SimpleAIO Agency News

Bi-weekly strategy and tactics for digital agencies using AI search optimization to grow client revenue. White-label workflows, AEO playbooks, and agency ops — for operators running SimpleAIO for their clients.

How to Price the Off-Site Half of AEO as a Separate Line Item

Sep 4, 2026

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How to Price the Off-Site Half of AEO as a Separate Line Item

Mention-building is the most scopeable AEO work there is — here's how to package and sell it.

John MacLeod

Model swaps are why client rankings move — bill for the monitoring

Aug 25, 2026

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Model swaps are why client rankings move — bill for the monitoring

How to turn AI answer volatility into a retainer line item instead of an awkward client call.

John MacLeod

Your Clients Will Spot the AI Click Drop Before You Explain it

Aug 20, 2026

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Your Clients Will Spot the AI Click Drop Before You Explain it

How to turn Search Console's new AI data into a baseline audit, a rewrite project and a retainer line.

John MacLeod

A standards body just made AI visibility reporting billable

Aug 11, 2026

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A standards body just made AI visibility reporting billable

How to turn the new IAB measurement framework into a baseline audit and a monthly retainer line item.

John MacLeod

Prompt sets are the new keyword list — and a monthly retainer line

Aug 4, 2026

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Prompt sets are the new keyword list — and a monthly retainer line

How to package category prompt tracking as a deliverable clients can see, and price it with confidence.

John MacLeod

Turn the AI Overviews shift into a billable local service

Jul 28, 2026

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Turn the AI Overviews shift into a billable local service

Whitespark's new data gives you a clear reason to sell AI visibility audits to local clients.

John MacLeod