Own SEO AI.

What you'd own.

Every artifact below transfers to your accounts on day one. The whole engine.

• ●SEO-optimized landing page with blog targeting rank-faster keyword clusters
• ●Content library and affiliate marketing playbook for customer acquisition
• ●AI content generation architecture and API integration specifications
• ●Existing customer database on free and paid subscription tiers
• ●Financial model with 12-month projections and unit economics
• ●Brand identity and positioning for target SMB audience
• ●Documentation of founder GTM strategy and customer acquisition channels

What Roll Digital builds for you.

Custom scope to take SEO AI from MVP shell to operating business.

• ▸Production backend on FastAPI with Postgres for SaaS architecture
• ▸Stripe billing integration supporting three monthly pricing tier options
• ▸Multi-tenant authentication with email and Google sign-in
• ▸API rate limiting and usage tracking per subscription level
• ▸Admin dashboard for monitoring user usage and API costs
• ▸Email onboarding sequence and in-app product guidance for users
• ▸Content delivery optimization for generated outputs and storage
• ▸Security hardening including data encryption and GDPR compliance tooling

Why this could work.

The TAM is concrete: 100K US SMBs and freelance agencies spend roughly $900 annually on SEO software. Your GTM targets price-sensitive buyers through channels where incumbents avoid. Content generation directly solves a core workflow bottleneck. An experienced operator could acquire 200-300 paying customers at $100 monthly and reach $240K ARR by month 18, where unit economics become sustainable.

What you'd risk.

Google's AI Overviews and SGE are actively eroding organic click-through rates, the core value of SEO rankings. Ahrefs, SEMrush, and Surfer already ship AI features backed by billions of backlinks you cannot replicate. Google algorithmically deprioritizes AI content, making buyers wary. API cost spikes could destroy margin. At $100 monthly, a 50% increase in OpenAI pricing breaks your unit economics. Historical probability of success is 14%.

Who this fits.

An existing SEO consultant, small agency, or SaaS founder with distribution into SMBs or freelancers. You need hands-on product management and content marketing skills to execute the GTM. Ideal if you have an existing network in SEO or freelancer communities, or budget to run affiliate partnerships. Solo operators without distribution history will struggle.

Timeline.

From contract signing to operating business.

1. Day 1
   Ownership transfer of landing page, blog, affiliate playbook, model
2. Week 1
   Production FastAPI backend and Postgres database live and tested
3. Week 3
   Stripe billing integration enabled, accepting first paying customers
4. Week 6
   50+ customers onboarded, API cost tracking and usage analytics
5. Day 90
   200+ total customers, unit economics validated or requiring repricing

Pricing.

Three ways in, depending on how much you want to build yourself.