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Yaystack AEO Retainer Launch (7-10 days)

A productized Answer Engine Optimization retainer that uses Yaystack's 0-100 citation-likelihood scoring to sell and deliver monthly AEO work for SMB clients, priced at $499/mo against a CHF 25/mo tool cost. Time: 7-10 days.

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Yaystack AEO Retainer Launch (7-10 days)

A productized Answer Engine Optimization retainer that uses Yaystack's 0-100 citation-likelihood scoring to sell and deliver monthly AEO work for SMB clients, priced at $499/mo against a CHF 25/mo tool cost.

Prerequisites
  • A friendly client or your own agency domain to run the free first audit (no signup required) and confirm the PDF output is presentable to a paying client
  • A Yaystack account registered so audit history persists across months, since the free tier keeps only 1 tracked URL and 1 competitor
  • Written client agreement that the score carries a 67 ± 10 variance range, so a month-over-month move of a few points is not treated as a deliverable failure
  • A named delivery owner who can spend 8h on setup and roughly 2h/mo on tracking and reporting
  • A decision on whether the client needs a branded portal, because Yaystack exports PDF reports rather than hosting a white-label client dashboard
Execution Timeline
  • 1.Run Yaystack's free audit on the prospect's URL and read the 0-100 score across all six categories (structured data, content clarity, E-E-A-T, entity authority, citation potential, conversational queries)
  • 2.Note which categories score lowest, since those become the headline of the sales conversation
  • 3.Confirm the audit completes in under 60 seconds so you can run it live on a call
  • 1.Register the Yaystack account and add the client domain plus up to 10 competitor URLs for benchmarking
  • 2.Re-run the audit inside the account so the result is saved to audit history
  • 3.Export the PDF report and read it end to end for anything you would not want a client to see
  • 1.Pull the PageSpeed Insights performance data that Yaystack folds into the scoring model and separate it from the AEO-specific findings
  • 2.Turn the prioritized recommendations into a 90-day fix list ordered by effort versus score impact
  • 3.Flag any recommendation that requires developer time so it can be quoted separately
  • 1.Build the competitor comparison view from the up to 10 benchmarked domains and identify where the client is cited-adjacent versus absent
  • 2.Write the plain-language summary that translates each of the six category scores into a business consequence
  • 3.Set the client's expectation on the 67 ± 10 variance range before any score is presented as a KPI
  • 1.Deliver the kickoff session walking through the scored PDF and the 90-day fix list
  • 2.Agree which fixes the agency implements and which the client's own team owns
  • 3.Lock the monthly reporting date so score tracking has a fixed cadence
  • 1.Implement the first batch of structured data and content clarity fixes on the client site
  • 2.Re-run the Yaystack audit to confirm the category scores moved in the expected direction
  • 3.Log the before and after scores in the audit history as the baseline for month two
  • 1.Set up the monthly tracking routine for 1 domain and up to 3 competitors on the Standard plan
  • 2.Draft the recurring progress summary template that pairs the Yaystack score with the work completed that month
  • 3.Confirm credit consumption against the 200 monthly credits so the retainer does not outrun the plan
  • 1.Run the first full monthly cycle end to end as a rehearsal, including the PDF export and the plain-language summary
  • 2.Time the cycle to verify the 2h/mo delivery estimate holds
  • 3.Adjust the fix list for anything that produced no measurable score movement
  • 1.Package the retainer as a named offer with the audit, the 90-day fix list, and the monthly score summary as the three visible deliverables
  • 2.Decide whether to stay on Standard at CHF 25/mo or move to Max at CHF 39/mo once client count pushes past 10 tracked URLs
  • 3.Document the handoff steps so a junior delivery person can run the monthly cycle
  • 1.Present the first monthly report to the client and confirm the retainer renews
  • 2.Capture the score delta and the implemented fixes as the case study asset for the next prospect
  • 3.Book the next month's audit date and close the launch
CHF 25/mo on Standard (200 credits, up to 10 tracked URLs, up to 10 competitors per domain) or CHF 39/mo on Max (800 credits, unlimited URLs) once the client roster grows. The free tier at CHF 0 covers the first audit and one tracked URL, so the launch week can run at zero tool cost.7-10 days
ROI Logic

A single client on the $499/mo AEO Starter Audit retainer covers the CHF 25/mo Standard plan many times over, and the 8h setup plus 2h/mo delivery load keeps the effective hourly rate healthy even at one client. The margin widens as you add clients to the same Standard plan, since up to 10 tracked URLs and 10 competitors per domain are included before you need Max at CHF 39/mo. The constraint to watch is credit burn: 200 monthly credits across several clients means audits and re-audits have to be scheduled rather than run on demand.

Deliverables
  • Scored PDF audit report covering 60+ AEO factors across the six Yaystack categories
  • Competitor benchmarking sheet built from up to 10 tracked competitor URLs per domain
  • Prioritized 90-day AEO fix list with implementation guidance tied to specific category scores
  • Monthly plain-language progress summary pairing the Yaystack score change with work completed
  • Audit history log showing score movement from baseline through each monthly cycle
Definition of Done

The client has received a scored Yaystack PDF, a 90-day fix list, and one full monthly progress summary, and the retainer has renewed for a second month.

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