Contact record
The almanac and the agency share one contact route. Business owners who want a free AI visibility check, journalists with a story and readers with a correction all write to the same address or call the same number. Bay Area AEO replies within one business day.
| Channel | Detail |
|---|---|
| [email protected] | |
| Phone | (510) 298-3543 |
| Region | San Francisco Bay Area, California; San Francisco, North Bay, South Bay, East Bay, Peninsula |
| Reply time | Within one business day |
| First step | Free AI visibility check, with no obligation. |
| Strategy call | 30 minutes, booked directly |
| Website | bayareaaeo.com/contact |
Asking for a free AI visibility check
The check is free and carries no obligation. The owner sees real AI answers to the questions customers ask, and decides afterwards whether to work with the agency. Only the basics are needed for the first call.
| Item | Note |
|---|---|
| Website | The address of the current site |
| Services to grow | The ones that matter most |
| Cities or neighborhoods | Where the customers are |
| Competitors | A few to keep an eye on |
The agency handles the rest, including running the customers' questions through each AI platform.
What happens next
Bay Area AEO publishes the sequence that follows a first contact. It moves from a conversation to a check, then to a walkthrough and a suggested starting point.
| Step | What happens |
|---|---|
| 1 | A short call to learn about the business and the customers it wants more of. |
| 2 | A free AI visibility check: the questions customers ask, and what ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI say today. |
| 3 | A walkthrough of what AI currently says about the business and its competitors. |
| 4 | A suggested starting point: many businesses start with the location or service that matters most and expand once they see AI answers change. |
A business does not need to commit to every location or service at once. Many start with the one that matters most and expand once they see AI answers change.
Press and corrections
Journalists and producers, along with podcast hosts, can reach the agency through the same email and phone number. It offers to explain AI search in plain English, share what it is seeing across Bay Area businesses and suggest sources. Readers who spot an error in an almanac table should name the page, the table and the row, and include the source for the correct value; the Editorial policy explains how a correction moves through all ten sites.
Which route for which need
Every enquiry goes to the same two channels. The table shows what to include so the first reply can answer it.
| Need | Route | Include |
|---|---|---|
| Free AI visibility check | Email or phone | Website, services, cities, competitors |
| Strategy call | Booked directly, 30 minutes | The business and its goals |
| Press or podcast | Email or phone | Outlet, topic and deadline |
| Almanac correction | Page, table, row and source |
Serving the whole Bay Area
Bay Area AEO works across San Francisco, the North Bay, South Bay, East Bay and Peninsula. Its city pages cover the largest places in each region, and it works with businesses in smaller towns throughout the nine-county Bay Area. A business anywhere from Santa Rosa to Gilroy uses the same contact route.
The free check covers the questions a business's customers ask and what ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI say today, and it shows where the business is missing from those answers.
Two questions owners ask before calling
Owners often ask whether they need a new website first. Usually they don't. Bay Area AEO works with the existing site and adds what AI needs: clear service pages, FAQs, structured data and accurate business details. If a site blocks AI crawlers or is very hard to read, the agency says so and recommends the smallest fix.
The other common question is which assistants the work covers. The answer is ChatGPT, Google Gemini and AI Overviews, Perplexity, Claude and Microsoft Copilot, plus voice assistants such as Siri that draw on the same data.