AI SEO agency
AI SEO agency in Australia
We build content with AI under strict editorial rules, structure it so Google ranks it and AI answer engines cite it, and measure both. Our own site went from launch to 400 visitors a day in five months. Every figure on this page is published in full.
What AI SEO is
Full guideWhat is AI SEO?AI SEO explained in plain termsAI SEO means two things, and we do both. The first is using AI to produce search content quickly, under written rules that keep it accurate and readable. The second is making your pages the source that AI answer engines cite. That covers Google AI Overviews and AI Mode, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot.
The two are connected. A page that answers one question in plain words, cites its sources and sits inside a linked cluster ranks in Google. The same page gets lifted into AI answers.
Zinto is a consultancy and does not sell software. We build the content system for you, run it for the first months and hand it over. We take no fees from any tool we use.
The numbers from our own site
Case studyGridly, launch to 400 visitors a dayWhat we built, what broke and what we changedMost agencies show a client logo and a percentage. We can show the full figures because Gridly is ours. It is an independent guide to home batteries, solar, EVs and electricity plans in Australia. We built it with no writing team and no paid promotion.
Within five months of launch it reached 400 unique visitors a day, 1.4 million Google impressions and almost 18,000 clicks. In September 2026 Ahrefs counted Gridly pages in about 1,900 AI answers, including 258 Google AI Overviews. The domain rating was 10, with 152 referring domains.
The full case study covers what we built and what went wrong.
400/day
Unique visitors within five months of launch
1.4m
Google search impressions in five months
~18k
Clicks from Google search in five months
1,900
AI answers that cite a Gridly page
258
Google AI Overviews that cite a Gridly page
DR 10
Domain rating when those numbers were recorded
AI answers by platform
Answers on each platform that cite a Gridly page, and the number of Gridly pages cited. Source: Ahrefs and Google Search Console, September 2026.
| Platform | Answers | Pages cited |
|---|---|---|
| Copilot | 806 | 298 |
| Google AI Mode | 382 | 179 |
| Google AI Overviews | 258 | 123 |
| Perplexity | 197 | 116 |
| Gemini | 190 | 101 |
| ChatGPT | 17 | 12 |
How we do it
We write the ruleset before a single page. Every page is written under a plain language standard. Short sentences, every technical term defined on first use, and at least two sources cited. Plus a list of banned phrases that mark text as machine written. Drafts that break the rules do not publish.
We build pillars and clusters rather than a blog. The site is organised around a few pillar topics with specific pages underneath that link back up. Before a new page is written, its target search is checked against what exists so two pages never compete.
We build pages from public data. Government, regulator and industry data turned into hundreds of useful pages that no team can write by hand. Facts that change, such as prices and rebates, live in one place and update everywhere.
We run a daily production loop with a person in it. AI researches, drafts and checks each page against the ruleset. A person reads it before it goes live. Then we measure what published in Search Console and in Ahrefs, split by AI platform.
SEO, AEO and GEO
Full guideWhat is the difference between SEO, AEO and GEO?The three terms defined, with what each one changes on the pageSEO is ranking in the ten blue links. AEO, answer engine optimisation, is getting your text lifted into a featured snippet or an AI Overview. GEO, generative engine optimisation, is being cited by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and the rest. Agencies sell them as three products.
On the page they ask for the same thing. A question as the heading, a direct answer in the first sentences, facts with sources, and structured data behind it. Build for that once and you rank in Google and get cited in AI answers.
Getting cited by ChatGPT and AI Overviews
Full guideHow do I get cited by ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews?The page structure AI answer engines lift, with examplesAI answer engines cite the page that answers the exact question best, whatever the size of the site. That is why Gridly earned 258 AI Overview citations with a domain rating of 10. The page has to state the fact plainly, say where it came from and sit on a site that covers the topic in depth.
Three things block it. Pages that bury the answer under an introduction, claims with no source, and sites that block AI crawlers in robots.txt. We check all three in the first week.
What an AI SEO agency costs
Full guideHow much does an AI SEO agency cost in Australia?Setup and monthly ranges, and what moves the priceAustralian SEO agencies typically charge $1,500 to $6,000 a month for a small business retainer, and more than $10,000 a month for enterprise programs. Much of that buys links and reports.
We price it as a build, then a loop. A fixed setup covers the ruleset, the pillar map, the templates and the first cluster of pages. A monthly fee then runs the production loop until your team takes it over. Both are quoted fixed after a 30 minute call, and the pricing guide gives the typical ranges.
How to choose an AI SEO agency
Full guideHow do I choose an AI SEO agency?Seven questions to ask and the answers that must worry youAsk to see a site they built and the Search Console behind it. Ask how they measure citations in AI answers, and which tool they use. Ask for the written rules their AI content is produced under, and who reads each page before it publishes.
Be wary of anyone who guarantees a ranking, sells AI content with no human review, or cannot name a site they grew from zero. A good AI consultant and a good AI SEO agency fail the same tests.
By city
Where we work
The work runs remotely and discovery starts on site. These pages cover what we see in each city and what we usually build first there. The same method applies anywhere in Australia, and ourAI consulting pages cover the rest of the country.
How it works
- 01
Intro call
A short call to talk through your objectives, goals and timeframes, and agree what success looks like. No problem is too big or too small, whether that is construction estimation, materials procurement, job quoting or AI SEO.
- 02
Discovery
We sit with your team for an extended stretch to understand your business, the systems you run and how the work gets done day to day.
- 03
Roadmap
We put together a roadmap of action items, in order, that takes you from where you are today to what we agreed success looks like.
- 04
Execution
We do the work, check it against the goals we set on the first call and do not call it finished until you are satisfied.
Questions
Do you guarantee rankings?
No. Nobody controls Google or ChatGPT, and an agency that guarantees a position is selling something else. We show you the full numbers from our own site, quote fixed prices and report every fortnight on what published and what it did.
How long until we see results?
Gridly took about three months to get meaningful traffic and five months to reach 400 visitors a day from a brand new domain. An established domain usually moves faster. We give you an honest range after we look at your site and your market.
Is the content written by AI?
Yes, under a written ruleset, and a person reads every page before it goes live. The ruleset covers sentence length, defined terms, cited sources and a list of phrases that mark text as machine written. Drafts that break it do not publish.
Will Google penalise AI written content?
Google says it rewards helpful content however it is produced, and penalises pages made at scale to game rankings. The ruleset exists so every page is useful to a reader. Gridly is fully AI produced under those rules and holds 258 Google AI Overview citations.
Do you build backlinks?
We do not sell link building. We build pages worth linking to and structure the site so the links that arrive count. Gridly earned 152 referring domains in five months with no outreach. If you want a link campaign as well, we can recommend someone.
Which cities do you work in?
All of Australia, remotely, with discovery on site. We have pages for Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney and the Gold Coast because those are where people search for an AI SEO agency most. The method is the same anywhere.
Next step
Give us read access to Search Console and thirty minutes. We tell you which questions your site can own and roughly what the build costs.