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# Below Zero Media — Get Found.

> AI search marketing agency in Bloomington, IL helping local businesses improve visibility in ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity, and local search. Free score, $297 report, clear monthly plans.

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AI Search Marketing · Bloomington, IL 

#  YOUR  
CUSTOMERS  
ARE ASKING  
AI.  
WE MAKE YOU  
EASIER TO FIND.

**Below Zero Media helps local businesses show up more clearly in ChatGPT, Google AI, Perplexity, and local search.** Run the free visibility score, then see what needs to be fixed first. 

[Get free visibility score →](audit) How it works

**3** live client builds featured

**$297** manual report before retainer

**Founder-led** delivery and reporting

Example AI Search Scenario

AI Search Optimization

Google Business Profile

ChatGPT Visibility

Bloomington, IL

Perplexity Rankings

Content Marketing

Google AI Overviews

Peoria · Champaign · Normal

Review Strategy

Schema Markup

Local SEO

Central Illinois

AI Search Optimization

Google Business Profile

ChatGPT Visibility

Bloomington, IL

Perplexity Rankings

Content Marketing

Google AI Overviews

Peoria · Champaign · Normal

Review Strategy

Schema Markup

Local SEO

Central Illinois

Built For Local  
Visibility Work.

Real local-business work, a practical visibility score, and the technical stack needed to turn search curiosity into calls, forms, and paid work.

Selected Local Work

Performance  
Lab

sports performance

Reliable  
HVAC

home services

Baker  
Landscape

local services

Infrastructure

Google  
Search

GSC / GBP / GA4

Cloudflare  
Pages

fast static deploys

Stripe  
Checkout

paid report flow

### Start With The Score.  
Then Buy The Evidence.

The free visibility score gives you a quick read. The $297 Visibility Intelligence Report gives you the manual review, competitor findings, and prioritized fixes before you commit to monthly work.

[Run the free score ->](audit)

**SEO** titles, schema, sitemaps

**AEO** AI answer readiness

**GBP** maps and local proof

**CRM** intake to task flow

The Problem

## AI DECIDES  
WHO GETS THE  
CALL.

Traditional SEO isn't enough. AI search is the new front door to your business — and most local companies aren't even in the building.

Problem 01

### AI Doesn't Know You Exist

When someone asks ChatGPT "best HVAC in Bloomington," does your name come up? For most local businesses, the answer is no — and that's a call you're losing.

Problem 02

### You're Invisible Online

No website, outdated Google listing, unanswered reviews. Your competitors are getting the calls that should be yours — just because they're easier to find.

Problem 03

### Agencies Charge Too Much

Big agencies want $2,000–$5,000/month and lock you into contracts. You need results, not a second mortgage and a quarterly review call.

How It Works

## THE AI SEARCH  
STACK I BUILD  
FOR YOU.

Five layers. Each one teaches a different AI engine to recommend your business. This is the actual anatomy of what you're paying for — no black box.

The AI Search Stack

Inputs on the left → AI engines on the right. Every layer is a deliverable.

1

### Audit Your Visibility

We run your business through ChatGPT, Google AI, Claude, Perplexity, and Siri with the exact queries your customers are typing. You see where you show up and who's in the answer instead of you.

2

### Build the Five Layers

Schema markup, GBP optimization, conversational FAQ content, review ops, IndexNow + directory citations. Each is a deliverable you can inspect. Nothing hidden behind "proprietary secret sauce."

3

### Report in Plain English

Monthly: what we did, what changed in AI-search results, what the phone did. Three sections, no chart junk, no jargon. If it didn't move, we tell you why and what we're changing next.

4

### Your Phone Rings

More AI recommendations → more clicks → more calls. No ad spend required. No movement in 90 days? Walk — no contract, no retention call. That's the commitment we make to every client.

From Joshua

## I BUILT THIS BECAUSE  
HIRING AN AGENCY  
SHOULDN'T FEEL LIKE  
A SECOND MORTGAGE.

I watched businesses pay $3,000–$5,000 a month to agencies that couldn't explain what they did. Reports full of chart junk, zero phone calls. Meanwhile AI search — ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity — was quietly replacing the old front door to their business, and nobody was showing up on the other side of it.

So we built the thing that should have existed. Transparent pricing. A lean team that runs circles around firms charging 5x more. Results you can read without a decoder ring.

If AI isn't already recommending your business when someone in Bloomington asks for "the best" of what you do — that's a gap we close.

— Joshua Frost, founder · Bloomington, IL

Current Clients

## LIVE WORK YOU CAN  
ACTUALLY CLICK ON.

Active engagements across Bloomington-Normal. These sites, Google profiles, and AI-search footprints are the real output of the work.

Client · Live

### The Performance Lab

Sports Performance · Bloomington, IL

Full website build with sport-specific landing pages, blog scaffold, schema markup, and AEO-tuned content. Sport-by-sport proposal system for softball, baseball, basketball, wrestling, football, hockey, and tactical clients.

[theperformancelab.fit →](https://theperformancelab.fit)

Client · Live

### Reliable Heating & Cooling

HVAC · Bloomington, IL

Reputation rebuild, GBP recovery, new site, AI-search footprint, negative-review response playbook for a 20+ year HVAC business.

[reliablehvacnow.com →](https://reliablehvacnow.com)

Client · Live

### Baker Landscape Service

Landscaping · Bloomington, IL

25-year family-owned business that needed a real site to send customers to. $500 one-time build. Live same day as payment.

[bakerlandscapeil.com →](https://www.bakerlandscapeil.com)

Real work, real business owners — from $500 one-time builds to full-service $500/month engagements. [View all case studies →](case-studies)

Simple Pricing

## START WITH THE FACTS.  
THEN CHOOSE THE WORK.

Run the free score, order the $297 report if the gap is real, or move into monthly visibility management.

Exclusive Territory

We only take 3 businesses per industry per market area. Once spots fill, your competitors go on a waitlist — and we work for you, not against you.

Limited to 3 spots per industry per area · Waitlist available

Flexibility Plan

$750

One-time setup fee

$500 /month

Month-to-month · Cancel anytime · Total Year 1: $6,750

  * Full AI search optimization
  * Google Business Profile management
  * Website content & technical SEO
  * Social media content calendar
  * Review monitoring & response strategy
  * Monthly plain-English report
  * Cancel anytime — no lock-in

[Get Started →](https://buy.stripe.com/6oU28k7v21TxcVmd778AE05)

Best Value

Commitment Plan

$0

$0 setup — pay nothing upfront to start

$3K / 6 months

6-month paid in full · Save $750 vs Flexibility · $500/mo equivalent

  * Everything in Flexibility Plan
  * $0 setup fee — save $750
  * Priority onboarding
  * Bi-weekly check-in calls
  * 6-month performance runway
  * Locked-in rate — no increases

[Get Started →](https://buy.stripe.com/5kQaEQeXugOrbRi2st8AE06)

Best Rate

Partner Plan

$0

$0 setup — nothing upfront

$4,800 / year

$400/month · Save $1,950 vs Flexibility Year 1

  * Everything in Commitment Plan
  * Lowest rate available — locked for 12 months
  * Annual website refresh included
  * Quarterly strategy sessions (video or in-person)
  * Competitor AI-search monitoring reports
  * Territory held for 12 months — no one else in your niche

[Let’s Talk →](mailto:frost@belowzeromedia.com?subject=Partner Plan Inquiry)

All plans include the same full-service AI search marketing. Most visibility work needs 60-90 days before useful trend data. No jargon. No retention calls. If you're not seeing movement, walk.

Free AI Audit

## GET FOUND.  
STARTS HERE.

We'll show you exactly how your business appears when customers ask AI for recommendations — free, in 24 hours.

Send My Free Audit →

Referral Program

## KNOW A BUSINESS  
THAT NEEDS HELP?  
GET PAID.

Send us a client and earn $100 when they sign up. It's that simple.

1

### Fill Out the Form

Tell us about the business and how to reach them.

2

### We Do the Work

We reach out, run a free audit, and handle the sales conversation.

3

### You Get Paid

They sign up → you get $100 via Venmo. Done.

### Submit a Referral

Include the @ (e.g. @YourName)

Submit Referral →

## READY TO  
GET FOUND?

Run the free visibility score first. If the gap is worth digging into, the $297 report gives you the evidence, competitor context, and next steps.

[Get your free visibility score →](audit) Send us a message