AI search, explained
Clear answers about turning AI search into customers.
Last reviewed: 18 October 2026
What does Eli do?
Eli is an AI growth team for B2B companies: four autonomous AI agents for AI search, your website, conversions and Meta ads. They work every day; you approve what matters. It asks AI assistants the questions your buyers ask and writes the page or change that gives the answer a reason to name you, fixes where visitors leave your website, and tests Meta ads inside the budget you set. You use Eli from ChatGPT or Claude, through Eli's MCP connector, or in your Eli account at hireeli.io, and Eli sends you one short report a week. There is no new dashboard to learn. You approve Eli's first change and your ad budget. After that you can let Eli improve pages and publish by itself, and you can undo anything. More money or anything new still waits for your yes. "Stop everything" works at any time.
How do I get chosen in ChatGPT?
Your website needs to explain your offer clearly, answer the buyer's question and support important claims. Eli saves a provider-backed answer sample for the question, shows which competitors and sources appeared, and prepares the next website change. The sample is not a copy of every consumer ChatGPT session, and no change can guarantee a recommendation.
Why does AI recommend my competitors and not me?
AI systems use the information they can find on your website and in other public sources. A competitor may explain the offer more clearly, answer the question more directly or appear in stronger sources. Eli shows the saved provider-backed sample and prepares the next change based on the gap it found.
How is AI search different from traditional SEO?
Traditional SEO helps your pages appear in search results. AI search work helps your company appear inside AI-generated answers. Both depend on useful pages, clear information and credible sources. Eli compares provider-backed answer samples before and after approved work goes live.
Is AI traffic worth anything yet?
AI traffic can bring buyers to your website, but a visit is not the same as a sale. Eli can report identifiable visits from AI tools. Buyer-reported attribution and confirmed sales need separate supporting data, so Eli keeps them apart instead of treating every visit as revenue.
How do I know if AI can read my website?
The free scan checks whether important text is available and whether your offer and next step are clear. It shows what it found in plain language. If a check cannot run, Eli marks it as unavailable instead of turning missing data into a score.
Can an AI agent take action on my website?
Eli checks whether an agent can read your approved public offer, find relevant proof and reach an allowed quote, trial or booking path. It shows where the path breaks and prepares the supported improvement. Eli does not let an agent bypass your approval, consent or transaction controls.
How does Eli turn AI search into pipeline?
Eli keeps the original buyer question connected to the recommendation evidence, website work, referred visit, confirmed need and next action. Visit activity is directional, buyer attribution stays reported and revenue is called CRM-confirmed only when a supporting sales record exists.
Which AI tools should my business appear in?
Start with the tools your buyers use. Eli collects provider-backed answer samples from each AI assistant it asks, separately, because the same question can produce different names and sources. The pricing page names the assistants Eli asks today. These are repeatable provider measurements, not copies of every consumer-app answer or one permanent ranking.
How long will it take before AI recommends my business?
There is no fixed timeline, and Eli does not guarantee a ranking or recommendation date. Eli saves the first provider-backed samples, prepares the next website change and collects comparable samples again after approved work goes live. Results depend on what is published and when each AI service updates its answers.
Do I need to change my website?
Often, yes. Your offer, proof or next step may need to be clearer. Eli writes out one exact change for you to review. After you approve it, Eli adds it on a WordPress site you connect with the Eli plugin, or you add it to your page. Eli then checks the public page.
How much does Eli cost?
Eli Free is free forever and needs no card: one website, one full check, and the findings stay saved. Eli Autopilot has all four agents (AI Search, Website, Conversion and Paid Ads for Meta ads, Meta ads by invitation while Meta reviews Eli) on every plan; only the capacity differs: Launch $99, Core $249 or Grow $599 a month (or €99, €249 and €599). Eli Done for You is $1,500 or €1,500 a month: Grow's capacity, set up and run with Eli's team. Every plan is monthly and can be cancelled anytime, and every account starts free. Enterprise is scoped and priced in a call. Your ad budget is separate and goes directly to Meta. The pricing page lists what each level includes.