# What 31 premium SEO agencies agree on about AI search. - working worksheet

Reviewed alongside the Eli guide: https://hireeli.io/resources/research-31-seo-agencies-ai-search

## Decision to make

Learn the operating mechanisms shared by premium SEO and AEO agencies

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## Buyer questions

- [ ] What do premium SEO agencies recommend for AI search?
- [ ] Do leading agencies recommend publishing hundreds of thin articles?
- [ ] Which mechanisms should an AI-search program copy?

## Evidence-led work plan

### 1. Research scope

The Eli benchmark reviewed official material from 31 agencies across B2B content, enterprise SEO, technical search, digital PR, programmatic SEO and AI-search work.

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### 2. The ten recurring mechanisms

The strongest overlap appeared around commercial demand, technical foundations, decision-page portfolios, information gain, internal linking, entity clarity, external authority, distribution, business measurement and refresh loops.

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### 3. Where the agencies differ

Some begin with revenue and pipeline interviews, others with technical diagnostics, editorial research, digital PR or large-scale content operations.

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### 4. What this means for Eli

The product should automate the repeatable operating system, not imitate an agency by maximizing article count.

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## Source ledger

- [ ] Omniscient Digital: https://beomniscient.com/
- [ ] Siege Media: https://www.siegemedia.com/
- [ ] iPullRank: https://ipullrank.com/
- [ ] Google Search Central: AI features and your website: https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features

## Measurement boundary

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Keep technical eligibility, citations, recommendations, visits, leads and revenue as separate evidence. This worksheet does not guarantee an external ranking or commercial result.