Pricing: free audit, builds from $390, retainers from $290

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Work with Victor through Vatam starts free with the AI Visibility Audit. Foundation builds are one-time projects from $390, Growth retainers start at $290 a month, and single items such as an answer-first article cost $80. Prices are in US dollars.

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AI Visibility Audit

For any business that wants to know where it stands

Free

  • Instant scan of your website with a score out of 100 and your top fixes
  • Manual check of what ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity say about you
  • Plain-English report emailed within one working day
  • No obligation and no payment details

Run the free audit

Foundation build

One-time projects, fixed price.

Fix what keeps AI engines and search engines from reading and trusting your site. One-time projects.

Essentials

A small site or a single location

$390one-time

  • Up to 10 pages
  • Crawl and indexation fixes
  • Titles, descriptions and headings for your key pages
  • Schema markup for your business, key pages and an FAQ
  • Sitemap, robots.txt and llms.txt set up
  • Google Business Profile and 5 directory listings aligned
  • Written handover checklist

About 2 weeks

Choose Essentials

Plus

Larger sites, shops and multi-location brands

$1,590one-time

  • Up to 80 pages or several locations
  • Everything in Standard
  • Product and service schema at scale
  • 10 answer-first pages written for you
  • Up to two extra languages
  • Redirect and migration support
  • 60-day follow-up

About 5 to 6 weeks

Choose Plus

Growth retainer

Monthly work where results compound.

AI visibility needs ongoing work, so this is where results compound. Each plan includes content, tracking and a monthly report. Minimum three months, then monthly with 30 days’ notice.

Starter

Keep a good foundation working

$290per month

  • 2 answer-first articles or pages
  • Monthly AI visibility report on a 10-prompt panel across ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity
  • Search Console summary
  • Monthly 30-minute call
Choose Starter

Scale

Several services, locations or languages

$1,250per month

  • 8 answer-first articles or pages
  • 50-prompt panel across five AI engines, with 4 competitors compared
  • 2 digital PR outreach rounds per month
  • 1 conversion landing page per month
  • Up to two languages
  • Fortnightly calls
Choose Scale

Terms

How payment works.

Pricing on vatam.co

One-time projects
50% to begin, 50% on handover.
Retainers
Invoiced monthly in advance, with a three-month minimum and then 30 days’ notice.
Currency
Invoiced in US dollars. Quotes in Kenyan shillings, Rwandan francs, Tanzanian shillings or Ugandan shillings are available on request, at the exchange rate on the day.
No surprises
Any third-party cost, such as publisher fees, plugin licences or hosting, is agreed with you before it is spent.

Questions

Straight answers.

The things people ask before they hire a copywriter or an SEO.

Can you guarantee a number one ranking or an AI mention?

No, and nobody honest can. Rankings and AI answers are controlled by Google, OpenAI and the other platforms. What I commit to is a measured baseline, the work that moves the signals, and monthly reporting that includes the bad news. For one example, ChatGPT moved LAGE Lightings from seventh to first between July and October 2026. Treat that as an example, not a promise.

How do I start, and what does it cost?

Start with the free AI visibility audit, or send a short message about your business and the search you want to win. Foundation builds are one-time projects from $390, Growth retainers start at $290 a month and single items such as an answer-first article cost $80, all in US dollars. I share my read of your situation before you decide anything. See the full pricing.

How does payment work?

One-time projects are paid 50% to begin and 50% on handover. Retainers are invoiced monthly in advance, with a three-month minimum and then 30 days’ notice. Invoices are in US dollars, and quotes in Kenyan, Rwandan, Tanzanian or Ugandan currency are available on request. Any third-party cost, such as publisher fees, plugin licences or hosting, is agreed with you first.

Can I buy a single item instead of a package?

Yes. Items such as an answer-first article ($80), a landing page (from $160) or a schema markup pack ($220) can be bought on their own, and the price is credited if you move to a Foundation build within 60 days.

Is the AI visibility audit really free?

Yes. The instant scan and the manual ChatGPT, Gemini and Perplexity check are free, with no payment details and no obligation. If you want help fixing what is found, you choose a Foundation build, a retainer or single items.

Is Victor a freelance SEO writer, or an agency?

You work with Victor directly. Vatam is his one-person consultancy, so there is no team to be passed to. He covers SEO strategy, AEO and GEO for AI search, content strategy and the writing itself, and he is based in Kigali, Rwanda, working remotely with clients worldwide.

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Tell me what you want to be found for.

Tell me what a new customer is worth to you and the search you want to win. I read every message myself and reply within one working day. Want to see where you stand first? Ask for the free AI visibility audit.

“Within weeks, we were getting inquiries from top architects, 4-star hotels real developers, eventually leading to some of the biggest deals we've ever closed.”

Balikis Oke, co-founder of LAGE Lightings
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