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Vijay Jacob

Service agency · last checked 15 Oct 2026

AEO Engine

● VerifiedMRR

TL;DR

  • Figure: $157,959 MRR (MRR · 15 Oct 2026 · Stripe-verified (TrustMRR))
  • Proof level: Verified. The headline MRR comes from Stripe via TrustMRR, synced 15 Oct 2026. Revenue is service retainers, not software. Earlier totals on the same account are not used.
  • Our verdict (5/10, opinion): Verified retainer revenue in a new, fast-growing niche. But it is a services business built on an existing agency (Stripe account from 2018), and results in AI search are hard to measure.

Reported figure

$157,959 MRR

Proof level

Verified

Agentic-ness (opinion)

3/5

Replicability (opinion)

5/10

The story

Vijay Jacob runs an existing agency (Stripe account dating from 2018) repositioned around AI search / answer engine optimization. Other origin details: Research in progress.

  1. 15 Oct 2026 — MRR $157,959 — Stripe-verified (TrustMRR)

⚠ Earlier totals on the same account include pre-AI agency revenue and are not used. A recent jump may be new retainers or prepayments — watch whether it persists.

Business model

  • What it sells: AI-search visibility (AEO) as a done-for-you service.
  • To whom: brands.
  • Pricing: retainers of $1,597, $2,997, $5,000, $8,000 and $10,000 per month (website).
  • Acquisition: Research in progress.

Proof

Sources:

Why "Verified": the headline MRR comes from Stripe via TrustMRR, synced 15 Oct 2026. Revenue is service retainers, not software. Earlier totals on the same account are not used.

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Agent blueprint

Our suggestion — not how the founder did it

  1. Step 1

    Audit agent

    Checks how AI assistants currently describe a client brand

  2. Step 2

    Content agent

    Drafts pages and answers designed to be cited

  3. Step 3

    Outreach agent

    Finds publications and listings to get mentioned in

  4. Step 4

    Reporting agent

    Tracks AI-search visibility monthly for client reports

Human in charge

A person approves money, public posts and key decisions. We don't estimate how much human work this saves.

Agentic-ness today (our estimate): 3/5 · Difficulty: Medium

Our take (opinion)

  1. Learn how AI assistants pick sources in one industry.
  2. Offer a fixed-price audit of how ChatGPT & co. describe a brand.
  3. Convert audits into monthly retainers with clear reporting.
  4. Publish before/after case studies.
  • Skills: SEO/PR, understanding of LLM search, sales
  • Audience needed: Helpful; an existing client base helps most

Risks & limits

  • Young field with unclear measurement; clients may churn.
  • Services revenue depends on people time.
  • Recent jump may not persist.

Our verdict

Editorial opinion

5/10

Replicability today: 5/10. Verified retainer revenue in a new, fast-growing niche. But it is a services business built on an existing agency (Stripe account from 2018), and results in AI search are hard to measure. (Editorial opinion.)

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