For businesses whose clients research before they buy
Your clients are asking AI who to hire. Is it naming you?
More and more buyers ask ChatGPT, Google's AI and Perplexity before they ever visit a website. Those tools name a few businesses and skip the rest. Sovereo Web Works builds websites that AI search can read, trust and quote, and proves it with a monthly scorecard.
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The problem
Why are fewer buyers reaching your website?
Search used to send people to websites. Now it answers them on the spot. If AI doesn't name you, many buyers never see you at all.
of US Google searches ended without a click, January to April 2026. SparkToro
of visits clicked a regular result when an AI summary appeared, versus when none did. Pew Research Center
monthly users of Google AI Mode, as Google reported in May 2026. Google
Fewer clicks
AI summaries answer the question on the results page, so fewer people visit any website.
Fewer names
An AI answer names a handful of sources. Being sixth on a page of links counts for less every month.
Wrong descriptions
When your own site is unclear, AI fills the gap from wherever it can, and sometimes gets you wrong.
What it costs to wait
What happens when AI names a competitor instead of you?
- Your competitor is quoted as the expert on questions you answer every week.
- Buyers reach you later, already leaning toward the firm the AI recommended.
- An AI-built template site looks fine but has nothing worth quoting.
- Your traffic report shows a slow decline you can't explain.
The solution
What does Sovereo Web Works build?
We build your site around the questions your clients actually ask, with one clear, sourced answer per page. One build covers SEO (ranking in search), AEO (being the answer) and GEO (being named and cited by AI tools). Then we keep it current with a monthly intelligence report under your name, and we measure whether AI names you.
Question audit
We map what your market asks and record which businesses AI tools name today. That's your baseline.
Answer pages
One page per real client question, answer first, with dated sources and a named author. Built so people and machines can quote it.
Machine-readable build
Plain, fast HTML that AI crawlers can read, structured data that matches the page, and consistent business listings across the web.
Agent-ready: your own AI connection
AI assistants can connect straight to your site and look up your answers, with sources and review dates, through llms.txt, clean Markdown copies and a live connection. Very few businesses offer this yet.
Monthly intelligence report
What moved in your market, why it moved, and what to watch next. Written by a research publisher, approved by you, published under your name.
Citation scorecard
Every month we ask Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude your core questions and show you, in one page, who they name and whether it's you.
Proof
Do we test this on our own sites?
Sovereo Web Works uses Sovereo's own sites as its first case study. On October 8, 2026, we asked ChatGPT and Perplexity about us and published what they got wrong. Then we fixed it the same day, and we re-test every month.
unbranded retirement questions in ChatGPT named or cited Sovereo. Perplexity also confused our founder with a different Todd Allyn.
See the public scorecardon the Retirement Decision Lab site we built: sourced, dated, searchable, with a free worksheet and its own AI connection.
Try the live siteClient review
"They created an entirely new digital experience that clearly illustrates that they made the effort to understand my industry, the clients we serve and what makes my business unique within that marketplace."
"My prior online tools had been proven to be lacking in attracting the target volume of prospective clients. Todd and his team at Sovereo have already shown themselves to be knowledgeable and highly proficient in connecting my online presence with the marketplace seeking resources in my industry."
Client review
"Todd took the time to understand my vision, books, and brand, and turned them into a professional, modern, and easy-to-navigate website which truly represents my crafts."
"My website now gives my audience a great experience and helps me present my books, author brand and wide array of services with confidence."
What you get
What do you receive, and what results do you see each month?
Every deliverable is written down before you pay. Every result is a number you can check yourself. We start from a dated baseline, so you always see what changed and what did not.
Week 1: question audit
The 25 to 50 questions your clients ask, ranked by value to your business. For each one, who Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude name today. You keep the findings.
Weeks 2 to 4: your answer site goes live
Answer pages for your top questions, structured data, Google Business Profile aligned, Google Search Console and Bing Webmaster Tools set up in your own accounts, and booking or lead forms tracked by page. Every page is built to be read and cited by Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude, with AI crawler access confirmed for each.
Every month after launch
New answer pages, your monthly report or client update, fact and date refreshes, hosting and updates, and your citation scorecard.
The five results in your monthly scorecard
| Result | How it is measured | What it tells you |
|---|---|---|
| Named by AI | We ask your core questions in Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude every month | How often AI names your business, against your day-one baseline |
| Cited by AI | The same monthly test, plus Bing Webmaster Tools citation data | How often AI links to your pages as its source |
| Search visibility | Google Search Console, in your account | Impressions and clicks on your answer pages |
| Leads from answers | Form and booking tracking on your site | Calls, bookings and inquiries traced to the page that earned them |
| Accuracy | We check how AI describes your business | Whether AI gets your services, location and prices right, and what we corrected |
How fast the numbers move depends on your market and your competition. No one can honestly guarantee that AI will cite you. We show the numbers every month either way, starting with our own public scorecard.
How we compare
Template site, AI builder, AEO agency or Web Works?
Each option fits someone. This is where each one stops. A general comparison of the main ways local businesses get a website today. Individual providers vary.
| Sovereo Web Works | Template vendor site | AI site builder | Typical AEO agency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who owns the site | You, outright | Usually rented from the platform | You, hosted on the builder | Usually you |
| Answers your clients' questions | Yes, 25 to 50 mapped at the start | Not standard | Only what you write | Yes |
| Built for local service businesses | Yes | Yes | Partly | Often built for startups and software firms |
| Original monthly research | Yes, a report under your name | Not standard | No | Content writing, rarely original research |
| Plain monthly AI scorecard | Yes, one page for the owner | Not standard | No | Often a marketing dashboard |
| Agent-ready (llms.txt, AI connection) | Yes, standard | Not standard | Not standard | Sometimes |
| How you pay | One-time build, optional monthly plan | Monthly subscription | Low monthly plan | Monthly retainer |
Two questions owners ask us: template or custom real estate site? and AEO agency or website builder?
Why us
How is Web Works different from other agencies?
Your site answers the exact questions your clients ask Google and AI tools, in your words, so the answer names you. Every page is researched, dated and sourced, then measured each month to show which AI tools cite you and which name a competitor.
Sovereo Web Works is the website division of Sovereo Intelligence Research, a systems intelligence publisher that researches and publishes on a fixed schedule. It applies the same method behind every Sovereo product: the signal, the mechanism, the consequence, then a result checked in public. Your site is written to the same standard, and an AI site builder cannot invent it.
Built for
- Real estate: home, investor and commercial
- Dental practices and dental tourism clinics
- Gyms, fitness clubs and studios
- Med spas and aesthetics
- Churches and faith communities
- Law firms
- Home services and contractors
- Consultants and fractional executives
- Entrepreneurs and founders
- Coaches, authors and speakers
- Schools, tutoring and test prep
- Wedding and event venues
- Restaurants and caterers
- Pet services
- Industrial, B2B and commodities firms
If your clients ask questions before they buy, we build for you. See every industry we serve
How it works
How does the process work?
- 1 · Free review
See where you stand
In 20 minutes we ask Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude your clients' questions, live, and show you who they name today.
- 2 · Audit
Map the questions
A written question audit and citation baseline, so every result after launch is measured against day one.
- 3 · Build
Write and launch
We draft the answers in your voice and build the site. You approve everything before it goes live.
- 4 · Every month
Report and measure
Your report publishes, new answers go live, and you get your citation scorecard.
Investment
What does it cost?
Founding offer: an AI-ready website for $500 through November 30, 2026. A new site of up to 10 pages with SEO, AEO and GEO built in, or ten fixes on the website you already have. Before and after AI test included. Open to the first ten clients who book by November 30.
Answer site builds and monthly plans are scoped to your market and quoted after the free check. Paid in US dollars or euros.
Our promise
Honest measurement, not guaranteed rankings.
No one can honestly guarantee that AI will cite you, and we won't pretend to. What we promise is a dated baseline, the work described above, and a monthly scorecard that shows you exactly what changed. If the free review shows we can't help, we'll tell you.
Free white paper · 16 pages · 26 sources
The Answer Layer: Where Website Creation Is Moving
How AI answers are replacing clicks, what an answer-driven site is worth, why building a site is now cheap but being trusted is not, how AI crawlers read your site, the five shifts shaping websites through 2028, and our own case study. By Todd Allyn.
Read it online or get the PDF by email.
Who builds it
Todd Allyn, Founder of Sovereo Intelligence Research and Sovereo Web Works
Todd spent 24 years teaching economics, finance and business and served as a business school dean. Sovereo is a research publisher, and we run this same system on our own sites: answers sourced to primary documents, dated, and rechecked on a schedule. Your site gets the same standard. More about Todd.
Straight answers
Questions business owners ask us.
More, with sources: 10 answers on AI search, AEO and website costs.
What is the difference between SEO and AEO?
SEO, search engine optimization, ranks your page in the list of search results. AEO, answer engine optimization, gets your business named and quoted inside AI-generated answers. A well-built site does both, because AI answers draw on the same core ranking systems.
Can you guarantee AI tools will cite my business?
No one can honestly guarantee that. We build the structure answer engines read and cite most easily, and every month we report whether Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude name you for your clients' core questions.
Do I need a whole new website?
No. The answer section can be added to the site you already have, or built as its own site like the live example at theretirementdecisionlab.com.
Do I have to write the answers or the monthly report?
No. We research the questions and the data and draft everything. You review and approve it, because it goes out under your name.
How long until AI tools cite my site?
It varies by market and competition, and no one controls it. Search engines usually need weeks to crawl and index new pages. We measure from a dated baseline and report the change every month.
Is this SEO, AEO or GEO?
All three. SEO gets your pages ranked, AEO makes your page the answer, and GEO gets your business named and cited when AI tools write an answer. One build covers them, and we measure each one monthly. Read the full answer.
Do you build for dental practices, med spas and law firms?
Yes. You review and approve every answer before it goes live, so clinical and legal claims stay accurate and within your licensing board's advertising rules.
Free AI visibility review · 20 minutes
Does AI search name your business today?
Tell us about your business. We'll reply by email to set up a short call, ask Google AI Mode, ChatGPT, Perplexity and Claude the questions your clients ask, and show you who they name today. No obligation, and you keep the findings.
Prefer email? Write to sovereo@proton.me.