Update My SEO
The honest comparison

You could do this with ChatGPT. Here's why you won't.

Truly: ChatGPT can write a decent article. But it doesn't know your services, your cities, or what's already on your blog. It won't pick topics, keep a schedule, format for SEO, or hit publish. That part is on you, every week, forever. That part is what we do.

  • Topics picked and planned for you
  • Knows your business and your past articles
  • SEO structure, covers, and linking built in
  • Publishes itself on your schedule
Try it on your site for $1 7 days, up to 3 published articles, cancel in one click.
The new search

Ask an AI assistant about your industry. Are you in the answer?

More people ask ChatGPT and Google's AI before they ever open a website. Businesses with clear, local content on their own domain get cited. Businesses without it don't show up. Update My SEO publishes that content for you, and the AI visibility add-on checks monthly so you can see where you're mentioned.

AI Assistant
Without Update My SEO
What's the best roofer in Dallas?

Based on reviews and reputation, here are the top roofers in Dallas:

1. CompetitorRoof Pro
2. RivalRoofing Solutions
3. OtherCompany Roofing
Your business: not mentioned
AI Assistant
With Update My SEO
What's the best roofer in Dallas?

Based on reviews and reputation, here are the top roofers in Dallas:

1. Your Business
2. CompetitorRoof Pro
3. RivalRoofing Solutions
Your business: top recommendation

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Content worth citing
Specific, local, useful. The kind of article an assistant pulls an answer from.
On your site, under your name
So the credit, and the customer, come to you. Not to a directory.
Consistently, not once
One post doesn't move anything. A steady cadence does.

Source: Google Search Central documentation on AI features in Search (no special optimization required beyond useful, crawlable content).

3 articles and a 30-day plan. See for yourself.

How it works

How to get started

Four steps. No developer required.

01

Connect your website

Enter your URL. We crawl your public pages and build a business profile (what you sell, what you don't, voice, service areas).

A plumbing company on WordPress: connect once, and every article lands at yoursite.com/blog.
Under 5 minutesConnect your site
Connect your site
your-plumbing-co.comWordPress detected
Shopify
Webflow
Wix
Connected · publishing to /blog
02

Review your plan and schedule

You get a 30-day topic plan. Pick days/times. Choose autopilot or approve every post first.

For a plumber: water heaters, drain cleaning, emergency calls. Not septic, not new construction. We never cross that line.
One-time setupSet up your plan
Business profile
What you sell
Water heater repair
Drain cleaning
Emergency calls
What you don't
Septic systems
New construction
Commercial HVAC
Competitors
competitor-one.comcompetitor-two.comcompetitor-three.com
03

Start the $1 trial

Card on file. We write and publish your first articles. Upgrade keeps the cadence; cancel anytime. Published posts stay on your site.

Set it Monday. Wake up Friday to three new articles live on your site, ranking under your name.
3 articles in trialStart the trial
This week
Autopilot on
Mon5 Signs Your Water Heater Is About to FailPublished
WedTankless vs. Traditional Water HeatersPublished
FriHow Much Does a Furnace Tune-Up Cost?Scheduled
Next: Monday 9:00 AM · your-plumbing-co.com/blog
04

See what moved

Your Results page shows what we published, what changed in Google, and whether AI assistants are using your site. Only what we can measure, in plain words.

We show what changed, never that we caused it. Numbers that are not available yet are left out, not shown as zero.
Updated as data arrivesSee your results
Your results
Example data
Google showed your pages 1,240 times in the last 28 days, up from 610 in the 28 days before.
Your article “How Long Does a Water Heater Last?” now averages around position 9, better than around position 17 before.
AI assistants used your site in 3 of 24 answers we checked

You'll always know what published, when, and where.

Every article in your dashboard, before and after it goes live
Review-first mode if you want the final say
A record of what published, when, and to which URL
Turn it off, pause it, or change the schedule anytime
Quality you can see

Real articles. Not AI fluff.

Written for real business types, in their voice, at a length people actually read. Pick a business and read one the way a customer would.

your-plumbing-co.com/blog/signs-your-water-heater-is-about-to-fail
A plumber checking the pipes on a tank water heater in a basement
Example cover photo. On your blog this is one of your own, or a simple illustration.
Home ServicesA Denver plumbing company·5 min read·1,180 words

5 Signs Your Water Heater Is About to Fail (And What to Do First)

Rust-colored water, popping sounds, and puddles are not quirks. Here are the five warning signs Denver homeowners should never ignore, and what to do before it fails.

A tank water heater is a simple machine doing a hard job. It holds 40 to 50 gallons of water at 120 degrees, all day, every day, for a decade or more. Over that time, minerals settle, metal fatigues, and seals dry out. The good news is that almost every failure we see in Denver homes was preceded by a symptom the homeowner noticed and dismissed.

Key takeaways
  • Most water heaters give weeks of warning before they fail. You just have to know what to look for.
  • Rust-colored hot water and popping sounds are the two most common early signals.
  • A small puddle at the base is not a small problem. It usually means the tank has started to fail.
Full article: sections, FAQ, and closing CTA, exactly as it publishes.Read the full article
Pricing

What SEO content actually costs. And what this costs.

There are three ways small businesses usually get blog content. Here's an honest look at each, and where this fits.

Write it yourself
Your evenings
Cost
$0, plus your time
Output
Whenever you get to it
Consistency
Usually the first thing to slip
Publishing
You do it
Sounds like you
Yes, when it happens
Freelance writer
$150 to $400 / article
Cost
$1,200 to $3,000+ / mo at 8 posts
Output
What you brief and pay for
Consistency
Depends on the writer
Publishing
Usually still you
Sounds like you
After a few rounds of edits
SEO agency retainer
$1,500 to $5,000+ / mo
Cost
Retainer, often with a minimum term
Output
A few posts a month, plus reporting
Consistency
Good, if you can afford to keep it
Publishing
Handled
Sounds like you
Varies a lot
Update My SEO
Done for you, on autopilot
$149 / mo · try it for $1
Cost
$149/mo, cancel anytime
Output
Up to 30 articles a month
Consistency
Runs on a schedule. Doesn't slip.
Publishing
Automatic, to your connected site
Sounds like you
Built from your business profile

Ranges are typical U.S. rates for small-business content and vary by market.

Start for $1. Then pick a plan.

3 articles and your 30-day content plan in the first week. Cancel anytime with one click.

Best value
Annual
$99/mo
$1,188 billed yearly · two months free
  • Everything in Monthly
  • Locked-in rate for the year
  • Priority support
  • First look at new features
Start with the $1 trial

30-day money-back on annual

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Monthly
$149/mo
No commitment. Cancel with one click.
  • Up to 30 articles a month
  • Business profile, competitors, guardrails
  • Autopilot or approve-first
  • Publishes to your connected site
  • Dashboard with full history

7-day trial · then $149/mo

What $1 gets you
  • 3 articles written for your business, ready to publish
  • A 30-day content plan you keep no matter what
  • Your site connected, or a hosted blog set up
  • 7 days to decide. Cancel with one click.
If we fall short, you don't pay

If we don't deliver the articles your plan promises in a month, that month is on us. No forms, no arguing.

Everything that's included
  • Up to 30 articles a month, on the schedule you choose
  • Written from your business profile, competitors, and voice
  • Guardrails: never invents a service you don't offer
  • Compliance built in for regulated industries: real estate, lending, insurance, legal, health
  • Publishes to your connected site, into your existing blog or one we host
  • Autopilot or approve-every-post. Switch anytime.
  • Dashboard: what published, when, where. Unpublish in one click.
  • Step-by-step setup guides for every platform
No setup fee. No contract. No “call to cancel.” The AI visibility add-on is optional on every plan. If DNS is the blocker, we will connect your domain for $99 one-time.

Your next 30 articles are already planned. Want to see them?

Enter your site. For $1 you get the first three written, the full 30-day plan, and a week to decide.

If you do nothing
  • The blog stays where it is: three posts from 2023
  • You keep meaning to get to it
  • The businesses that show up in AI answers aren't you
  • Great work, hard to find
If you try it for $1
  • Three real articles for your business this week
  • A 30-day plan you keep either way
  • Publishing to your site, on your schedule
  • A week to decide. Cancel with one click.

Enter your site to start 👇

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