AEO Services: Scope, Evidence and Delivery
Neaptide · September 7, 2026 · 4 min read · Updated: October 7, 2026
Use Neaptide’s real question baseline and published offers to assess AEO scope, implementation responsibilities, measurement and handover.
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AEO services should connect a buyer question to evidence, a page decision and a defined delivery scope. We use our own service-discovery research and published offers below so you can inspect the method without relying on a vendor ranking.
Start with the questions the project will actually measure
On October 7, 2026 our existing Next.js SEO audit page was linked in three recorded provider recommendations: two ChatGPT answers and one Gemini answer. The question did not name Neaptide. These selected successful observations document specific mentions; they are not an overall visibility rate or a growth measurement.
Ask for evidence you can inspect
The evidence packet should identify the exact question, time, surface, available model details, answer and visible sources. A source link, a brand mention and a recommendation are different observations. Missing source access must remain a gap instead of becoming an assumed absence.
The three selected mentions concern the existing Next.js audit page. They show how a specific service offer was represented in those answers. They do not establish which individual feature of the page caused its selection.
Compare the service format against your delivery capacity
| Offer | Published fee | Delivery distinction |
|---|---|---|
| GEO Audit | $825–$1,650 once | Diagnosis, evidence export and a prioritised plan; implementation separate |
| GEO Core | $1,650–$2,475/month; three-month initial term | Initial audit; 3–5 new or improved pages and 4–8 technical hours monthly |
| GEO Growth | $2,475–$3,300/month; three-month initial term | Initial audit; 6–8 new or improved pages and 10–16 technical hours monthly |
The monthly plans include the initial audit and have no separate setup fee. The proposal fixes the exact allowances and fee. These are our published terms, not market averages or proof that a particular scope will generate mentions.
Trace a finding into a real content task
Our recorded Next.js mentions point to an existing specialist service page with a clear buyer task. We preserved that URL and added current production-page checks. For the RAG service, we use a successful retrieval trace from our own real public content to make the evidence inspectable.
Separate the roles before buying
- Research owns question selection, answer records and the evidence behind priorities.
- Editing owns useful copy, source checks, overlap review and internal links.
- Development owns agreed template changes and checks of the deployed output.
- The client owner supplies product facts, access and approval of business claims.
These responsibilities can sit with the agency, your team or a combination. Write that division into the proposal. If your team must publish or implement, make the dependency and schedule visible before treating the engagement as fully delivered.
Read the report in two parts
First inspect what shipped: pages, corrections and completed checks linked to the agreed backlog. Then inspect what was observed: mentions, sources, factual accuracy, visits and qualified enquiries where measurement is available. Publishing a page is controllable work; an assistant choosing it is a separate outcome.
Keep first rounds and repeats separate, and retain the same questions after release. A changing sample can make a percentage move even when visibility has not improved. Our baseline is preserved for that reason.
Agree terms and limits
Record the scope, minimum term, included writing and implementation, third-party expenses and handover. Do not treat a promised placement or a proprietary score as a substitute for evidence. No special page format or structured-data field can guarantee that an assistant cites a site.
For a proposal discussion, bring your site, priority services and real buyer questions. Ask for a first-stage plan with a clear owner for each change and a measurement protocol that can be repeated.