GEO Retainer - Become the Brand AI Recommends | Generative Engine Optimization Agency | NCMborz
Menu
Home About Contact Blog
Services
Meta Ads Google Ads AI Visibility (GEO) SEO Social Media Marketing Website Design
On this page
Why A Retainer What We Do Pricing Process FAQ Book Free Call
GEO RETAINER THE FIX, NOT JUST THE DIAGNOSIS

Be the brand AI recommends.

When your buyers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Google AI Mode who to hire, the answer should be you. We run a done-for-you generative engine optimisation retainer - building the schema, citations, content and authority signals AI engines actually reward, then tracking the mentions you win every week. We report on the visibility you gain, not the hours we bill.

Month-to-month · No long contracts · Audit fee credited to month one
Covers ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini & Google AI Mode Senior-only team, no juniors Reported on citations, not activity No setup fee, no lock-in
Trusted by founders who'd rather win the new search than watch it
Saurabh Mittal Subhav Kalra Vineeta Khanna Sangeeta Relan Sajat Jain Divya Dewan Palash Dixit
★★★★★ 4.9 / 5 from clients

An audit shows the gap. Closing it is the work.

AI visibility isn't a one-time fix. Engines re-crawl, competitors move, and the citation bar in your category keeps rising. The brands that get recommended treat GEO the way smart brands treated SEO in 2010 - as a position you build and defend, month after month. A single audit can't do that. A team can.

What a one-time fix leaves on the table

  • Schema ships once, then drifts out of date as your site changes
  • New buyer prompts appear every month with no one optimising for them
  • Citations have to be earned continuously, not bought once
  • Competitors keep publishing and out-citing you in source data
  • Content gaps reopen as AI engines get hungrier for depth
  • Nobody is watching when your mentions drop or a rival surges
  • You never find out which fixes actually moved the needle

What the retainer does every month

  • Ships and maintains the schema and entity markup AI engines read
  • Earns fresh third-party citations in the sources that get cited
  • Publishes content written to be quoted in AI answers
  • Closes technical and crawlability gaps as they appear
  • Tracks every major engine weekly - mentions, sources, sentiment
  • Benchmarks your share-of-voice against named competitors
  • Reprioritises the plan against live data, then reports what you won

Six workstreams.
One compounding position.

Every plan runs the same engine - the depth and volume scale with your tier. No mystery methodology, no black boxes. You always know what shipped and what it earned.

01 / 06
Schema & Entity Engineering
We build and maintain the structured data, JSON-LD and entity definitions that tell AI engines exactly who you are, what you do and why you're credible. Kept current as your site and offer evolve.
All plans
02 / 06
Citation & Authority Building
We earn mentions in the exact sources AI engines cite in your category - industry press, forums, review sites, podcasts and reference pages - and build the E-E-A-T signals models can verify.
All plans
03 / 06
Content Built for AI Answers
We publish the pages buyers' questions actually map to - structured, citable, and written to be quoted by a language model, not just ranked by Google. Topic clusters AI is hungry for, closed one by one.
All plans
04 / 06
Technical GEO & Crawlability
Semantic HTML, clean markup, fast pages, and crawler access where AI engines actually look. We keep the technical foundation sound so every authority signal you earn is readable.
All plans
05 / 06
Weekly Visibility Tracking
Every week we scan ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Mode for your brand: mention frequency, competitor share-of-voice, citation sources, prompt-level win/loss, and drop-and-surge alerts so nothing slips quietly.
All plans
06 / 06
Monthly Report & Reprioritisation
One clear report each month: what shipped, the mentions and citations you won, your share-of-voice against named competitors, which prompts now surface you, and exactly what we're doing next - and why.
All plans

Pick the pace that fits.

Three plans running the same engine - more depth, more output, faster compounding. All month-to-month. Book a short call and we'll confirm the right plan for your category and goals.

Foundation

Foundation

For founders establishing the position
$1,500
/ Month · No setup fee · Cancel any time
Audit Fee Credited To Month One

The full GEO engine at a steady pace. Ideal for founders and lean teams who want a credible AI presence built and maintained without a big monthly commitment.

  • Baseline audit in month one
  • Schema & entity maintenance
  • Citation building - foundational pace
  • 1-2 AI-answer content pieces / month
  • Weekly visibility tracking, 4 engines
  • Monthly report & reprioritisation
  • Email support, senior-managed
Authority

Authority

For leaders defending the top spot
$6,000
/ Month · No setup fee · Cancel any time
Audit Fee Credited To Month One

Maximum output for category leaders who intend to own the AI answer and keep competitors out of it. The full engine, run at full pace, with proactive defence.

  • Everything in Growth
  • Citation & PR push - aggressive pace
  • 6+ AI-answer content pieces / month
  • Author entity programme across the site
  • Multi-market / multi-product coverage
  • Bi-weekly strategy calls
  • Direct line to your senior lead

ALL PLANS · MONTH-TO-MONTH · NO SETUP FEE · THIRD-PARTY COSTS (PR, TOOLS, PLACEMENTS) PASSED THROUGH AT COST AND BILLED SEPARATELY

Two Ways To Start

Diagnose first, or go straight to the fix.

Some founders want a low-risk look before committing. Others already know they want AI visibility handled and want to start now. Either way works - and the audit fee never goes to waste.

Option A · Start With The Audit

See Where You Stand First

From $297one-time

Run the standalone GEO Audit, see exactly how AI engines treat you today, then decide. If you move to a retainer within 60 days, the whole audit fee is credited to month one.

  • 30-page audit delivered in 5 days
  • 12 prioritised fixes, yours to keep
  • 100% credited if you upgrade
  • No pressure, no follow-up sales sequence
Option B · Start The Retainer

Skip Ahead, We Audit In Month One

Month 1includes the baseline audit

Already sold on getting AI visibility handled? Start the retainer directly. We run a full baseline audit as the first deliverable, so nothing is lost - you just don't pay for it twice.

  • Baseline audit built into month one
  • Work starts the week we kick off
  • Month-to-month, cancel any time
  • Senior-managed from day one

The retainer vs. the alternatives

You have options for getting recommended by AI. Here's how an ongoing GEO retainer stacks up against the three paths most founders weigh.

DIY Tools
NCMborz GEO Retainer
In-House Hire
Cost
$200-$500/mo tools
From $1,500/mo, all-in
$6K-$12K/mo + on-costs
Who does the work
You and your team
Senior GEO specialists
One generalist, learning GEO
AI-engine coverage
Usually 1-2 engines
ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Mode
Depends on the hire
Work shipped monthly
None - just data
Schema, citations, content, tracking
Variable, single-person bandwidth
Reporting
Raw dashboards
Mentions won vs competitors
Whatever they build
Commitment
Monthly subscription
Month-to-month, no lock-in
Salary, benefits, ramp-up

Here's exactly how a month runs.

No chasing, no mystery. Month one starts with a full baseline; every month after follows the same rhythm so the work compounds and you always know where things stand.

Week 1

Baseline & priorities

In month one we run the full GEO audit as your baseline. Every month after, we open with the latest scan data and lock the priorities that will move visibility fastest this cycle.

- You receive: Priorities for the month, agreed
Weeks 2-3

Build & ship

The work happens: schema and entity updates deployed, AI-answer content published, citation and authority outreach run. Everything is shipped live, not parked in a strategy doc.

- We ship: Schema, content, citations
Week 4

Track & measure

We compile the weekly scans across all four engines - mention frequency, share-of-voice, citation sources, prompt win/loss - and flag any drops or surges that need attention.

- We collect: Four weeks of engine data
Month-end

Report & reprioritise

One clear report: what shipped, the mentions and citations you won, share-of-voice against named competitors, and the plan for next month. We report on visibility gained, not hours spent.

- You receive: Monthly report + next-month plan

What founders ask before signing on.

What is generative engine optimisation (GEO)?

GEO is getting your brand cited and recommended inside AI answers - the responses ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Mode give when buyers ask who to hire or what to buy. It works on the signals models actually weigh: structured data, third-party citations, entity recognition, content depth and author authority. A GEO retainer is the ongoing work of building and defending that position month after month.

How is this different from the GEO Audit?

The audit is a one-time diagnosis - it shows you where you stand and hands you 12 prioritised fixes to run yourself. The retainer is the team that does the work: shipping the schema, earning the citations, publishing the content and tracking results every month. The audit tells you the gap; the retainer closes it.

Do I need to buy the audit first?

No. The audit is a low-risk way to size us up, and its fee is credited to your first month if you sign on within 60 days. But if you already know you want AI visibility handled, start the retainer directly - we run a full baseline audit as the first deliverable of month one, so nothing is skipped.

Isn't this just SEO with a new name?

Related, but no. SEO optimises for Google's ranking algorithm - keywords, backlinks, page speed. GEO optimises for whether language models include and cite you in generated answers - structured data, third-party citations, entity recognition, author authority. Strong SEO helps, but AI engines weigh these signals differently, so it needs a dedicated, ongoing approach.

What happened to your monitoring product?

Tracking is now built into every retainer plan rather than sold separately. You get weekly scans of mention frequency, competitor share-of-voice, citation sources, prompt-level win/loss, and drop-and-surge alerts, all rolled into your monthly report. As proof-of-work inside the retainer it's far more useful than a standalone dashboard you'd have to interpret alone.

How quickly will AI engines start recommending us?

Schema and technical fixes can show movement within 2-4 weeks as engines re-crawl. Authority and citation work compounds over 3-6 months. Content typically influences AI answers within 6-12 weeks of being indexed. We sequence work by speed-to-impact, so you see early wins while the compounding work builds underneath.

What's in the fee versus billed separately?

Your monthly fee covers our strategy, execution and reporting. Genuine third-party costs - paid PR placements, premium tools, sponsored content - are passed through at cost, never marked up, and only ever with your approval first. We keep our management fee and any pass-through costs clearly separated, so you always know what you're paying for.

Is there a long contract?

No. Plans are month-to-month with no setup fee. GEO is compounding work, and most clients stay because results build, not because a contract traps them. You can pause or cancel with 30 days notice.

Which AI engines do you optimise for?

The four that drive buyer decisions in 2026: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Mode and Gemini. We add Microsoft Copilot for B2B SaaS and enterprise services where it has meaningful share. We don't pad the list with tools nobody uses to make decisions.

Win the new search.

Book a free strategy call below. We'll confirm the right plan, answer your questions, and map a first 90 days before you commit to anything.

Book a free call