A Brutally Honest & Transparent Take on If You Should Work with Rival ROI or Not…

Okay, so you’ve checked out our website.
You understand we sell AI SEO blogs.
You’re weighing the pros and cons as we speak.

But can I let you in on a little secret?

The question of “should I work with these guys” is easier than you think.

Here’s why…

I’m going to break down all the costs we incur internally to develop these blogs on your behalf.

These are the same exact costs you’d face if you ran this in-house for your own marketing team.

Meaning, as a marketing leader, you’d need to:

• Purchase all the software
• Hire the headcount
• Train the headcount
• Pay the headcount
• QA the output
• Launch the content
• Track performance
• And stay ahead of unpredictable performance & AI citation patterns

Here’s what that looks like for us every month:

Software

• Semrush – $149/mo
• Surfer – $217/mo
• ChatGPT – $20/mo
• ElevenLabs – $5/mo
• Lumen5 – $29/mo

Total = $420/mo

Headcount

• AI Content Specialist – $650/mo (20 hrs/week)
• Management & QA – ~$500–$1000/mo

This includes time for dashboard tracking, updating keywords, reviewing content, and maintaining SOPs that evolve as AI and tools shift. That SOP creation alone took 2–3 hours to start, with 1–2 hours/month for ongoing updates.

Estimated Total Monthly Cost:

$1500–$2000/mo for ~8–12 blogs (conservatively)

Here’s the kicker…

This is what we spend. It’s what it costs to do it right — and it’s exactly what we charge you.

You’re probably doing the math in your head now…

“10 credits at $149 each — so about $1500/month.”

Yep. That’s it.

That’s our pricing. A fair trade for:

• Top-quality content
• 30-day ranking guarantee
• Zero work on your end

We do all the work. You get the credit.

So when your CEO asks, “What’s the plan to rank in AI overviews?”

You’ve already got it handled. You’ve already started. You even have a ranking guarantee to back it up.

“Okay… but how do you guys make money?”

It’s called economies of scale.

Our one-time costs stay relatively fixed. As we add more clients, our margins improve.
Yes, we might bring on more VAs over time, but the model is optimized to do two things:

• Keep the price fair — likely less than what you'd spend building it yourself
• Give us room to grow and deliver even more value

So now ask yourself…

“Should I be worried about ranking in the AI overviews?”

If visibility matters to your company…
If your boss keeps asking about performance…
If ranking impacts revenue…

Then yeah — it matters.

And since we already know the costs are the same either way ✅

The real question is:

“What’s the cost of NOT showing up in AI overviews?”

And honestly? That number is probably way higher than $1500/month.

This is a no-brainer.

If ranking is important… this is your sign.

Join the Rival family. Let’s build your SEO engine — together.

Thanks for reading. Hope to see your order come through soon.

To your success,
Ian
Founder, Rival ROI

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