Pricing
Three working modes. No packages. No procurement portal. Only direct engagement with the principal who delivers the work.
Engagement, not enrollment.
We work with category leaders — or the challengers positioned to displace them. Incumbents engage to defend the brand equity and search authority they've built. Challengers engage to take brand equity and search authority AI search has made contestable for the first time. Engagements are by application and mutual fit, and we accept only one brand per industry — a small number of organizations each year.
Ideal candidates are companies that treat their digital presence as a strategic asset. Luxury and premium consumer brands. Hospitality, real estate, transportation, and aviation. Professional services — law, consulting, accounting. Specialty healthcare, aesthetics, and wellness. Technology, SaaS, and AI-native businesses.
Every engagement begins with our proprietary 450+ point Diagnostic across 15 categories of AI search, technical, and competitive readiness — and continues into one of three working modes.
The Engagement Diagnostic.
The 15 categories span AEO readiness, GEO scoring, AI entity authority, technical infrastructure, schema architecture, content authority, citation graph, competitive positioning, Core Web Vitals — and more. Three weeks. Zero shortcuts.
You receive a confidential strategic briefing: prioritized findings, the specific gaps costing you visibility, and the precise sequence of moves required to close them. The audit framework, the scoring methodology, and the underlying analytical data remain the proprietary IP of Digital Strategy Force — never templated, never published, never licensed.
Investment: $25,000. If you continue into a Strategic Advisory or Managed Program within 60 days, the full diagnostic fee credits to your retainer.
Three working modes.
After the Diagnostic, you continue with us across any combination of these modes — most engagements pair two or more. We scope the right configuration during the Diagnostic itself.
Strategic Advisory
Direct senior counsel for founders, CMOs, and CTOs operating through AI-search disruption. We work as a thinking partner across positioning, technical architecture, and competitive response — monthly executive sessions, written briefings, and asynchronous strategic input between calls.
Often paired withManaged Programs — for clients who want both counsel and execution.
Managed Programs
End-to-end ownership of your AEO, GEO, and SEO operation. Strategy, content, technical implementation, citation monitoring, and reporting under one accountable team — an annual program with a fixed monthly investment.
Often paired withBespoke Builds — for clients launching a new flagship and operating it ongoing.
Bespoke Builds
Most flagship sites are stitched together — strategy from one agency, design from another, immersive engineering from a third, content from a freelancer, AI optimization treated as an afterthought. We integrate all five disciplines under one roof: strategy, AI architecture, custom design system, immersive WebGL engineering, and content production — one team, one timeline, engineered as a single machine from day one. Full ownership transfers to you at completion.
Often paired withManaged Programs — to operate the flagship after launch.
Engagement configurations.
Three single modes, three pairs, or all three together — every engagement after the Diagnostic takes one of seven shapes.
Advisory + Managed
C-suite counsel paired with operational ownership of AEO/GEO/SEO. The most common configuration — strategy and execution under one roof.
Managed + Build
Build the flagship, then operate it. Bespoke construction transitions directly into the ongoing managed program after launch.
Advisory + Build
Strategic counsel running alongside a flagship build — when leadership is actively shaping the build's positioning and architecture.
Advisory + Managed + Build
The full engagement — counsel, execution, and a defining digital presence. For organizations operating at enterprise scale.
| Configuration | Advisoryannual | Managedannual | Buildone-time | Year 1total | Annualongoing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advisory | $144,000 | — | — | $144,000 | $144,000 |
| Managed | — | $240,000 | — | $240,000 | $240,000 |
| Build | — | — | $250,000 | $250,000 | — |
| Advisory + Managed | $144,000 | $240,000 | — | $384,000 | $384,000 |
| Advisory + Build | $144,000 | — | $250,000 | $394,000 | $144,000 |
| Managed + Build | — | $240,000 | $250,000 | $490,000 | $240,000 |
| Advisory + Managed + Build | $144,000 | $240,000 | $250,000 | $634,000 | $384,000 |
All figures are minimums. Year 1 includes the one-time Bespoke Build investment where applicable. The $25,000 Engagement Diagnostic precedes every configuration and credits 100% to the retainer where one is present (Build-only engagements pay it as a separate fee).
Begin a conversation.
A 30-minute discovery call. No procurement portal, no intake form, no chatbot. We assess fit, scope what an engagement would look like, and decide together whether to move forward.