Switching SEO agencies for AI search. How to tell, and how to move without losing rankings.
For companies whose SEO agency is not getting them named in ChatGPT, Gemini or Google's AI answers. Strategi onboards you within the hour, month to month, from $499 a month, and your rankings stay where they are while we take over.
Updated . Prices checked on each company's own site.
Which one fits you?
your current agency fits if
- Your agency already tracks how AI search answers your buyers' questions, and the answers are improving.
- It writes and publishes pages that answer those questions, and fixes your site.
- You are mid-contract and the cost of leaving is higher than the gain.
Strategi fits if
- Your agency reports rankings and traffic but never AI answers.
- You cannot see what was done each month, or what it changed.
- You want one team doing the work, with every buyer question checked daily.
How do Strategi and your current agency compare?
| your current agency | Strategi | |
|---|---|---|
| What you see | Whatever your agency reports | A live dashboard: daily AI answers plus your own Search Console, GA4, Bing and Clarity |
| AI search | Depends on the agency | Every buyer question checked daily on every engine in your plan |
| Pages | Depends on your agency | Written, reviewed by a specialist, approved by you and published by us every month |
| Site fixes | Depends on your agency | From Growth, every fix made by us |
| Contract | Check your current terms and notice period | Month to month, cancel anytime, no setup fee |
Is your agency getting you into AI answers?
Ask your agency these four questions. If the answer to most is no, AI search is not part of the work.
- Do they track AI answers? Which of your buyers' questions name you in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI Overviews, and which name a competitor instead.
- Do they write for those questions? Pages that answer the questions buyers ask right before they choose, not only blog posts for search volume.
- Do they fix what AI crawlers cannot read? Blocked crawlers, pages that need JavaScript to show their text, missing prices and facts.
- Do they show you what changed? In your own Search Console and Analytics, not only in their report.
How to switch without losing rankings
Rankings drop when pages, redirects or access are lost in the handover. This is the list we ask for.
- 01Your own access. Make sure you own Search Console, GA4, Bing Webmaster Tools and Microsoft Clarity, not the agency. Then give us read-only access to each.
- 02Your website login. So we can make fixes and publish pages, with nothing going live until you approve it.
- 03What was planned. Any content written but not yet published, and the plan it came from, so we see what was intended and keep what works.
- 04Redirects and changes. Any redirects or site changes the agency made, so nothing they set up is undone by accident.
- 05Then we find the gaps. We compare what was done with your search data and buyer questions, set our own strategy and build from there.
What happens in your first 30 days with Strategi
The same steps for every client, built on our research of 72,712 AI answers about 40,147 businesses.
- 01Within the hour. Pick a plan, fill in one onboarding form and connect your accounts.
- 02Week 1. You approve your buyer question list, and we take a baseline on every engine in your plan.
- 03Through month 1. The first fixes and pages go live as you approve them, and your roadmap for the next months is on your dashboard.
When should you stay with your current agency?
- It is already working. If your agency tracks AI answers and they are improving, switching costs you time for little gain.
- The contract binds you. If leaving early costs more than a few months of the difference, plan the move for the end of the term.
Should you run two agencies at once?
We have no fixed rule, but we work best when we are your only agency for SEO and AI search: two teams editing the same pages pull in different directions. Agencies for other work, such as paid ads or social, are no problem.
- Nothing goes live without your yesEvery page and fix is reviewed by a specialist, then approved by you.
- No shortcutsWe never post as you, buy reviews, use fake accounts or publish facts you have not approved.
- You own everythingEvery page, fix, listing and account stays yours, including if you leave.
- Month to monthNo setup fee, no minimum term. Cancel anytime; your plan runs to the end of the paid month.
Strategi vs your current agency, answered.
Will I lose rankings if I switch SEO agencies?
Not if the handover keeps your pages, redirects and access intact. Rankings drop when pages are removed, redirects are lost or the new team changes what already ranks without reason. We keep what works and change only what your data says to change.
What do I need from my old agency?
Ownership of your Search Console, GA4, Bing Webmaster Tools and Clarity, your website login, any content written but not published with the plan behind it, and a list of the redirects and site changes they made.
Can I keep my old agency while I start with Strategi?
You can, but we prefer to be your only SEO and AI search agency, so two teams do not edit the same pages. Agencies for paid ads, social or other work can stay.
Is there a minimum term?
No. Strategi plans are month to month, with no setup fee, from $499 a month.
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