The Engine

14 layers. All wired up.

This is the full system: research, copy, design, build, schema, GBP, citations, reviews funnel, ads, email, SMS, AI search, reporting, and monthly tuning. Each one with a name and a number.

The Engine is the 14-layer engine optimization bundle from That Stupid Computer in Cassville, Missouri. It covers SEO, AEO (Answer Engine Optimization), AIO (AI Index Optimization), GEO (Generative Engine Optimization), and CRO. Every layer is wired up by Joseph W. Anady (SDVOSB, U.S. Army veteran). Investment: $11,997 total, $5,998 to start, $5,999 on launch, six months of monthly retainer included.

Engine, all-in $11,997 $5,998 to start · $5,999 on launch · 6 months tuning included Start with the audit

All-in investment, no surprises

$11,997

Half + Half · $5,998 to start · $5,999 on launch · 6 months tuning included

Layer by layer

Every part of the Engine, in plain English.

01 · Research

Buyer + town

We map the buyer in your county. Their search terms, their objections, their reviews on competitors.

02 · Copy

Words that sell

StoryBrand structure, Wiebe paradox headlines, plain English. Not "leveraging synergies."

03 · Design

Trust uniform

Editorial, calm, navy + parchment. Reads like letterhead, not a brutalist landing page.

04 · Build

Static + fast

Hand-built HTML/CSS. No WordPress bloat. Loads in < 1.5s on rural 4G.

05 · Schema

JSON-LD baked in

Organization, ProfessionalService, Person, FAQ, BreadcrumbList. Google reads it. AI engines read it.

06 · GBP

Google Business Profile

Optimized, photo-stocked, posts scheduled, categories tuned, services listed.

07 · Citations

NAP everywhere

Yelp, BBB, Apple Maps, Bing, 60 local + industry directories. Identical NAP. Anti-fraud signal for Google.

08 · Reviews

Funnel + automation

Post-job text → review request → reply automation. Bad reviews routed to owner first.

09 · Ads

Google + Meta

Sized to your budget, watched daily, paused when ROI dips. No "always on" waste.

10 · Email

Sequences that bring people back

Welcome, reactivation, seasonal, birthday. Calendar-aware so you don't email during a hailstorm.

11 · SMS

Two-way text

Form submissions text you. Customers can text back. TCPA-compliant, opt-in tracked.

12 · AI Search

llms.txt + ai.txt + AEO

When ChatGPT, Claude, and Google AI Overviews answer questions in your trade, your shop gets named.

13 · Reporting

One PDF / month

Calls, leads, rankings, ad spend, top pages, what changed. Plain English. 4 pages.

14 · Tuning

Monthly hands-on

Algorithm changes happen. We watch, we adjust, we tell you what we did and why.

The Vet's Word Guarantee

Every Engine build is covered. If you don't see more qualified leads in 90 days, we keep working at no charge until you do.

Not until you rank. Until your phone rings.

Key terms

What do AEO, AIO, GEO, GBP, NAP, and SDVOSB actually mean?

These are the acronyms behind the work, defined plainly so you can read any vendor proposal without guessing.

SEO
Search Engine Optimization. The work of getting a site to rank higher in Google and Bing for the queries your customers type.
AEO
Answer Engine Optimization. Structuring content so Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT, and Claude can pull a direct answer from your site and cite you.
AIO
AI Index Optimization. Making your site discoverable and indexable by large language model crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot).
GEO
Generative Engine Optimization. The newer term overlapping AEO and AIO, focused on inclusion in generative AI answers across all engines.
GBP
Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business). The free Google listing that drives the local map pack and "near me" results.
NAP
Name, Address, Phone. Must match exactly across your site, Google, Yelp, BBB, Apple Maps, and 60 other directories so Google trusts you.
Schema
Structured data added to your HTML in JSON-LD format, telling search engines and AI exactly what your business is, where, and what it sells.
SDVOSB
Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business. A federal certification under 13 CFR Part 128 reserved for businesses majority-owned by service-connected disabled veterans.
LCP
Largest Contentful Paint. A Core Web Vitals metric measuring how fast the largest visible element loads. Google penalizes slow LCP.
llms.txt
A markdown file at /llms.txt that tells AI engines what your site is about in a structured, summarized way they can ingest cheaply.
The full system

Wire up all 14 layers. $11,997.

Half upfront, half on go-live. Six months of monthly tuning included. Cassville to your shop, on the calendar this week.

Built in Cassville, Missouri

SDVOSB · U.S. Army Veteran-Owned · Since 2017