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Expertise buyers can find and trust.

Firms sell expertise, so content has to show it. We turn your team's knowledge into content that ranks, earns citations, and supports the way clients choose a firm.

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How your buyers searchTracked prompts
best accounting firm for saas startupsChatGPT
r&d tax credit eligibility software companiesPerplexity
how to choose an m&a advisorGoogle
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ChatGPT answer

Startups often look for firms with SaaS revenue recognition experience and fractional CFO services. Reviews and referrals from other founders weigh heavily in recommendations.

acme-cpa.com · youforbes.comreddit.com

How professional services buyers search.

Illustrative category data, based on patterns we see across engagements.

Where research startsShare of sessions
Google60%
ChatGPT20%
Perplexity9%
Gemini7%
Claude4%
Query intent mixCategory queries
Informational55%
Commercial35%
Transactional10%
Results page featuresPresence on top queries
AI Overview37%
People also ask37%
Featured snippet78%
Video results27%
Reviews and forums75%

Where we'd start.

A sample opportunity map for a professional services site. Each point is an initiative from the playbook or keyword research.

Impact vs. effortAuthor authority · impact 87 · effort 51
Quick winsBig betsFill-insLater
Expert interviewsPractice area pagesAuthor authorityAI recommendationsr&d tax creditr&d tax credit software c…r&d tax credit calculatorsection 174 changes
Low effortEffort →High effort
Share of voiceGoogleAI answers
You9% / 8%
Category leader34% / 27%
Challenger19% / 20%
Review sites20% / 20%
Ranked by expected value
Author authority+4.0k/mo
Expert interviews+3.9k/mo
r&d tax credit software companies+3.3k/mo
AI recommendations+3.2k/mo
section 174 changes+2.9k/mo

What's different about search in professional services.

Expertise lives in people

Knowledge sits with partners, not on the site.

Referral-driven buyers

Prospects validate your firm in search after hearing your name.

Local and national competition

Firms compete at both levels at once.

The playbook.

What we run for professional services teams, on top of the core seven workflows.

Expert interviews

Content drafted from short interviews with your team.

Practice area pages

Clear pages for each service and the questions clients ask.

Author authority

Bios and markup that show who stands behind the advice.

Keyword cluster · R&D tax creditsIllustrative data
QueryVolume / moIntent
r&d tax credit14,800Informational
r&d tax credit software companies390Informational
r&d tax credit calculator1,300Commercial
section 174 changes2,900Informational
r&d tax credit consultants720Commercial

AI recommendations

Track when AI engines recommend firms like yours.

Content is reviewed by the subject-matter expert it represents.

Where we usually start
ContentResearchPerformance
Other industries
B2B SaaS, Developer tools, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Healthcare & life sciences, E-commerce, Marketplaces, Manufacturing & industrial.

Frequently asked questions.

Straight answers about how we work. Still have a question? The free audit is the fastest way to get one answered for your site.

Through short expert interviews that become drafts, which the subject-matter expert reviews before publishing.

Yes. Each service gets a clear page answering the questions clients ask when choosing a firm.

With bios and markup that show who stands behind the advice, plus sourced, specific content.

Yes. We track recommendation prompts across AI engines and report where firms like yours appear.

A prioritized backlog for your site, effort estimates for each item, and what we would ship first. It uses read-only access, requires no contract, and a strategist emails the findings.

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