SEO Is Now Two Search Systems, Not One
For twenty years, search engine optimization meant one thing: ranking your business on Google's blue-link search results. That has changed. In 2026, the searches that drive new customers happen across two distinct surfaces — traditional Google search (ten blue links + Map Pack + Knowledge Panel + featured snippets) AND generative AI search (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini). Real businesses are getting customer inquiries from both. Most SEO agencies are still selling 2022-era playbooks built for one.
MIS Services Inc has been doing SEO since 2013 — twelve years of ranking businesses on Google. In 2024 we expanded our work to cover AI search optimization (AEO and GEO — Answer Engine Optimization and Generative Engine Optimization). Today, every client engagement combines both tracks. Some clients still get 80% of their leads from Google search; others are starting to see 15-25% from AI engines. The mix depends on the vertical, but every business needs to be visible in both.
This page is our national SEO service — covering U.S. businesses across all verticals. For Long Island and New York–specific work, see our SEO Company Long Island and Medical SEO New York pages.
Below: the six pillars of traditional SEO, the six pillars of AEO/GEO, transparent monthly pricing, and how to start.
Six Pillars of Classic Google Search Optimization
Technical SEO
Core Web Vitals optimization, crawl budget management, internal linking architecture, sitemap and robots.txt configuration, JavaScript rendering audits, indexability fixes. The foundation that most agencies skip past.
On-Page SEO
Title tags, meta descriptions, heading hierarchy, schema markup (LocalBusiness, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList, Organization, plus medical/legal/eCommerce variants where relevant), keyword targeting, internal link optimization.
Off-Page SEO & Link Building
Editorial link acquisition through digital PR, resource link building, broken-link reclamation, guest posting on relevant publications. White-hat only — we have never bought links and we never will.
Local SEO
Google Business Profile optimization, NAP consistency across 40+ directories, review generation, local citation building, Map Pack ranking. See our dedicated local-seo-services page for depth.
Content & E-E-A-T
Topic clusters, pillar pages, supporting content built around real search intent. Named author bios with credentials, medical/legal reviewers where applicable, citations to authoritative sources for YMYL topics.
Reporting & Attribution
Monthly performance reports tied to revenue, not just impressions. Cross-channel attribution via GA4 + GTM. Keyword ranking grids, organic traffic trends, conversion attribution, and quarterly competitive intelligence.
Six Pillars of Getting Cited by AI Engines
AEO/GEO is a co-equal track in our 2026 SEO service — not bolted on as an afterthought. Every page we optimize is built for citation by AI engines alongside ranking on Google.
LLM Citation Engineering
Optimize content for citation by ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Microsoft Copilot. Question-format H2s, structured FAQ schema, extractable answer blocks, original data and quotes.
llms.txt Configuration
Anthropic-proposed standard file that AI crawlers read first. We deploy and maintain a properly structured llms.txt that maps your site for AI engines to discover key pages and content.
Entity SEO
Build your business as a recognized entity in Google's Knowledge Graph and AI engines' embedding spaces. Schema, Wikidata listing where applicable, consistent NAP across the web, brand mention building.
Question-Format Content
Restructure content around the questions real users ask AI tools. 'What is X?' / 'How much does X cost?' / 'How long does X take?' / 'X vs Y' — these are AI engines' favorite extraction patterns.
AI Crawler Allow-Listing
Robots.txt configuration that explicitly allows GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, OAI-SearchBot, Google-Extended, Bingbot, and other AI crawlers. Most sites accidentally block one or more.
AI Citation Tracking
Monthly reports on which AI engines are citing your business, for which queries, with which competitors. This is a delivered KPI, not a buzzword.
Why Our Prices Are One-Sixth of Most US SEO Agencies
The big US SEO agencies — WebFX, Ignite Visibility, Coalition Technologies, SEO Inc — typically charge $1,500 to $5,000 per month minimum, with enterprise engagements running $10,000–$50,000 per month. WebFX publicly anchors at $3,000/month starter. Most others hide pricing entirely behind "request a quote" forms. For a small or mid-size business, that pricing is out of reach.
We run differently. Our office is in Lindenhurst, New York, not Manhattan or San Francisco. Our overhead is lower. Our team is intentionally focused on small and mid-market clients ($500K to $20M annual revenue), not Fortune 500 brands. We have built our pricing to be accessible to a Long Island law firm or a Suffolk County medical practice — businesses that need SEO but cannot justify $5,000/month retainers.
The work itself is the same caliber as what enterprise agencies deliver. We publish our pricing openly because most SEO agencies do not, and small businesses deserve transparency before they commit.
Three Tiers. Month-to-Month. No Lock-In.
Starter
Solo business or single-vertical practice establishing SEO foundation
- ✓ Technical SEO audit + fixes
- ✓ On-page SEO for 5-10 pages
- ✓ Google Business Profile optimization
- ✓ Monthly performance report
- ✓ 1× 30-min strategy call/month
Practice
Established business with active SEO program needing scale
- ✓ Everything in Starter
- ✓ On-page SEO for 15-25 pages
- ✓ AEO/GEO content optimization
- ✓ Editorial link building
- ✓ Quarterly competitive audit
- ✓ Monthly strategy call
Network
Multi-location or competitive vertical, $2M+ revenue
- ✓ Everything in Practice
- ✓ Multi-location SEO
- ✓ Custom analytics dashboard
- ✓ AI citation tracking
- ✓ Bi-weekly strategy calls
- ✓ Dedicated senior strategist
Frequently Asked Questions
Ready to Rank on Google AND AI?
Free 30-minute SEO + AEO audit. We assess your current Google rankings, AI citation presence, technical SEO health, and competitive landscape. Written 90-day priority plan follows. No long-term contract.