A Page Review or Site Audit is a snapshot: here's what's broken today, here's what to fix. The retainer is what happens after that. The same checks run again every month, so you know whether last month's fixes actually moved a number, and new decay gets caught before it costs a citation. It doesn't start cold; see GEO Consulting for how this fits with the rest of the nine-step process.
What's included every month
- AI Share-of-Voice Report — direct checks across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google's AI Overviews for a defined set of 10–20 target queries. Tracks whether you're cited, who else is cited, and how citation share moves month over month.
- Google AI Overview Citation Checks — direct, per-query checks, not inferred from impression data, documented with screenshots.
- Rank & Traffic Review — a monthly pull from Google Search Console with a plain-English explanation of what moved and why.
- Page Refreshes — 2 pages a month at the base tier, each run back through the full five-lever review: scorecard, prioritized fixes, rewritten on-page elements. Delivered as copy-ready documents.
- Content Decay Monitoring — a monthly pass flagging outdated stats and pricing, competitor pages that have pulled ahead, and sections that have fallen below the citability threshold since the last check.
- Monthly Report — one plain-English document covering all five items above. No dashboard. Delivered by the last business day of the month.
Pricing tiers
- Base — $4,000/mo. 10–15 queries tracked, 2 page refreshes a month.
- Growth — $6,000/mo. 20–30 queries tracked, 4 page refreshes a month.
- Expanded — custom quote. 30+ queries plus competitor tracking, 6 pages a month.
How this starts
The retainer picks up after a Page Review or an AI Visibility Audit, not before. Both establish the baseline the Share-of-Voice Report and citation checks get measured against every month after. Without one, there's nothing to compare this month's numbers to.
Minimum term is 3 months. After that it runs month-to-month, cancel with 30 days' notice. One person does the work: no account managers, no handoff between an audit team and a retainer team.
Common questions
What's included in the monthly retainer?
Six things every month: an AI Share-of-Voice Report, Google AI Overview citation checks, a Rank & Traffic Review pulled from Search Console, page refreshes (two a month at the base tier), content decay monitoring, and one plain-English report tying it together.
Do I need to complete an audit first?
Yes. The retainer tracks a baseline every month against citation share, rankings, and page performance. Without a Page Review or Site Audit first, there's no baseline to compare this month's numbers to.
How do you check AI citations?
Directly, per query. Each target query gets run against ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google's AI Overviews, and the result gets logged: cited, mentioned, or absent. It's not inferred from traffic or impression data.
What's the minimum commitment?
Three months. After that it runs month-to-month, with 30 days' notice to cancel.
Get a baseline, then keep it moving.
Start with a Page Review or an Audit. Once there's a baseline, we'll talk about whether a retainer makes sense for your queries.
Get in touch