Australia's AI Marketing Authority

Your business should be
the first answer
AI gives your customers

When people ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google AI who to call — does your name come up? If not, you're losing customers to competitors who figured this out first.

6AI Platforms Tracked
6Dimensions Scored
100×Content at Scale
AUBased & Focused
Brisbane Plumber— AI Score 12/100 — Critical
Gold Coast Builder— AI Score 8/100 — Invisible
SEQ Accountant— AI Score 21/100 — Critical
Brisbane Lawyer— AI Score 15/100 — Critical
Sunshine Coast Dentist— AI Score 9/100 — Invisible
SEQ Real Estate Agent— AI Score 18/100 — Critical
Logan Financial Planner— AI Score 11/100 — Invisible
Brisbane Builder— AI Score 6/100 — Critical
Brisbane Plumber— AI Score 12/100 — Critical
Gold Coast Builder— AI Score 8/100 — Invisible
SEQ Accountant— AI Score 21/100 — Critical
Brisbane Lawyer— AI Score 15/100 — Critical
Sunshine Coast Dentist— AI Score 9/100 — Invisible
SEQ Real Estate Agent— AI Score 18/100 — Critical
Logan Financial Planner— AI Score 11/100 — Invisible
Brisbane Builder— AI Score 6/100 — Critical
The New Reality

Google is no longer
the only gatekeeper

Google still handles the clear majority of search — but independent estimates now put AI assistants at roughly 15–20% of query volume, up from almost nothing three years ago. That share is concentrated in exactly the research-heavy questions that precede a buying decision. The businesses AI already knows how to recommend will meet those buyers first.

AI answers replace search results

ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google's AI Overview answer questions directly — users never see the 10 blue links anymore.

Traditional SEO is becoming obsolete

Ranking on page 1 of Google means nothing if AI summarises the answer and your business isn't cited as the source.

First movers will own the market

AI engines establish citation patterns early. The businesses that build authority now lock out competitors for years.

AI Assistant
User: "Who is the best builder in Brisbane for high-end homes?"
Based on my research, the top recommended builders for premium homes in Brisbane are:

1. ✓ Prestige Build Group — consistently cited across multiple review platforms and industry sources

2. ✓ Summit Constructions — featured in HIA awards and local property media

3. Your Business Name Here

Your business has no AI authority signals. It cannot be recommended.
This is what AI returns for your competitors' customers right now
How It Works

From invisible to recommended

A clear, three-step process to make your business the AI's first choice in your market.

Step 01

Audit Your AI Visibility

We run your business through 40+ AI queries across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity. You get a scored report on exactly where you stand — and where you're bleeding customers.

Step 02

Build Your AI Authority

We create the content, citations, and structured data signals that teach AI engines to trust and recommend you. Think of it as training the algorithm to choose you first, every time.

Step 03

Dominate Your Market

We re-score you on the same six dimensions as your baseline, so you can see exactly what moved and what didn't. Authority signals compound — the earlier you build them, the harder they are for a competitor to displace.

Sample Audit Report
Brisbane Trade Business · Before GEO
Overall Grade
F
AI Citation Rate
0
Entity Strength
0
Content Authority
0
Platform Presence
0
Review Velocity
0
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Business
2
Scanning
3
Your Score
4
Full Report
Is your business invisible to AI?

Enter your details — we'll scan 6 AI visibility dimensions and show your score in 60 seconds.

✓ Free · No account needed · Results in under 60 seconds
Scanning AI Engines

Analysing your business...

Querying ChatGPT citation database
Checking Perplexity visibility signals
Analysing entity & knowledge graph
Scoring content authority vs competitors
Measuring platform citation breadth
Generating your score...
GEO Audit Report
AI Visibility Grade
0 / 100
Score by GEO Dimension
Executive Summary

Critical Gaps Found
Top 5 Quick Wins
01
02
03
04
05
Unlock your 5 Quick Wins
Enter your email to get the specific actions that will move your score the most — sent to your inbox instantly.
No spam · Unsubscribe any time
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GEO Audit Report
AI Visibility Grade
0 / 100
Score by GEO Dimension
Executive Summary

Critical Gaps Found
Top 5 Quick Wins
Ready to fix this?
Find out if AI actually recommends you — $295
This scan measured whether you can be cited. The AI Citation Report measures whether you are — 40 real customer questions put to ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, with your name left out. In your inbox in minutes.
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Services & Pricing

We sell measurement, not opinions

Most agencies will tell you AI visibility matters. We test it — real customer questions, put to real AI assistants, and we count how often your name comes back.

AI Visibility Scan
Free

We scan your site the way an AI crawler does and score it across six dimensions. No prompt testing — this measures whether you can be cited, not whether you are.

  • Six-dimension score out of 100
  • Crawler access, schema, content, platforms, trust, technical
  • Your three biggest gaps
  • Emailed to you, no call required
Run the Free Scan →
Citation Tracking
$149 / month

The same test, re-run every month, with the change from last time. You find out whether you are gaining ground in AI search, or whether a competitor is.

  • Monthly re-test on the same frozen prompt set
  • Movement since last month, per platform
  • Which competitor domains gained citations
  • Alert when your citation rate drops
  • Cancel any time
Start Tracking →
Foundation Sprint
$1,950 fixed, one-off

The technical work every report finds and nobody enjoys doing. Fixed price, fixed scope, delivered and closed — no retainer, no lock-in.

  • Organization and service schema, properly built
  • Entity disambiguation so models know who you are
  • llms.txt, robots.txt and sitemap set up for AI crawlers
  • Your baseline prompt panel frozen for future comparison
  • A re-test at the end, against that same baseline
Book the Sprint →
New — App GEO Audit

Is your app being recommended by AI assistants?

When someone asks ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini to recommend an app in your category — does yours come up? Find out free in 60 seconds.

iOS & Android
Web Apps
SaaS Platforms
Results in 60 Seconds
1
Your App
2
Scanning
3
Your Score
4
Full Report
Scan your app's AI visibility

Tell us about your app and we'll check how it's being recommended — or ignored — across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.

Select your platform
Web App URL
iOS App App Store
Android App Play Store
✓ Free · No account needed · Results in under 60 seconds
Scanning AI Engines

Analysing your app...

Checking ChatGPT app recommendations
Querying Perplexity for category ranking
Analysing app store entity signals
Scoring review & rating authority
Measuring citation breadth across AI
Generating your score...
App GEO Audit Report
AI Visibility Grade
0 / 100
Score by GEO Dimension
Executive Summary

Critical Gaps Found
Top 5 Quick Wins
01
02
03
04
05
Unlock your 5 Quick Wins
Enter your email to get the specific actions that will move your app's AI score the most — sent to your inbox instantly.
No spam · Unsubscribe any time
Full report sent to — check your inbox shortly.
App GEO Audit Report
AI Visibility Grade
0 / 100
Score by GEO Dimension
Executive Summary

Critical Gaps Found
Top 5 Quick Wins
Want the full picture?
Find out if AI actually recommends your app — $295
40 prompt tests across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity, asking what a user in your category would ask — without naming your app. You get your citation rate, the apps named instead, and what to fix.
Get the Report →
What's included in the full audit
40+ AI Prompt Tests
We test category keywords, use-case queries, and comparison prompts across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini and Perplexity.
Visibility Scoring
You get a scored report across 6 GEO dimensions — citation rate, entity strength, review signals, and more.
90-Day Action Plan
A prioritised roadmap with specific changes you (or your team) can make to start appearing in AI recommendations.
Why Apex Authority

Built by marketers who saw the shift coming

We're not a tech startup that pivoted to AI. We're marketers who spent years helping Australian businesses dominate traditional search — and we saw early that AI search was going to change everything.

GEO isn't a trend. It's the next decade of search. We built Apex Authority to make sure Australian businesses don't get left behind while their competitors figure this out quietly.

Start with a Free Audit →
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The businesses building AI authority today are the ones that will own their markets in 2027. The window is open right now — but it won't be for long.
60s
Free audit turnaround
6+
AI platforms covered
SEQ
Based & focused
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We'd rather show you the method

Apex Authority is new. We don't have a wall of client quotes, and we're not going to invent one — an agency that sells trust signals shouldn't be faking its own. Here's what we can show you instead: exactly how the scoring works, so you can check it yourself.

01
"Every score is measured, not guessed."
We fetch your homepage, robots.txt, sitemap.xml and llms.txt and read what's actually there — schema blocks, crawler rules, headings, word counts, linked profiles. The six scores are computed in code from those signals. AI writes the explanation; it never picks the number.
02
"Run it twice, get the same answer."
Because the scoring is deterministic, the same site scanned today and next week returns the same result unless something on the site changed. That's the point — it makes the score a baseline you can actually measure progress against.
03
"Check our own score first."
Run the audit on apexauthority.com.au. We score a C — strong on crawler access and technical foundation, weak on platform and trust signals, because we're new and haven't built those yet. Don't take our word for it; the tool will tell you. If we hid that, you shouldn't trust it.
FAQ

Common questions

How long does it take to see results? +
Honestly: nobody can promise you a timeframe, and you should be sceptical of anyone who does. AI engines re-crawl and re-weight on their own schedules, and results depend on how competitive your category is and how much authority you already have. What we can tell you is what we change and why — schema, crawler access, discovery infrastructure, content structure and platform signals — and re-score you so you can see your visibility moving. Apex Authority is new, so we'd rather show you measured progress than quote you an average we haven't earned.
Does this work for any type of business? +
GEO works best for service-based businesses where buyers research before purchasing — builders, trades, legal, financial, medical, real estate, and professional services. It's especially powerful in local markets (Brisbane, Gold Coast, SEQ) where AI search is less competitive than national categories.
What's included in the free audit? +
We fetch your site live — your homepage, robots.txt, sitemap.xml and llms.txt — and score six dimensions from what's actually there: AI Crawler Access, Entity & Schema, Content Depth, Platform Signals, Trust Signals, and Technical Foundation. The scores are computed in code from measured signals, not estimated by an AI, so the same site scanned twice gets the same result. You get a letter grade, your critical gaps, and 5 specific quick wins. AI is used only to write the explanations from that evidence.
Do I need to cancel my current SEO or marketing agency? +
No. GEO is designed to sit alongside traditional SEO and paid advertising, not replace them — much of the work (schema, site structure, citations) strengthens your conventional search performance at the same time. We'd suggest keeping what's already working and treating GEO as an additional channel rather than a substitute.
Are you based in Australia? +
Yes — Apex Authority is based on the Gold Coast, in South East Queensland. We work across the Gold Coast, Brisbane, Sunshine Coast and regional SEQ, and we focus on the Australian market specifically: local search behaviour, Australian buyer patterns, and how AI engines handle Australian business categories.
The window is open. Not for long.

Your competitors haven't
figured this out yet

The businesses that build AI authority in the next 12 months will dominate their markets for the next decade. Start with a free 60-second audit.