AI-first marketing agency
make it bttr.
AI-first marketing for teams that know "fine" isn't a strategy. Claude skills, AI search visibility and automation, backed by real performance marketing.
Sample
Sample audit output: brand mentioned in 2 of 10 AI prompts, a competitor cited instead in 6, and 14 automatable hours per week.
01 / Primary focus
ai-first marketing
- 01Custom Claude Skill DevelopmentYour team's playbooks turned into Claude skills that run the same way every time, in one command.Explore →
- 02AEO (Answer Engine Optimization)Get your brand cited when buyers ask ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI for a recommendation.Explore →
- 03AI-Optimized Workflows & AutomationHours of weekly busywork, automated and handed back to the people who were stuck doing it.Explore →
- 04Synthetic Content GenerationOn-brand content at volume, with human editing built in so it doesn't read like a robot wrote it.Explore →
The shift
your buyers are asking ai first
Search is moving into AI answers. If an assistant doesn't know your brand, you're not on the shortlist.
- 51%
b2b buyers start in a chatbot
Half of B2B software buyers (51%) now start their research with an AI chatbot more often than with Google.
Source: G2, "In the Answer Economy, Don't Win the Click — Win the Answer" (April 2026)
- ~80%
the answer is the destination
About 80% of search users rely on AI summaries at least 40% of the time.
Source: Bain & Company, "Goodbye Clicks, Hello AI: Zero-Click Search Redefines Marketing" (February 2025)
- 8%
fewer clicks reach your site
Google users who saw an AI summary clicked a traditional search result in 8% of visits, versus 15% when there was no summary.
Free AI audit
how the audit works
- Step 1
Tell us about you
A 2-minute form. No call needed to start.
- Step 2
We run the audit
AI visibility check, workflow scan and quick wins.
- Step 3
Get your report
Plain-language findings in 5 business days. Yours to keep.
Proof, not promises
built by bttrly
Skills and systems we built and run in our own work, shown by what they help us do.

Rewrite whole product catalogs into SEO/AEO-ready, human-sounding descriptions and publish them straight to Shopify
Catalog SEO rewriter
A Claude skill that reads a product page, writes an SEO and AI-search-ready description, edits it to sound human and updates Shopify through its API.

Plan, build, test and audit Google Tag Manager tracking from a written plan, with no hand-clicking through tag setup
Tracking automation (GTM skills)
A set of Claude skills that scans a site for trackable elements, writes the tracking plan, configures Google Tag Manager through its API and tests the events.

Crawl a site and turn the findings into a prioritized, client-ready report in a single session
AI-assisted SEO audit
A Claude skill that crawls a site, checks technical and on-page SEO, and writes up the issues in order of impact.
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Turn PDF parts manuals and exploded diagrams into structured parts lists and catalog import files
Parts manual extractor
A Claude skill that reads PDF parts manuals, pulls out part numbers, descriptions and diagram callouts, and checks them against a Shopify catalog.

Generate product structured data that AI assistants and Google Shopping can read
Product schema generator
A Claude skill that writes schema.org Product JSON-LD for a parts catalog, including part numbers, brand, offer and fitment details.

Audit and improve how brands show up in ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google AI answers
AI search (AEO) skills
Claude skills for AI search: checks on how assistants describe a brand, structured data and llms.txt reviews, and AI shopping readiness checks.

Research, write, fact-check and optimize long-form content for search and AI citation
Blog engine (claude-blog)
A suite of Claude skills covering the full blog workflow: briefs, outlines, drafts, fact checks, schema and content refresh audits.

Plan, draft and humanize LinkedIn content and track engagement
LinkedIn skills
Claude skills for LinkedIn: weekly content plans, post and comment drafts, a pass that strips out AI phrasing, and engagement analysis.

Generate ad creative variations and audit paid campaigns for wasted spend
Paid media skills
Claude skills that write ad copy variations for Google, Meta and LinkedIn and review paid traffic for spend that isn't paying back.

Review product pages, checkout flows and offers for conversion friction
CRO and e-commerce review skills
Claude skills that review product pages, checkout flows, offers and promotions for friction, with findings ranked by effort and impact.

Write and edit on-brand copy for pages, emails and launches
Brand and copy skills
Claude skills for writing and editing copy, from page and email drafts to edits that hold a brand voice and cut generic AI phrasing.
Also in the toolkit
the rest of the stack
02 / Digital performance
03 / Brand & creative
04 / Strategy
Who we work with
who it's for
Business owners
You want results without the jargon.
Startups & SaaS
You want leverage, not headcount.
In-house teams
You want AI skills inside your team.

Who's behind bttrly
hi, i'm tim
I've spent 13+ years in digital marketing, agency-side and in-house, running SEO, paid media, websites and tracking for multi-location brands, ecommerce stores, B2B companies and SaaS startups.
I'm also a US Army veteran (Sergeant) and co-founded Helping Heroes, a nonprofit that made home modifications for disabled veterans.
I started bttrly here in Iowa because AI changed how buyers find companies, and most marketing hasn't caught up. Every skill in "Built by bttrly" is one I helped build and use in my own work.
- 300%+YoY inbound leads (website redesign)
- 500%+top-10 ranking keywords
- $25Mpipeline revenue across client accounts
- 50%lower cost per lead (multi-location)
Results from Tim's past roles
FAQ
questions
What is AEO, and do I need it?
AEO (answer engine optimization) is the work of making your brand easy for AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Google's AI answers to find, understand and cite. If your buyers research before they buy, some of them are already asking those assistants. The free audit shows you what they hear about you.
What's a Claude skill?
A folder of instructions, scripts and reference material that teaches Claude how to do one specific job your way. Claude loads it when the task comes up, so nobody re-explains the method every time. We build skills around the playbooks your team already uses, and you own the files.
Is the audit really free?
Yes. You fill in the form, we run the audit and send you the report. There's no fee and no obligation, and no sales pitch unless you ask for one.
What's in the report?
An AI visibility check (what the assistants say when buyers ask about your category), a scan for workflows worth automating and a short list of quick wins. It is written in plain language and lands in your inbox within 5 business days.
Do you work with small businesses?
Yes. We work with business owners, funded startups and SaaS companies, and in-house teams at larger companies. The audit is the same for everyone, and the work is scoped to what you actually need.
How do engagements work?
Most start with the free audit. If you want help with what it finds, we agree the scope first: a one-off project or a monthly engagement, depending on the service. Nothing starts until you've said yes.
Free AI audit
let's make it bttr
Report in 5 business days. No sales pitch unless you ask for one.