Do I still need a website if customers find me on ChatGPT?
Do I need a website if AI search sends me customers? Yes. Brand websites are the source ChatGPT cites most, so your site is how AI assistants learn about you.
Papaya helps businesses get found on Google and cited by AI assistants like ChatGPT. One-off SEO setup, including titles, schema markup, a sitemap, llms.txt, a crawler-friendly robots.txt and Search Console, is included in every website build. Ongoing SEO and AI-search work, such as content, Google Business Profile posts and reporting, is quoted per scope after a quick scoping call or email, plus HST.
Pricing
One-off SEO setup (titles, schema markup, sitemap, llms.txt, a crawler-friendly robots.txt and Search Console) is included in every Papaya website build. Ongoing SEO and AI-search work (content, Google Business Profile and reporting) is quoted per scope after a quick scoping call or email, in one fixed written quote, plus HST.
Prices shown are starting points. Scope and deliverables will determine final pricing. All prices in CAD, plus HST. We don't discount, we re-scope. See all pricing.
What's included
Meta titles, schema markup, sitemap, llms.txt, a robots.txt that allows AI search crawlers and Search Console setup, included in every website build.
Posts and pages written for Google and AI search: a plain answer up front, real customer questions as headings, edited by a person before it goes live.
Profile set-up or clean-up and regular posts, so your name, address, phone and hours stay consistent with your website.
A plain-English report on how you show up in Google search and in AI assistants, and what we're working on next.
Topics chosen from the questions your customers actually ask and the services you most want to sell.
Website Care is $79/month for hosting, small edits, backups and speed checks. Website Self-Care is $0/month, with the hosting in your name and an admin dashboard so you edit content yourself.
Process
A 15-minute call, or email if you prefer, about your services, service area and customers.
We confirm titles, schema, sitemap and crawler settings are in place and fix what's missing.
One written quote for the ongoing work you need. The price doesn't move.
Content and profile updates go out as agreed, with a plain-English report on where you show up.
Questions
One-off SEO setup, including titles, schema markup, a sitemap, llms.txt, a crawler-friendly robots.txt and Search Console, is included in every website build. Ongoing SEO and AI-search work is quoted per scope after a quick scoping call or email, in one fixed written quote, plus HST.
No. Nobody controls what Google or AI assistants show. What we control is the work: well-structured pages, useful content and a clear report on where you show up.
It's whether assistants like ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google's AI Mode mention or cite your business when someone asks a question you can answer. Clear, factual pages on your own site that AI crawlers are allowed to read are the base of it.
Every post is edited by a person, checked against facts you give us and written around real customer questions. We don't publish unedited, mass-produced content.
Yes, the one-off setup is: meta titles and descriptions, schema markup, a sitemap, llms.txt, a robots.txt that allows AI search crawlers and Search Console. Ongoing work, such as new content, Google Business Profile posts and reporting, is quoted per scope.
No, hosting is separate. Website Care is $79/month for hosting, small edits, backups and speed checks, or Website Self-Care is $0/month with the hosting in your name and an admin dashboard so you edit content yourself.
Guides
Do I need a website if AI search sends me customers? Yes. Brand websites are the source ChatGPT cites most, so your site is how AI assistants learn about you.
How many Google reviews do I need? There's no magic number. Aim to match local competitors, keep reviews recent and steady, and reply to every one of them.
Bing Webmaster Tools and ChatGPT visibility. Why Bing indexing matters for AI search, how to set it up, and why it is necessary but not sufficient on its own.
Google Business Profile vs website? Most local businesses need both. What each does, where they overlap, and which to set up first when time is short.
How to get recommended by ChatGPT. Make your website the clearest source on your business, get indexed in Bing, allow AI search crawlers and earn mentions.
AI search visibility (GEO) explained: how ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google AI Mode pick sources, and the practical steps that make your business easier to cite.
Do you need SEO for a new business website? What to build in on day one, what can wait until later, and how AI search changes the basics for small firms.
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A quick scoping call or email, then one fixed written quote. The price doesn't move. Replies within one business day.
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