How is AEO different from SEO?

SEO aims to get you ranked in a list of links. AEO aims to get you named in the answer itself. AI tools build their answers from sources they can read and trust, so AEO focuses on clear service language, structured data, and accurate business information those tools can confidently cite.

Why isn't my business showing up when people ask ChatGPT for recommendations?

Usually the AI can't clearly tell what you do, who you serve, or where. Common causes are vague website copy, missing structured data, blocked AI crawlers, or an inaccurate Google Business Profile category. Our free AI Visibility Snapshot shows which of these apply to you.

What is the free AI Visibility Snapshot?

It's a live check of whether AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Google AI Overviews already recommend your business. You get a personalized report showing where you appear, where you don't, and what's in the way. It's free, with no obligation.

How much does it cost?

Every engagement starts with a free AI Visibility Snapshot. If it makes sense to go further, Discovery maps your full AI visibility plan before any implementation. Discovery is billed hourly with a not-to-exceed ceiling, so you know your maximum cost before we start. From there, Foundation, Growth, and Authority engagements are scoped to your business.

Do you only work with businesses in Hawaii?

No. We're based in Kīhei, Maui, and work with businesses across Hawaii and the mainland US. AEO is done remotely, and AI tools answer the same way no matter where you're located.

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)

When customers ask
ChatGPT, be the answer.

Q: What is AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)?

AEO is the work of getting your business found, understood, and recommended by AI answer engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews. When someone asks one of these tools for a recommendation, AEO is what makes your business part of the answer.

We get your business found, understood, and recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews — so you’re part of the answer when customers ask where to go or who to hire.

Get Your Free Snapshot → Explore Our Approach

Free · No pressure · We respond within one business day

4.4 ×

Higher conversion from AI-driven search

90 min

Average weekly content creation with AI stack

90 days

To measurable audience growth with consistency

Real Businesses. Real Results.

AI Search Visibility

Tutu’s Pantry

A customer drove 51 minutes across Maui after ChatGPT ranked Tutu’s Pantry #1 for “locally made gift items” — a real, unprompted result.

Read the full case study →

AI Search Visibility

Bootzie Fragrance

Rebuilt structured data across all 12 core product pages so ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews can find, understand, and recommend the brand.

Read the full case study →

Speed Optimization

Bootzie Fragrance

Mobile load time cut nearly in half — from 15.4 seconds to 6.2 seconds — by eliminating redundant tracking scripts and duplicate tags.

Read the full case study →

“I’ve started asking people who walk into the shop how they heard about us — and I keep hearing ChatGPT and AI search. Brent saw this coming and got us ready for it. He’s honestly one of the smartest people I know.”

— Bootzie, owner of Bootzie.com and co-founder of Enchantress & Freeborne Gallery

25 +

Years in sales, marketing & business development

4.4 ×

Higher conversion from AI-driven vs traditional search

Minutes average weekly content creation with a full AI stack

Active ventures running on AI-powered marketing systems

How We Work

Three steps. One system.
No guesswork.

See where you stand

A free AI Visibility Snapshot shows whether ChatGPT, Claude and Google AI Overviews already recommend you, and what’s in the way.

Map the plan

Discovery maps your full AI visibility plan, billed hourly with a not-to-exceed ceiling.

Fix and re-test

Foundation, Growth or Authority work, scoped to your business, with re-tests in the AI tools to show what moved.

Brent Ragan, founder of AI Marketing Partner, Kīhei, Maui

Built on 25 years of experience.
Grounded in Maui.

Strategy that works
from anywhere.

Brent Ragan brings 25+ years of sales, marketing, and business development experience to every engagement. Based in Kihei, Maui — working with organizations across the US and beyond.

Five active ventures. One operating principle: build systems that compound over time, not campaigns that expire.

Curious what “AI with Aloha” actually means? Read our story.

Every relationship starts with a free AI Visibility Snapshot — a live look at whether ChatGPT, Claude, and Google AI Overviews already recommend you. If it makes sense to go deeper, Discovery maps your full AI visibility plan, billed hourly with a not-to-exceed ceiling so your maximum cost is set up front.

Get Your Free Snapshot → Book a Free Consultation

Free Consultations run up to 30 minutes — often less.

Common Questions

What You Need
to Know

Straightforward answers to the questions we hear most from business owners who want to be found in AI search.

View all questions

Ready to talk?

Free AI Visibility Snapshot · No sales pressure · See exactly where you stand before you spend a dollar

Get Your Free Snapshot

Ready to build something that lasts?

See where you stand,
free.

Every relationship starts with a free AI Visibility Snapshot. From there, Discovery, billed hourly with a not-to-exceed ceiling, maps your AI visibility plan before a dollar is spent on implementation.

Get Your Free Snapshot Book a Free Consultation →

Free Consultations run up to 30 minutes — often less.

When customers ask
ChatGPT, be the answer.

Real Businesses. Real Results.

Tutu’s Pantry

Bootzie Fragrance

Bootzie Fragrance

Most owners know customers are asking AI.
They don’t know why they aren’t in the answer.

Three steps. One system.
No guesswork.

Strategy that works
from anywhere.

Owner-led businesses that want to be the answer.

What You Need
to Know

See where you stand,
free.

When customers ask ChatGPT, be the answer.

Real Businesses. Real Results.

Tutu’s Pantry

Bootzie Fragrance

Bootzie Fragrance

Most owners know customers are asking AI. They don’t know why they aren’t in the answer.

Three steps. One system. No guesswork.

Strategy that works from anywhere.

Owner-led businesses that want to be the answer.

What You Need to Know

See where you stand, free.

When customers ask
ChatGPT, be the answer.

Most owners know customers are asking AI.
They don’t know why they aren’t in the answer.

Three steps. One system.
No guesswork.

Strategy that works
from anywhere.

What You Need
to Know

See where you stand,
free.