Consulting and audits
SEO and AI visibility consulting, with a written plan you can run
Not ready for a monthly retainer? Start with an audit. We test how your business appears in Google, AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Gemini, document what we find, and give you a plan your team can run alone or with us.
Audit test run
Q-03 · Tracked question
best physical therapy clinic near downtown Austin
ChatGPT: not named; 3 other clinics listed
Gemini: named with a wrong fact; outdated directory hours
Google AI Overviews: named; source yourclinic.com services page
Illustrative example. Sample prompt and placeholder domain. Not a client result.
Who it is for
Who consulting is for
Owners weighing a retainer
Who want an outside read before committing to a retainer.
In-house teams
Who will do the work themselves and need a plan.
Multi-location businesses
Businesses with several locations or competitors to compare.
Agencies
That need a second opinion on a client account (white-label).
Audits
Three ways to start
AI Snapshot
$650
one-time
10 priority buying questions tested across ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews (30 answers), plus a short written summary of where you appear, what is missing or wrong, and the top fixes. No 90-day roadmap.
Full Audit
(Recommended)
$1,450
one-time
25–40 buying prompts tested across answer engines, written findings, and a 90-day roadmap.
Competitive / multi-location audit
from $2,900
one-time
A side-by-side review against named competitors or across locations.
Prices in USD for direct clients in the US, UK and Australia; they exclude taxes and third-party fees. Agencies: see white-label audit rates.
Compare audits side by side
| What is included | AI Snapshot | Full Audit | Competitive / multi-location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying questions tested | 10 | 25–40 | Set in your proposal |
| Answer engines | ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews | Answer engines agreed in scope | Answer engines agreed in scope |
| Written output | Short summary and top fixes | Written findings | Side-by-side review |
| 90-day roadmap | Not included | Included | Set in your proposal |
| Competitor or location comparison | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Walkthrough session | Included | Included | Included |
| Source-traced, human sign-off | Included | Included | Included |
Deliverables
What you receive
Written findings
What each engine says about you, where it comes from, and what is wrong or missing.
A prioritized plan
The Full Audit includes a 90-day roadmap.
A working session
A session to walk through the findings and answer questions.
Source-traced recommendations
Signed off by a human before delivery.
What one finding looks like
Illustrative example. Select each part.
Question
“best physical therapy clinic near downtown Austin”
Engine
Gemini
What it said
Names the clinic, lists Saturday hours it no longer keeps
Source
Outdated directory listing
Fix
Correct the listing and align the hours on the site and Google Business Profile
The exact buying question a customer types. Each question is agreed with you before testing and tracked by ID.
Process
How an engagement runs
01
Book
Book a call or the free audit. We confirm scope and the questions to test.
02
Brief
You send a complete brief and access where needed.
03
Test and review
We test, document and review every finding by hand.
04
Walk through
We walk you through the findings and the plan.
05
Decide
You run the plan in-house, or move to a retainer with us.
Retainers and limits
After the audit, and what we don’t promise
Ongoing advice inside a retainer
Every retainer includes a regular call and reporting.
Audit
- What it is: a one-time diagnosis and plan.
- You get: written findings and a plan your team can run alone or with us.
- Price: from $650, one-time.
Retainer
- What it is: ongoing monthly execution with tracked questions, content and optimization outputs, and reporting.
- Starter: a monthly report and one strategy call.
- Professional: a monthly dashboard with written analysis and one strategy call.
- Enterprise: custom reporting and stakeholder calls.
- Terms: from $600 per month, 3-month initial term, then 30 days’ notice.
What consulting does and doesn’t cover
We do
- Document
- Recommend
- Track
We don’t guarantee
- Rankings
- Traffic
- Leads
- Revenue
- Inclusion in any AI answer
That is the same Citation Guarantee process used across every AvantScale service.
Common questions
Consulting FAQ
Straight answers on audits, retainers and agencies.
Do you offer consulting?
Yes. AvantScale offers consulting through three one-time audits (AI Snapshot $650, Full Audit $1,450, Competitive from $2,900) and through the strategy calls included in every retainer. Each audit ends with written findings and a plan.
Can you just advise, and we do the work?
Yes. The audits are built for that. You get the findings and a prioritized plan your team can run alone. If you later want us to carry it out, the plan becomes the starting brief for a retainer.
What is the difference between consulting and a retainer?
An audit is a one-time diagnosis and plan. A retainer is ongoing monthly execution with tracked questions, content and optimization outputs, and reporting. Retainers start at $600 per month with a 3-month initial term, then 30 days’ notice.
Do you work with agencies?
Yes. Agencies can order audits at wholesale white-label rates per client account, delivered unbranded. See white-label pricing.
Which answer engines do you check?
Google Search, Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT and Gemini, plus other answer engines agreed in scope.
Start with a clear read on where you stand
Tell us your market in the contact form and we’ll test ten of your buying questions across ChatGPT, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. If you’d like a live prompt walkthrough, say so in the form.
ChatGPT
Gemini
Google AI Overviews
10 buying questions