NamedraNamedra vs an SEO agency
An SEO agency optimises for rankings on a results page. Namedra optimises for being named and cited in AI answers. About 40% of the work overlaps (technical health, content quality, structured data); the rest differs in where it happens and what is measured.
| SEO agency | Namedra | |
|---|---|---|
| Goal | Rank for keywords, grow organic sessions | Be named and cited when AI builds a shortlist |
| Measured by | Rankings, clicks, impressions | Mention rate, share of voice, position, citations; AI Visibility Score |
| Where the work happens | Mostly your site plus backlinks | Mostly third-party sources engines cite: review sites, communities, listicles; plus your comparison pages and entity data |
| Content focus | Keyword-targeted pages | Question-shaped pages: "X vs Y", "Y alternatives", buyer's guides, pricing transparency |
| Typical cost | €3,000 to €15,000 per month | €3,500 to €8,000 per month |
| Time to signal | 3 to 6 months | 4 to 8 weeks in Perplexity and ChatGPT; longer for Google AI Overviews |
Where they overlap
Fast, crawlable pages. Clear headings and direct answers. Structured data. Original content worth linking to. If your SEO agency already does these well, AI visibility work starts from a better place.
Where they do not
SEO rarely measures AI answers, rarely quotes what engines say about you, and rarely runs review-site campaigns, community participation or outreach to listicle authors. Those are the levers that change AI recommendations, and they are what Namedra spends most of its time on.
Running both without paying twice
Share the prompt set and the monthly report with your SEO agency. Give them the on-site fixes (schema, speed, internal links) and keep the third-party work with us. We will not duplicate pages they own.