# Bold SEO Labs

> Bold SEO Labs is a Los Angeles web design, SEO and AEO (answer engine optimization, also called AIO or GEO) studio founded by Moe Tarakji. It builds fast websites and optimizes them so businesses get found on Google and cited by AI assistants such as ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. It works with any type of business, in Los Angeles and remotely nationwide.

Key facts:
- Website: https://boldseolabs.com
- Phone: (818) 516-8010 (call for a free phone consultation)
- Contact: https://boldseolabs.com/contact (free phone consultation or free audit)
- Free AI visibility audit: https://boldseolabs.com/free-ai-visibility-audit
- Based in Los Angeles, California; serves businesses anywhere
- Founder: Moe Tarakji (https://boldseolabs.com/about), FAA Gold Seal Flight Instructor
- Pricing: quoted per project after a free consultation; no published packages
- Core belief: AEO is a relatively new science, and businesses that start early get an edge
- Editorial policy: guides cite primary public sources; no invented statistics, testimonials or results
- Last updated: 2026-11-12

## Services
- [Web design & development](https://boldseolabs.com/services#web-design): Fast, custom websites built to convert visitors and to be read cleanly by Google and AI assistants. No bloated page builders.
- [Search engine optimization (SEO)](https://boldseolabs.com/services#seo): Technical fixes, on-page work and content that help the right customers find you on Google.
- [AEO: AI search optimization](https://boldseolabs.com/services#aeo): Answer engine optimization so ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews can understand your business and cite you.
- [Local SEO & Google Business Profile](https://boldseolabs.com/services#local-seo): Show up in the map pack and “near me” searches in your service area.
- [Free AI visibility audit](https://boldseolabs.com/free-ai-visibility-audit): free review of how AI assistants and Google see a business, plus technical SEO checks

## Guides
- [What is AEO? A plain-English guide](https://boldseolabs.com/what-is-aeo): A plain-English guide to AEO (answer engine optimization): how ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity and Google AI Overviews choose sources, and how to get cited.
- [AIO vs SEO vs AEO vs GEO: what's the difference?](https://boldseolabs.com/guides/aio-vs-seo-vs-aeo-vs-geo): SEO, AEO, AIO and GEO compared in plain English: what each term means, how they overlap, and which one your business should focus on first.
- [How to get your business cited by ChatGPT](https://boldseolabs.com/guides/how-to-get-cited-by-chatgpt): Step-by-step: how to make your business visible and cited in ChatGPT search answers, from allowing OAI-SearchBot to answer-first pages and consistent facts.
- [How to show up in Google AI Overviews](https://boldseolabs.com/guides/how-to-show-up-in-google-ai-overviews): What Google actually says about appearing in AI Overviews and AI Mode, plus a practical checklist to make your pages eligible and worth citing.
- [Local SEO for small businesses](https://boldseolabs.com/guides/local-seo-for-small-businesses): How small businesses show up in Google Maps and "near me" searches: Google Business Profile, relevance, distance, prominence, reviews and consistent details.
- [Website design for small businesses: what actually matters](https://boldseolabs.com/guides/website-design-for-small-businesses): A practical checklist for small business websites that get found and convert: speed, mobile, clear pages per service, contact paths, SEO and AI-readiness.
- [How to check your AI visibility](https://boldseolabs.com/guides/how-to-check-your-ai-visibility): A simple, free method to see how ChatGPT, Grok, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews describe and cite your business, and what to fix.

## Work (live sites)
- [Harvest & Hound](https://harvestandhound.com): A luxury in-home dog boarding service in Los Angeles. The site had been telling Google not to index it.
- [Gold Seal Ferry](https://goldsealferry.com): A new website, built from scratch, for an aircraft ferry and delivery service flown by Gold Seal flight instructors.
- [The Flight Academy of California](https://theflightacademycali.com): A full rebuild of a flight school's aging WordPress site into a fast, hand-built site.

## Pages
- [Guides hub](https://boldseolabs.com/guides) and [RSS feed](https://boldseolabs.com/guides/feed.xml)
- [FAQ](https://boldseolabs.com/faq)
- [About](https://boldseolabs.com/about)
- [Work](https://boldseolabs.com/work)
- [Full text of all guides](https://boldseolabs.com/llms-full.txt)