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Get Found in AI Answers, Too
When people in Colorado Springs ask ChatGPT, Perplexity or Google's AI who to hire, I work on getting your business into that answer. It's an add-on to my Search Visibility SEO plan. I can't promise what the answer says, because nobody controls what AI platforms say. I can control the work, and I put it in writing before you pay. So far my local proof is one firm. Google's AI Overviews cite WCG CPAs & Advisors, a Colorado Springs CPA firm, on 175 keyword queries. I did the design and content architecture for that site, working with my partner eSEO Space.
What I see when I check AI search
Take the keywords WCG CPAs ranks for. As of February 2026, Google showed an AI Overview on 72% of them (2,169 out of 3,000). When a summary sits above the results, being named inside it matters as much as the ranking below it.
WCG holds 730 top-3 rankings on queries that also show an AI Overview, and Google's AI cites WCG content on 175 keyword queries. Strong rankings help, but they do not guarantee the citation. My AI work goes after that gap.
For a golf eyewear brand I worked on, I tested 6 common golf eyewear queries across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Gemini. The brand appeared in 1 out of 6, with a partial mention on a second. On broad questions, AI tools named brands with years of editorial coverage, Reddit discussions and YouTube reviews. A local business up against bigger names should expect the same pattern.
Before you hire anyone
AI search optimization is new, which makes it an easy place to get sold something vague. Before you pay anyone for it, check these:
AI tools change fast. If the person you're hiring doesn't use the tools they say they optimize for, they're working from theory. Ask which AI tools they use every day, and what they use them for.
Ask them to define AI optimization without buzzwords. If the answer sounds like a LinkedIn post full of "AI-powered" and "next-generation," they're selling hype.
AI search work builds on SEO, but it adds work SEO doesn't cover: checking what AI platforms say about you, mapping your topics, and finding the sources AI pulls from. If all you get is the same keyword report with a new label, you're paying for a rebrand.
No one controls which sources AI models cite. Anyone who promises your business will appear in AI answers is selling something they don't control. It's the same playbook as promising a top Google ranking.
If they can't explain, in plain words, how AI models find, process and cite information, they're guessing.
Ask how they'll check whether the work is getting your business mentioned in AI answers. If they can't show you a before and after, you're paying blind.
More blog posts on their own aren't AI optimization. Someone has to organize the content into clear topics an AI tool can pull a confident answer from.
AI optimization sits on top of SEO. If they're not looking at your current search presence, technical health and authority signals, they're building on sand.
AI search as a discipline is new. Anyone claiming a long track record in it is stretching the truth or relabeling older SEO work under a new name.
What I've learned working with small businesses in Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs serves visitors and locals at the same time. The Pikes Peak region had 25.5 million visitors in 2024 (Visit COS), so plenty of searches here come from people passing through. The Colorado Springs Chamber & EDC counts five military installations in the region plus the National Guard, and says aerospace and defense make up more than 40% of the local economy. I've worked with Colorado Springs clients from a CPA firm to an epoxy flooring company to a remodeler, and each needed a plan built around who actually searches for them here.
Strategic website redesign and content architecture helped an established Colorado Springs CPA firm dominate both traditional search and AI-powered results, with 991 keywords in the top 3 and 175 AI Overview citations.
Built with eSEO Space. My role: design, UX and content architecture.
And before you pay me a cent, I put in writing exactly what "results" means for your business. For AI search, that means the first-month items listed below, each of them countable. It never means "AI will mention you by day 30."
Always included with the AI Visibility add-on
WCG had more than 3,000 pages of tax and accounting expertise buried under a flat site structure. I handled the design, UX, information architecture and content strategy. eSEO Space handled the WordPress development and client communications, and we worked together on the SEO and AIO optimization.
The knowledge base is where the AI result comes from. Each article opens with key takeaways, has a table of contents and FAQ sections, and links to related articles so they form topic clusters.
As of February 2026, the site ranks for 3,000 organic keywords, 991 of them in the top 3, and Google's AI Overviews cite WCG content on 175 keyword queries.
What it isn't: that is Google AI Overview data. Those 175 keywords are where WCG content is the Google AI Overview citation source, and that is all I claim.
Read the WCG case studyOutside Colorado
Every project here has an AI result in its case study. The roles are listed, because each one involved my partner eSEO Space.
I handled the store design, SEO, schema markup and AI optimization; eSEO Space handled client communication and account management. When I tested 6 golf eyewear queries across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews and Gemini, JondoSport appeared in 1 out of 6, with a partial mention on a second. I included that in the case study because it's the honest version.
FeaturedI designed the store; eSEO Space handled the Shopify development, SEO and content. Semrush data from February 2026 shows O-Liv cited on ChatGPT (27 cited pages), Google AI Overview, Google AI Mode and Gemini.
FeaturedI redesigned the information architecture and product discovery; eSEO Space built the WordPress/WooCommerce site. As of the February 14, 2026 update, PurePEG ranks #1 on Google for "cleavable linker" and is featured in Google's AI Overview for that term.
Colorado Springs portfolio
These are my other Colorado Springs clients. Their results are about search rankings, branding and photography, not AI answers.
2,500+ professional images across 75+ products and 16 months of seasonal campaigns
Brand identity, 5-product apparel line, and e-commerce store launched in 12 weeks
FeaturedFrom invisible online to #1 across a 25-mile radius, fully booked, and expanding into commercial
From #13 to #2 on Google Maps in 60 days
Why work with me
Google's AI Overviews cite WCG CPAs on 175 keyword queries. I did the design and content architecture, and eSEO Space and I worked on the SEO and AIO together. That's Google's AI, not ChatGPT, and I say so.
Month 1 starts with an AI Visibility Report: what ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI, Copilot and Gemini currently say about you, with screenshots. After that, you see what AI says about you each time, and what changed.
No 12-month contracts. No account managers. Give me 30 days. Before you pay a cent, I put in writing exactly what I'll ship in those 30 days. If I don't ship every item on that list, you get your first month back. Your Search Visibility plan and the add-on share one list and one refund.
My agency was a Google Actívate success story.
I've worked in digital marketing for 17 years, 15 of them running my own agency. Google featured that agency, KREAKTIVE, in a Google Actívate story (screenshot, Oct 2026). I moved to Colorado Springs in 2023 and brought KREAKTIVE with me (it operated as Digital Marketing Services until 2026), and you work with me directly, not an account manager.
Here's what clients say on Google. These reviews are about my SEO, website and communication work, not AI search specifically.
"Kristian, is a pleasure to work with. He is detailed and communicates well."
"The best SEO especialist and most honest man i ever met. I recommend it to everyone that wants to improve leads on their websites. 100% trust on him."
"Kreative is knowledgeable, professional, and thorough with their marketing strategies. Kris' support with our website and digital marketing has strengthened our branding as a company and generates solid organic leads! Thanks Kreative!"
More services in Colorado Springs
AI search optimization is one piece. For everything I do here, start with digital marketing in Colorado Springs.
Search Google for what you offer. Someone is showing up and getting calls. Is it you? If not, you need:
Get found by customers actively searching for what you offer, on Google Search and Maps. The AI Visibility add-on sits on top of this plan.
Is your website getting you new clients? Can you handle more? If not, you need:
Websites built to turn visitors into calls, then tested for speed with the before and after numbers measured.
People judge your business by how you look before they read a word. Do you look pro? If not, you need:
Stand out from competitors with a brand identity your ideal customers remember.
The first 30 days are in writing. What AI platforms do after that is an expectation, not a promise.
I ask AI about your business and show you what it says
I check what ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI, Copilot and Gemini say about you and your category, and hand you an AI Visibility Report with screenshots.
You'll see: where you show up today, and who gets named instead.
I map your topics so AI can pull answers from your site
5 core topic clusters are mapped in month 1. Each cluster builds your authority on one topic, so AI tools start to recognize you as someone who knows it.
You'll get: content organized so AI tools can understand it and cite it.
I find the sources AI trusts in your category
The citation source audit shows where AI pulls information in your category. Then I work on getting you mentioned on those sites: industry publications, directories, expert roundups. Those sites decide what they publish, so I promise the audit, not the citation.
You'll get: a list of the sources that matter, and the work to get you onto them.
I keep checking as AI changes
I monitor AI platform updates weekly and adjust your strategy when they change. Entity establishment (AI tools recognizing who you are and what you do) usually starts showing in 60 to 90 days. That's an expectation based on past work, not a promise.
You'll keep: a monthly view of what AI says about you, against your first-month baseline.
No hidden fees. Here's what the AI Visibility add-on costs.
Add-on to a Search Visibility plan ($1,500/mo or $2,800/mo). Not sold on its own. You pay the plan plus the add-on: $1,500 plus $797 a month on Search Visibility, or $2,800 plus $797 on Search Visibility Pro.
Good fit when:
AI search is growing and you are invisible
When someone asks ChatGPT or Perplexity for a recommendation in your category, they do not mention you. The AI Visibility add-on works on that, on top of your Search Visibility plan.
Why KREAKTIVE?
An honest comparison so you can decide what's right for your business.
Your SEO plus a monthly check on what AI says about you.
+$797/mo add-on to SEO
Ask what "AI optimization" includes.
Colorado Springs SEO packages I researched run $600 to $5,000+ per month.
Free to try, slow to measure.
Your time
"Kristian, is a pleasure to work with. He is detailed and communicates well."
You want SEO and AI search handled by the same person, with the first month written down before you pay.
You have time to test AI tools yourself every month and keep careful notes. The tools are free to try; the hours are not.
You need a larger team. Ask to see AI results from real clients, and exactly what they track.
Agency figures come from my research of 20+ Colorado SEO agencies in Denver, Colorado Springs, Boulder and Pueblo.
SEO plans: 3-month minimum, then monthly. 30-Day Proof Period: a written list of what I'll ship, or your first month back.
Common questions
It's the work of getting your business understood, mentioned and cited when people ask AI tools for help. That means ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google's AI Overviews, Claude, Copilot and Gemini. For WCG CPAs, a Colorado Springs CPA firm, Google showed an AI Overview on 72% of the keywords the firm ranks for (February 2026). When a summary answers first, you want to be in it.
I can't promise that, and nobody honest can. We don't control what ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google's AI or the others choose to say. What I promise is the work. In the first 30 days you get an AI Visibility Report covering 6 platforms with screenshots, 5 core topic clusters mapped, and a citation source audit.
It's a $797/month add-on to a Search Visibility plan ($1,500/mo or $2,800/mo). It isn't sold on its own. That's about $27/day on top of your SEO plan, billed monthly.
You need SEO too. AI Visibility is a +$797/mo add-on to a Search Visibility plan, not a standalone service. SEO alone means you show up on Google, but AI Overviews might answer the query before anyone scrolls. And when people check an AI recommendation by Googling you, they need to find you there too.
SEO gets you ranked in Google's search results. AI search optimization works on how AI tools understand you and whether they cite you in their answers. The two overlap, since well-structured pages help with both. The add-on covers what an SEO plan doesn't: monitoring 6 AI platforms, topic clusters and citation building.
Entity establishment usually starts showing in 60 to 90 days. That's an expectation from past work, not a promise. What's in writing is month 1: the AI Visibility Report, 5 core topic clusters mapped, and the citation source audit.
Before and after snapshots: I ask AI platforms about you and record what they say, with screenshots. I also track where you're mentioned on the sources AI trusts, and listen for calls that start with "AI recommended you." The month 1 AI Visibility Report, with screenshots, is the "before" for every snapshot that follows.
Good start. Then the question is how you're described. Is it accurate? Are you recommended first or buried in a list? I work on how AI tells your story, and keep watching so you stay visible as platforms update and competitors catch on.
Results in 30 days, or your money back. And before you pay me a cent, I put in writing exactly what "results" means for your business. For this add-on, "results" means the first-month items above, added to your Search Visibility plan's list. If I don't ship every item on that list within 30 days, you get the first month's fee back (plan and add-on, one number), claimed in writing within 7 days. It does not cover whether AI mentions you, because nobody controls that. After that, the add-on is billed monthly and you decide whether to keep it.
No. This page is about the other side: getting your business into the answers ChatGPT and other AI tools give. If you want help using AI tools in your own marketing, bring it up on the call. It just isn't what this add-on sells.
AIO across Colorado
• has portfolio work
Get in touch and we'll run a quick test together: ask ChatGPT who it would recommend for your service in Colorado Springs, and see if you come up. Then I'll tell you honestly whether the add-on makes sense for you. No pitch, just conversation.
Your strategist
Founder & Lead Strategist at KREAKTIVE
#1 Freelance Digital Strategy Expert on Clutch (Oct 2026). 17 years in digital marketing, 15 of them running his own agency. Based in Colorado Springs, where he brought KREAKTIVE in 2023 (operating as Digital Marketing Services until 2026).
Results in 30 days or your money back. Before you pay a cent, I put in writing exactly what I'll ship.
