Win the AI answer. Win the deal.
KailxLabs is an AI search agency. We get businesses recommended in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI answers, keep them ranking on Google, and turn that into qualified leads and booked meetings.
“Which buyer questions should we win next?”
Checking six AI apps and Google
Search changed. So did the scorecard.
You can rank first and lose.
Buyers ask AI one question and get a few names. If yours is missing, your ranking never becomes a call.
The old scorecard
- Rank on page one
- Win the click
- Report traffic
The new scorecard
- Get named in the answer
- Make the shortlist
- Report leads and revenue
Why SEO is in every plan. Google only links pages in AI Overviews and AI Mode that it has indexed and can show in Search. ChatGPT search draws on search partners and its own crawler. A page search engines can't reach can't be cited.
Sources: Google Search Central, updated 10 Dec 2025 · OpenAI Help Center and OpenAI crawler docs, read 29 Oct 2026
The system behind the work
SEO and AEO, one system.
Four parts we run together every month. Each makes the next one stronger, from the pages Google ranks to the answers AI gives.
EngineerThe SEO foundation, kept
We work on the site you already have. No rebuild and no migration: we fix the technical health, structure and facts holding it back, and every page that ranks today keeps its place.
No migrationTechnical SEOSite structureSchemaAI crawler access Google first Explore the website work 02AnswerContent that wins the question
Articles, comparison and service pages written from your real facts and edited by people, made to rank, get quoted and win enquiries. Published on your own site, and yours to keep.
Buyer questionsComparison pagesService pagesRefreshesEditor reviewed Google and AI See how we write 03EarnAuthority where AI looks
AI repeats what trusted sources say. We earn your place in the lists, publications, directories and threads it cites, under real names.
Digital PRBest of listsDirectoriesReviewsCommunity answers AI first Explore citation engineering 04ProveAnswers and leads, tracked
Your buyer questions asked on six AI apps every week, wrong facts fixed at the source, and every lead tied to the search it came from.
Answer trackingGoogle rankingsFact fixesLead sourcesWeekly report Both, every week Explore the baselineStep 1 · See where you stand
See who AI recommends. Every day.
We ask your buyers' questions on six AI apps and Google, and show who gets named instead of you.
Your buyers' questionsasked on every AI app
Six AI appsplus Google Search
Who AI namesinstead of you
The pages AI trustsfor your questions
Wrong factscaught before buyers see them
Google rankingsin the same report
Product screens are illustrations with a fictional business.
Step 2 · Get named
Watch the work. Count the leads.
Nine agents research, write, earn mentions and check every answer in your workspace. Kailesk approves each change, and every lead keeps its source.
Tracking Agent Asked 150 buyer questions on six AI apps
Source Agent New list citing your rivals
Content Agent Draft ready for your review
Authority Agent Placement accepted
Facts Agent Wrong warranty fixed at the source
Mentions Agent Your service lead answered a buyer thread
A standard industrial gearbox rebuild in Houston is priced on four things: the unit's size, the parts that need replacing, how fast you need it back, and whether it gets a test run before it ships.
Facts checked against Memory: lead time 5 working days, 12 month warranty, test run report included.
| Buyer question | ChatGPT | Overviews | AI Mode | Gemini | Copilot | Perplexity | Google rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who rebuilds industrial gearboxes in Houston? | Named | Named | Named | NamedNot named | Named | Named | #3 |
| Same day gearbox repair near me | Named | Named | Named | Named | Not named | Named | #2 |
| Gearbox rebuild cost for a mixer drive | Named | NamedNot named | Named | Not named | Not named | Named | #5 |
| Who stocks gearbox bearings in Texas | Not named | Not named | Named | Not named | Not named | Not named | #11 |
| Rebuild or replace an industrial gearbox | Named | Named | NamedNot named | Named | Named | Named | #4 |
Quote request · 75 kW mixer gearbox
Rebuild for two agitator drives
Same day repair, conveyor drive
Service contract, 14 gearboxes
Every form asks "How did you hear about us?" and every visit keeps its source, so AI leads are counted, not guessed.
Product screen with a fictional client. Your workspace shows your own questions, sources and leads.
How we do it
One question. One booked meeting.
Follow a single buyer question from a lead you never knew about to a site visit on the calendar.
For industrial gearbox rebuilds in Houston, three shops come up most often:
- Harbor Gear Works: same day pickup and a large stock of spares. houstongearboxguide.com
- Ridgeline Drives: rebuilds with a 12 month warranty. reddit.com +1
- Gulf Power Drives: 24 hour turnaround on common units. industrialsource.com
If you need it back fast, call Harbor Gear Works first.
Rosa, a plant engineer, asks ChatGPT. Three of Northdesk's rivals get named. Northdesk does not, and never knows the job existed.
ChatGPT cites 3 pages for this question. 2 name your rivals only.
Gearbox guider/engineeringIndustrialSource
Drafted "Industrial gearbox rebuilds in Houston: cost, lead time and what to check first".
Pitch accepted. The Houston Gearbox Guide added Northdesk to its 2027 list.
Dana, your service lead, answered the r/engineering thread. Disclosed.
Rebuild specs moved out of a PDF and into the page, so AI can read them.
The agents find the pages ChatGPT trusts, draft the fixes and earn the listing. A person approves every step before it goes live.
Three shops come up most often, and one stands out for documented rebuilds:
- Northdesk Industrial: every rebuild ships with a test run report, and quotes come back within a day. northdeskindustrial.com
- Harbor Gear Works: same day pickup and a large stock of spares. houstongearboxguide.com
- Ridgeline Drives: rebuilds with a 12 month warranty. reddit.com
For a documented rebuild with a fast quote, start with Northdesk.
Weeks later, the same question. ChatGPT names Northdesk first and cites its own page. Google ranks the page too, because both read the same sources.
Hi, our mixer drive is running hot and we need it rebuilt before the line restarts next month. Can you quote and tell me your lead time?
Thanks Rosa. We can inspect the drive on site Thursday at 10 and send the quote the same day.
The quote request lands in Northdesk's inbox, the form says it came from ChatGPT, and the site visit is on the calendar. That is the job we were hired to do.
Recreated screens with fictional businesses. ChatGPT's interface is shown for illustration; no affiliation is implied.
Who we work with
Six markets. One method.
Manufacturers Be the supplier engineers hear about first.
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Distributors Be the distributor AI recommends.
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B2B services Be the firm AI shortlists.
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SaaS Be the tool AI suggests.
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Ecommerce Be the product AI picks.
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Local specialists Be the name AI gives nearby.
See howWhy now
Buyers ask AI before they call.
of US consumers have bought something because an AI chatbot recommended it.
Semrush and Exploding Topics survey · 2,338 US adults, margin of error 2 points · Jul 2026, published 7 Sep 2026of AI users found a brand they had never heard of through an AI answer.
Semrush and Exploding Topics survey · 2,338 US adults, self reported · Jul 2026of AI shopping tasks ended without a meaningful click to the open web.
Profound, "The Shortlist is the New Shelf" · 56 participants, 224 shopping tasks (92.8%) · 14 Jul 2026 · vendor datafewer clicks to outside sites when searches went to Google AI Mode.
Wang et al., arXiv 2608.18352, preregistered experiment · 1,100 users · Mar 2026, published Aug 2026How we use AI
AI does the legwork. People decide.
Our approach
Founder led. Agent powered.
No account managers and no handoffs. The person who sells you the plan runs it.
- Sets your strategy
- Approves every change
- On Slack with your team
- Pages and articles
- Links and mentions
- Daily answer checks
Senior strategy. The output of a full team.
- Direct access to the founder
- The same people throughout
- A plan built for your market
Pricing
Clear prices. Published.
- 30 articles a month
- 3 to 5 backlinks a month
- Up to 150 questions tracked
- 60 articles a month
- 6 to 10 backlinks a month
- Up to 300 questions tracked
- Built around your category
- Press, placements and awards
- Kailesk plus a named lead
FAQ
Questions buyers ask us.
What is the difference between SEO and AEO?
SEO ranks your pages on Google. AEO gets your business named inside AI answers. They rely on the same signals, so we run them as one plan.
How do I know if I need this?
Ask ChatGPT who the best supplier of what you sell is near you. If it names your rivals, you are losing buyers before they ever call.
How long until we see results?
Your baseline is ready in week one and the first pages go live in the first month. The traffic promise is checked at day 90.
Do you just use AI to do the work?
No. Agents research, draft and check. People decide, rewrite and approve. Nothing goes live without your OK.
What does it cost?
Growth is $1,599 a month, Scale is $2,999 and Enterprise starts at $9,999. The AI read is free.
What do you promise?
30% more organic and AI search traffic in 90 days for qualified clients, or we work with no management fee until you get there. Nobody controls what an AI says. We never promise a fixed spot or a rank.
Talk to us
Find out who AI names.
20 minutes with Kailesk. We ask five of your buyer questions live, on the apps your buyers use.