Inbound demand generation

Get more customers from AI assistants.

Ako works on your site every week so ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and other AI assistants recommend you, and Google ranks you higher. It messages you on Slack when it needs your OK.

Inbound demandFernwood CoffeeLast 28 days vs previous 28
Search visitors
18,060
+18% vs previous 28 days
AI chatbot visitors
1,310
+122% vs previous 28 days
Keywords on Google page 1
50
+30 since Ako started
Share of AI answers
23%
+17 pts since Ako started
Search engines

Weekly visitors from Google and Bing

02.5k5kJun 8Jun 29Jul 20Aug 10Aug 31Sep 21Ako started4,720
Google16,820 +18%
Bing1,240 +23%
AI chatbots

Weekly visitors sent by AI assistants

0250500Jun 8Jun 29Jul 20Aug 10Aug 31Sep 21Ako started430
ChatGPT780 +117%
Perplexity390 +144%
Gemini90 +100%

What you'd see three months in, using a sample coffee store. Open Needs you and approve something.

Works on its own

You don't need to give it tasks.

Ako keeps its own plan and works through it every week. It sends you a short update on Monday, and messages you when a ranking drops or it needs your OK.

Every day

  • Checks your rankings, traffic and which brands AI chatbots recommend
  • Tells you when a ranking drops or a search starts trending

Every week

  • Publishes new pages and improves the ones you have
  • Fixes technical problems on your site
  • Pitches sites that could link to you
  • Sends you an update and anything that needs your OK

Every month

  • Audits your site and your competitors
  • Updates the plan based on what worked
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AkoAPPMon 9:02 AM

Morning. Last week your search visitors were up 4% to 4,720, and visitors from AI chatbots were up 23% to 430. I published the moka pot guide and made your product images load faster. 3 things are waiting for you in the dashboard.

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AkoAPPThu 4:15 PM

Your decaf page dropped from #4 to #11 for “decaf coffee beans”. Both pages that passed it added an FAQ, so I've written one for yours. Want me to publish it?

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SamThu 4:21 PM

Go ahead

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AkoAPPThu 4:24 PM

Done, it's live. I'll check the ranking again on Monday.

What it does

The work it does for you.

It covers the work you'd otherwise split between an SEO agency, a writer and someone doing outreach.

Writes new pages

Guides and comparison pages that answer what your customers search for, in your brand's voice.

Improves your existing pages

Rewrites titles, product descriptions and old posts that are close to ranking on page one.

Fixes your site

Finds and fixes broken links, slow pages and missing tags that pull your rankings down.

Gets AI chatbots to recommend you

Checks which brands ChatGPT, Perplexity and Gemini recommend in your category, and works to get you on that list.

Gets you links and listings

Pitches directories, review sites and newsletters in your space. Each link sends visitors and helps your rankings.

Spots seasonal searches early

Notices when searches like “coffee gift box” start rising, and gets a page live before the peak.

It won't touch your paid ads or your branding.

Approvals

You approve anything that goes public.

Ako does without asking

  • Research and keyword planning
  • Tracking your rankings, traffic and AI recommendations
  • Drafting pages and outreach emails
  • Audits, reports and weekly updates

Ako asks you before

  • Publishing a new page
  • Changing a live page
  • Emailing anyone outside your company

You can approve from Slack, WhatsApp or the dashboard. If you'd rather not approve every page, you can let it publish some things on its own.

Getting started

We set it up with you on a call.

01

Connect your site

Connect your store and your Google Search Console and Analytics accounts. You decide what it can access.

02

Tell it about your business

Talk it through your products, customers and competitors, and how you like to sound.

03

Get your plan

In the first week it audits your site, records your starting numbers and sends you its plan.

Shopify
Shopify
Publishes pages and edits products
WordPress
WordPress
Publishes and updates posts
Search Console
Search Console
Rankings and search visitors
Google Analytics
Google Analytics
Visitors from search and AI

Results

What to expect in the first three months.

Search results take a few months to build. This is the usual pattern.

  1. Week 1

    You get an audit of your site, your starting numbers and a plan you can read in five minutes.

  2. Month 1

    Your site fixes and first new pages are live. Traffic hasn't moved much yet.

  3. Months 2 to 3

    Your rankings start to climb, and so do visitors from search and AI chatbots. Ako puts more effort into what's working.

  4. After that

    Pages keep bringing in visitors long after they're published, so your traffic grows month on month.

Ako compared with an agency or SEO tools.

AkoAgencySEO tools
Does the work for you
Works every week without you asking
Works on AI chatbot recommendations
Updates you on Slack or WhatsApp

Common questions

How much does it cost?

It depends on your site and how much you want Ako to do each month. We'll go through it with you on the demo.

How long until I see results?

Fixes and new pages go live in the first month. Traffic from search usually starts to climb in months two and three, and keeps growing after that.

Will it sound like my brand?

It learns how you write from your site and from what you tell it. You also approve every new page before it goes live.

Which website platforms does it work with?

Shopify, WordPress and Webflow directly. On other platforms it drafts the changes and you or your developer publish them.

Do I need a blog already?

No. If you don't have one, Ako includes setting one up in its plan.

Can it publish without asking me?

Only if you want it to. By default it asks before it publishes, changes a live page or emails anyone.

See what Ako would do for your site.

Book a demo. We'll show you Ako working on a store like yours and look at your site together.