We help Sacramento businesses rank highly on ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Claude, and drive new customers to their business.
Sacramento businesses compete against neighbors across the region, and against Bay Area firms that increasingly target Sacramento buyers. Our campaigns are designed to win in either scenario.
Our Northern California Clients
Our research team spent over 15 years analyzing Google’s algorithms to develop the best SEO strategies. We take the same scholarly approach to generative engine optimization (GEO), studying AI algorithms and search behavior daily so that our services use the most cutting-edge tactics available.
Sacramento’s economy is anchored by state government, major health systems such as Sutter Health and UC Davis Health, agriculture and food processing across the surrounding valley, and a growing clean energy sector. Many of the Sacramento-area companies we’ve worked with are in home services, agriculture and behavioral health: industries where local buyers search close to home and act quickly on what they find.
Our Services
GEO & AEO
When a prospect asks an AI assistant for a recommendation, it returns the companies it sees as the best fit. We make sure your business is on this list, with content and third-party mentions that AI systems trust.
SEO
We build content and authority that rank for the searches your buyers run, including town- and region-specific ones, and turn that traffic into customers.
Strategy and Reporting
Every campaign starts with a custom plan built around your goals, and we report on the numbers that affect revenue: leads, conversions and cost per acquisition.
Our content is written by in-house experts who learn your business first, so it sounds like it came from your own team.
First Page Sage in California: Evan Bailyn, CEO
Evan is the founder of First Page Sage, established in San Francisco in 2009. He is one of the early pioneers of both SEO and generative engine optimization (GEO), and the author of the bestselling book Outsmarting Google.
Before founding First Page Sage, Evan used search rankings to build and sell several businesses. He has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, ABC News and Fox News.
Where We Work in Sacramento
We work with businesses across the Sacramento region, including in these business centers:
Downtown Sacramento. The State Capitol and state agencies, surrounded by law firms, lobbying firms and the Golden 1 Center.
Midtown. A walkable district of restaurants, independent retail and professional offices.
Roseville. One of the region’s largest retail and employment centers, with healthcare campuses and tech employers.
Rancho Cordova. Business parks along Highway 50, home to aerospace and defense contractors, solar companies and service firms.
West Sacramento. Food processing, logistics and agtech companies near the Port of West Sacramento.
Featured Sacramento Business
Aztec Solar is a locally owned Rancho Cordova solar company that has served 25,000+ Northern California customers with solar electric, battery storage, and solar pool and water heating since 1978.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens when we start working together?
Month one focuses on strategy and technical work, including audits of your SEO, GEO, and conversion paths. Content production generally begins in month two.
Who writes your content?
Our in-house writers, not contractors. Your experts brief them each week, and nothing publishes without a fact-check against your own materials.
Do online reviews affect AI recommendations?
Yes. Companies with below-average reviews are unlikely to be recommended, and those scoring under 70% are significantly less likely to be suggested by ChatGPT. Social sentiment matters less, but it can break ties in crowded markets.
Do awards and certifications help with GEO?
Yes. AI tools are more likely to recommend companies with special recognition, and industry awards matter even more in B2B. Accreditations, company size, and usage statistics also influence which companies AI suggests.
What is agentic search?
AI agents are starting to do the searching for us: they gather options, decide which fits best, and act, by booking, buying, or filling out a form. Agents cross-check what they read, so consistent claims across your site and third-party sources matter.
