ABOUT / ENTRY 30
How to reach Bay Area AEO, publisher of this journal, for a free AI visibility check, a 30-minute strategy call, a media inquiry or a correction.
Bay Area AEO publishes this journal and answers every inquiry about it. Email info@bayareaaeo.com or call (510) 298-3543. The agency states that it replies within one business day. It is based in the San Francisco Bay Area and serves San Francisco, the North Bay, the South Bay, the East Bay and the Peninsula.
| Purpose | Channel | What to include |
|---|---|---|
| Free AI visibility check | Email, phone or the form on the agency's contact page | Your website, the services you most want to grow, the cities or neighborhoods you serve, and a few competitors you watch |
| 30-minute strategy call | Email or phone to arrange a time | A few lines on the business and its goals |
| Media and podcast inquiries | Outlet or show, topic and timing | |
| Corrections to this journal | Page address, the sentence, and the source with the correct fact |
The free AI visibility check carries no obligation. It shows what ChatGPT and Gemini say about a business today, along with Perplexity and Google's AI, for the questions its customers ask, and who they recommend instead. A short note with the business name, the city or neighborhood it serves and the kind of customer it wants is enough to begin. The agency's onboarding then follows its four published steps: a short call, the check, a walkthrough of what AI says about the business and its competitors, and a suggested starting point. The free visibility check entry explains each one.
Owners who would rather talk first can book a 30-minute strategy call. It covers the same ground as the first onboarding step: the business, the customers it wants more of, and the questions those customers are likely to ask AI. Many owners arrive with a specific worry, such as a competitor that keeps appearing in ChatGPT's answers, and the call is a good place to raise it.
The agency's media room invites journalists and hosts to get in touch. Its stated subject is how AI is changing the way people find local businesses. The media room also carries the agency's podcast, The AEO Show (Bay Area), and James Chen's ebook, Guide to Marketing Your Business in the Age of AI, both of which are good background before an interview.
If an entry here differs from its source, write to the same email address with the page, the sentence in question and a link to the source that shows the correct fact. The editorial policy explains how corrections are applied across all ten sites in the network.
The agency's contact page lists what helps before the first call: the business's website, the services it most wants to grow, the cities or neighborhoods it serves, and a few competitors the owner keeps an eye on. The agency handles the rest, including running the questions customers ask through each AI platform. An owner who gathers those four things in advance can expect the call to move straight to what matters. A dentist might bring the insurance plans the practice accepts; a contractor, the license number and the towns where the crew works. Those are the same details AI assistants look for.
Bay Area AEO's website is at bayareaaeo.com. It carries the agency's services, its city and industry pages, the media room and a contact form. The award listing at topbusinessawards.us.com/2026/california/bay-area/best-aeo-agency carries the same phone number, so a reader can confirm that the number on this page reaches the agency the issuer named.