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Optimist

yesoptimist.com · distributed, US founder

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Category
GEO / AEO agencies — content agency with GEO/AEO line (CORE Framework)
PRIMARY SOURCE
Services
AI Search Optimization: brand mention/citation growth across LLMs, GEO strategy for B2B SaaS, SEO consulting, CORE (Complete Organic Revenue Engine) Framework
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Pricing
Pricing was not publicly available when we checked.
NOT VERIFIED
Founded
2016
PRIMARY SOURCE
Team signal
not publicly available
PRIMARY SOURCE
Named practitioners
  • Tyler Hakes — Founder/Strategy Director
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Named clients
Gusto (advisory claim) · Superhuman (advisory claim) · ZoomInfo (advisory claim) · Semrush (advisory claim)
PROVIDER REPORTED
Case-study claims
  • 49x LLM referral revenue growth for a B2B technology client
PROVIDER REPORTEDnumbers are the provider’s own; not independently verified
Ranks itself
Yes — this agency publishes its own “best agencies” list. https://www.yesoptimist.com/best-geo-agencies/ and /best-aeo-agencies/
LAB VERIFIED

Source register

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  1. https://www.yesoptimist.com/ai-search-optimization/
  2. https://www.yesoptimist.com/the-core-framework/
  3. https://www.yesoptimist.com/best-geo-agencies/