Local SEO is now SEO AI, in three editions: Standard, Pro, and the new
Premium
. Standard and Pro keep the features your clients use today under the new names. SEO AI Premium adds the AI Search Specialist, an AI employee that shows whether AI recommends your clients and does the work to change it.Why it matters
Customers now ask ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity which local business to call. If a business isn't recommended, it's invisible to those customers. The AI Search Specialist moves your clients from "Are we showing up?" to "Are we being chosen?"
What's new in SEO AI Premium
- Fixes and fresh content, ready to go:a monthly blog post (requires a paid edition of Social AI), FAQs updated monthly, and robots.txt and schema fixes. Approve everything in one click on the Next Steps page, pick individual fixes, or let the Specialist run on its own. If a change breaks the site's layout, it's undone automatically.
- See whether AI is recommending you:Brand Visibility, AEO, and SEO reports start when Premium is turned on and refresh on the first business day of each month, in a new Performance tab.
- Business profiles and keywords, handled:the Specialist fills in profile details from the business's website, syncs them to connected listings, handles Google's suggested edits, and picks 10 keywords worth tracking.
- Ask about your data:plain-language answers about keywords, listings, citations, website health, and AI visibility.
Where it works
- Reports, profile upkeep, keyword picks, and chat work on any website.
- Blogs, FAQs, and website fixes work end to end on WordPress sites hosted by Vendasta on WP Cloud.
- Blog posts require a paid edition of Social AI.
- Backlinks are not included and remain a human service.
If you were in the open beta
The Local SEO Pro open beta ended Oct 30. Profile changes made during the beta stay in place, and past reports are available through chat with the AI Search Specialist. SEO AI Pro features are unchanged.
White-glove setup service coming soon
Vendasta's team will soon be able to set up the AI Search Specialist for your clients, so it's working from day one without them having to learn the tool. The AI Employee Setup and AI Workforce Optimization Plan will include:
- Connecting Google Business Profile, Facebook, Google Analytics, and Google Search Console, so the business's listings stay in sync and its reports have the full picture.
- Turning on Business Profile Optimization so the Specialist can take what’s on your website (services, service areas, payment methods, description) and publish it everywhere AI and customers look.
- A walkthrough of their Brand Visibility, AEO, and SEO reports on the 30-day check-in call: where AI recommends them, where competitors show up instead, and what to work on next.
- Adjustments to the prompts and capabilities at your request (AI Workforce Optimization Plan only).
Recommended for time-strapped partners managing multiple clients and for service-based businesses without a dedicated team.
Get started
- Upgrade the account to SEO AI Premium in Partner Center. Pricing is listed there.
- In Business App, open the AI Workforce and select the AI Search Specialist.
- Turn on Business Profile Optimization with a single toggle.
- Check the new Performance tab for the first reports.
Questions? Reach out to your Vendasta account rep.