Search and AI visibility, run by the person you actually hired.
Gobiya is an independent Los Angeles consultancy. Steve Martin has optimized small and mid-sized businesses for Google, ChatGPT and Perplexity since 2010 — and leads every account himself. No account managers. No long-term contracts.
Southern California businesses we've run search for since 2010
Meet Your Point Person
Steve Martin
Founder and Head of Search Strategy
Steve founded Gobiya in 2010 and is an active practitioner in technical search engine optimization, content strategy, and AI search systems. He has over 15 years of experience helping small and medium-sized businesses dominate Google, ChatGPT, and Perplexity search results. Steve manages sell-side search strategies and leads every client account directly.
You've probably been burned by an SEO agency before
Most owners we talk to have already paid someone for a year of reports they couldn't read and rankings that never turned into phone calls. Here's how we're set up differently.
You work with the person doing the work
There are no account managers here. Steve runs your account, does the analysis, and answers your email himself. That's also the honest limit on how many clients we take at once.
Leave whenever you want
No long-term contracts and no cancellation penalty. We re-earn the work every month, which is the only real guarantee anyone in this business can honestly offer you.
Numbers you can check yourself
You keep direct access to your own Search Console and analytics — not a slide deck we assembled for you. If a month was flat, you'll see it before we tell you.
Live numbers across every site we run search for, from Google Search Console and AI assistant grounding data. Last updated 2026-07-27.
Our Proven Approach
The Gobiya 4-Step Method
We've spent over a decade perfecting the process of scaling search and AI rankings. Here's the result:
Our technical scan helps you determine if your site is findable by Google and AI tools, and what exact steps to take before launching your growth campaign.
Once we begin, we clean up hidden code errors, optimize your site architecture, and package your company content for optimal presentation.
We develop and execute a strategic search & AI marketing campaign focused on placing your business directly in front of high-intent buyers.
We're with you every step of the way until your search leads clear, providing continuous optimization and guidance throughout the process.
The Art of AI Search
The Complete Guide to Search & AI Visibility for Small & Medium Businesses
Less than 10% of businesses actually capture top ChatGPT and Google recommendations. So what does this mean for you? Think about it – with a significant amount of your future lead volume tied to digital discovery, mastering your AI visibility is one of the most critical decisions you'll make.
We run the same tools on ourselves. Gobiya publishes a public MCP server that lets ChatGPT and Claude query us directly, plus free tools you can point at your own site before you ever talk to us.
Written by Steve Martin, Founder of GobiyaQuestions we get asked
- What does SEO cost in Los Angeles?
- Most Los Angeles agencies charge somewhere between $1,000 and $10,000 a month, and the range is that wide because the work is. Our plans run $999 to $2,500 for Findable, $2,500 to $5,500 for Cited, and $5,500 to $10,000 and up for Chosen. What moves you up the range is the size of your site and how competitive your market already is.
- What is generative engine optimization (GEO)?
- GEO is the work of getting your business named in answers from AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Google AI Overviews. Those tools do not hand back ten blue links for someone to pick through. They write one answer and cite a few sources. GEO is the work of becoming one of the sources they trust enough to name.
- How is GEO different from SEO?
- SEO earns you a spot on a page of results that a person then chooses from. GEO earns you a mention inside an answer the AI has already written for them. The two share a foundation: clean code, clear content, and real authority. But what ranks on Google and what AI tools actually cite have been drifting apart, so you need both.
- How do I get my business cited by ChatGPT?
- Answer the questions people actually ask, in plain language, on pages a crawler can read. Label your facts with schema so a model is not left guessing what they mean. Then earn mentions on sites that already carry authority, because AI tools lean on those to decide who is credible. There is no way to pay for a citation.
- How long before I see results?
- Technical fixes can show up within weeks. Rankings and AI citations for anything competitive usually take three to six months, and longer in a crowded market like Los Angeles. Anyone promising you the top of the results in thirty days is either chasing terms nobody searches for, or doing something that will cost you later.
- Do you require a long-term contract?
- No. There is no minimum term and no cancellation penalty, and you can stop at the end of any month. We would rather re-earn the work every month than hold you to a year you regret by month three. That arrangement only works if the results are visible to you, which is why you keep direct access to your own data.
- Who actually does the work?
- Steve Martin, who founded Gobiya in 2010. He runs the analysis, writes the strategy, and answers your email himself. There is no account manager in between and no handoff to a junior team once the pitch is over. That is also the honest limit on how many clients we take on at any one time.
- Do you work with businesses outside Los Angeles?
- Yes. Los Angeles is home and where most of our clients are, but search and AI visibility work is not tied to a map. We work with businesses across Southern California and remotely beyond it. If your situation genuinely needs someone on site on a regular basis, we will tell you that up front rather than after you sign.
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