually are, not a one-size-fits-all approach that ranks nowhere in particular.

Built on evidence, not guesswork

We don't rely on hunches about how AI search works. We ran our own research into how AI platforms actually decide which brands to recommend, testing real buying questions across Claude, ChatGPT and Perplexity, then scoring and analysing every answer. It shows exactly why some brands get surfaced again and again, and why others get ignored no matter how good their product is.

That research shapes everything we do for you. Instead of guessing what the AI tools want, we know, and we build for it.

  • 12+ years of technical SEO experience
  • Original research into how LLMs choose what to recommend
  • Tracking Google rankings and AI citations side by side
  • A method built for how search works now, not five years ago

FAQ

Can a UK agency do SEO for a US company?

Yes. SEO and AI search work on the same principles everywhere, trust, relevance and a genuinely good answer. We optimise for the US market, the US competitors you're up against, and the way US customers actually search. All of it can be done remotely, and most of the best search teams already work this way.

Would you come to our offices in the US, even though you're based in the UK?

Yes, absolutely. While most of the work happens remotely, we're more than happy to come to you in the US for kick-offs, planning sessions or key meetings whenever it helps. Being UK-based doesn't mean we're hands-off, we'll be there in person when it matters.

Do I need a different SEO strategy for different US states?

Often, yes. US search is very local, results change from state to state and city to city. If you serve specific areas or have physical locations, we build local signals and targeted content for them, on top of your national foundations.

Can you help with local SEO and Google Business Profile in the US?

Yes. Local search is one of the biggest opportunities in the US, especially "near me" searches and Google Business Profile. We set up and optimise your local presence so you show up in the right map results, local listings and AI answers for the areas you serve.

What is GEO (Generative Engine Optimization)?

GEO is making your brand show up in AI-generated answers, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google's AI overviews. It's the AI-era version of ranking on Google, and for a lot of buying decisions it's quickly becoming just as important, if not more.

How do I get my brand mentioned by ChatGPT?

AI tools recommend brands they've learned to trust, based on consistent mentions, reviews and credible references across the web. They're not reading your homepage and taking your word for it; they're looking for evidence elsewhere. We build those signals so your brand is the one that gets named.

How is this different from normal SEO?

Normal SEO aims to rank a page on Google. We do that too, but we also optimise for AI search, where there are no blue links, just a single answer. Most agencies only do the first half, which leaves you invisible on the platforms growing the fastest.

How do you measure results?

Live dashboards showing your Google rankings and how often AI tools mention your brand, all in one place, so you see both sides of search clearly and always know what your investment is doing.

Make your brand the one US customers find

Wherever your customers search (Google or AI) we'll help them discover you. The brands that act now, while most of the market is still ignoring AI search, are the ones that'll own it.

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