What is AI visibility optimization?

AI visibility optimization ensures that when patients ask AI platforms like ChatGPT or Gemini for medical recommendations, your practice is included. We engineer your online presence so AI platforms trust and cite your practice.

The AI Growth Clinic | SEO & AI Visibility for Private Medical Practices & Clinics

Q: What is the difference between SEO and AEO?

SEO (Search Engine Optimization) helps your practice rank on Google. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) helps your practice get recommended by AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini. Both are essential for medical practices in 2026.

About Us

A Doctor Who Builds Growth Systems
for Clinics Like Yours

Clinical Expertise + AI Power = The AI Growth Clinic

The AI Growth Clinic helps private practices grow, scale, and maximise impact — by combining clinical expertise with AI-powered systems that actually work.

Why "The AI Growth Clinic"?

The name is a deliberate collision of two disciplines — and it reflects exactly how we think.

In medicine, a clinic is where observation becomes diagnosis, and diagnosis becomes intervention. It's a place built on evidence, pattern recognition, and structured problem-solving. Growth — sustainable, predictable, compounding growth — is the outcome every practice needs but remarkably few engineer with any rigour. And AI is the catalyst that transforms fragmented effort into systematic, measurable progress.

The AI Growth Clinic exists at the intersection of these three ideas.

Dr Andrew Greenland's path didn't begin in technology. It began in clinical medicine — almost three decades spent building, operating, and scaling medical practices from the inside. He understood the reality that most consultants never see: the cognitive load of running a practice where clinical excellence must coexist with operational complexity. The late finishes. The unpredictable patient flow. The administrative burden that quietly erodes the very thing that drew most practitioners to medicine in the first place.

What changed wasn't a single moment — it was a methodology. Andrew began applying AI with the same diagnostic precision he'd bring to a patient presentation: identify the underlying dysfunction, map the contributing variables, and design a targeted intervention. The results were unambiguous.

Administrative overhead reduced. Patient acquisition became predictable rather than episodic. His team recovered capacity. Margins improved. And for the first time, the practice operated as a system — not as an extension of one person's effort.

Colleagues began asking how. Then competitors. Then practitioners he'd never met. The pattern was clear: the need was universal, but the capability gap was vast. Most practice owners understood that AI mattered — few had any framework for applying it.

So he built one. The AI Growth Clinic is where private practices come to be properly assessed, systematically treated, and set up for the kind of growth that compounds — quietly, predictably, and without requiring the founder to be the engine.

Our Philosophy

AI Should Make Clinics More Human — Not Less

We combine deep clinical knowledge with AI-driven automation, intelligent content systems, precision growth frameworks, and a practical understanding of how healthcare businesses actually operate.

The result? A practice that grows with clarity, efficiency, and confidence.

We believe the future of healthcare belongs to the practices that leverage AI intelligently — not by surrendering to it, but by using it as the force multiplier it's designed to be.

Our Mission

Growth Without Complexity

To give clinicians and practice owners the growth, efficiency, and cost savings that AI makes possible — without the complexity.

We're here to help you grow, scale, and maximise your impact.

What Makes Us Different

Why Private Practices Choose The AI Growth Clinic

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Clinically Informed

We understand the realities of running a medical or wellness practice — the regulations, patient sensitivity, and the need for trust. Our founder is a practising medical doctor.

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AI-Powered, Not AI-Dependent

We use AI as a precision tool to drive efficiency and growth — not a substitute for the human judgement that makes healthcare work.

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Outcome-Driven

Everything we build is measurable — whether that's more enquiries, fewer admin hours, or smoother patient experiences. No vanity metrics.

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Collaborative

We can build it for you or with you, depending on your team's capacity and appetite to learn. Done-for-you or done-with-you — you choose.

How We Help

SEO + AI Visibility For Medical Practices

We Help Dermatologists, Surgeons, Functional Medicine Practitioners, Integrative Clinics & Specialist Physicians Grow

AEO Analytics Dashboard showing sessions, new users, pageviews, conversions, organic volume and backlinks growth metrics for a medical practice

Whether you run an orthopaedic surgery practice, a functional medicine clinic, an integrative health centre, a fertility clinic, a cosmetic surgery practice, or a specialist physician office — we help you rank higher on Google and get recommended by AI platforms.

What we do:

✓ Publish 8–24 medically accurate, SEO-optimised articles to your website every month
✓ Track 25–75 target keywords and monitor ranking changes for procedures, conditions, and treatment modalities
✓ Build 2–8 backlinks monthly to increase your domain authority in the healthcare space
✓ Monitor how often ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overview recommend your practice when patients search for specialists
✓ Provide monthly reports comparing your visibility to competing practices in your area

Services

Everything You Need.

Nothing you have to do.

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SEO Optimisation

25–100 target keywords tracked and optimised for medical procedures, conditions, treatments, and modalities
2–4 professional medical articles per week published to your site
Unlimited web copy optimisation for service, procedure, and treatment pages
Complete technical on-page optimisation including MedicalBusiness and Physician schema
Strategic backlink acquisition from healthcare directories, medical publications, and professional associations
Competitor ranking monitoring against other local practices

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AI Visibility & AEO

Up to 25–75 monthly prompt tracking for medical queries patients ask AI
2–4 AI-optimised content pieces per week published to your site
Competitor AI mention tracking — see which rival practices AI recommends
Content engineering for AI trust signals in healthcare
Answer Engine Optimisation (AEO) across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity & AI Overview

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Reporting & Management

Monthly SEO performance reports with patient acquisition insights
Monthly AI visibility reports with competitive comparison
Dedicated account strategist who understands healthcare marketing
Monthly strategy calls
Priority support

Why This Matters

Two Ways Patients Find Medical Practices In 2026

Google Search

A patient searches "best dermatologist near me" or "functional medicine practitioner London" on Google. If your practice isn't on page 1, they never see you. The AI Growth Clinic publishes SEO content that ranks your practice for the procedures, conditions, and treatment approaches patients search for.

AI Recommendations

That same patient asks ChatGPT: "Who are the best private cardiologists in Manchester?" or "Which integrative medicine clinic has the best reviews?" ChatGPT recommends 3–5 practices. The AI Growth Clinic optimises your content and online presence so AI platforms include your practice in these recommendations.

Most SEO agencies only handle Google. The AI Growth Clinic handles both.

✓ Maximum visibility — You appear in traditional search AND AI recommendations for medical queries
✓ Competitive advantage — You're outranking competing practices while they don't even know AI visibility matters
✓ Authority positioning — Being recommended by AI makes your practice look like the leading specialist
✓ Future protection — As patients increasingly use AI to find doctors, you're already positioned
✓ Better intel — You know competitor AI mention rates; they're blind to this data

AEO Analytics Dashboard showing growth in sessions, pageviews, conversions, organic volume and backlinks for a medical practice

Why Choose Us

Why Private Practices Choose The AI Growth Clinic

Most agencies handle SEO or AI consulting separately. We deliver both in one package, with clinical insight that generic agencies can't match.

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Combined SEO + AI Visibility

Most agencies offer SEO or AI consulting separately. The AI Growth Clinic delivers both in one package, so you don't need multiple vendors. You get Google rankings and AI recommendations from a single, clinically-informed team.

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Done-For-You Execution

With the plan in place, we get to work. We produce your content, optimise your site, strengthen your search presence, and improve how often you're recommended by ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overview. Everything is executed consistently and strategically.

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Transparent Reporting

Monthly reports show exactly how many keywords you rank for, how many AI platforms recommend you, and how you compare to competitors. No guesswork, no hidden metrics — just clear data you can act on.

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Healthcare Industry Focus

We specialise in private medical practices, functional medicine clinics, integrative health centres, and specialist clinics. We understand the keywords, patient journeys, regulations, and AI prompts your patients use.

Our Approach

A Step-By-Step Guide To Our Growth Method

Done-for-you SEO and AI visibility that outranks competitors on Google while getting you recommended more often by AI platforms.

Initial Consultation

We start with a focused conversation about your practice, your goals, and the gaps holding you back. This is where we audit your current content, your search position, and how you show up across major AI platforms — so we know exactly what needs to be fixed or accelerated.

Research & Analysis

Next we dive into competitor research, keyword mapping, and content opportunities across search engines and AI models. We analyse what your competitors are ranking for, what they're missing, and where you can outperform them fast.

Strategy Development

Once we understand the landscape, we build a custom plan that outlines your content cadence, SEO priorities, AI visibility opportunities, and the specific actions that will create the biggest impact. This becomes the roadmap that guides every piece of work we execute.

Execution Timeline

How The AI Growth Clinic Works

4-Phase Execution Process

Phase 1: Foundation & Intelligence (Month 1)

Complete audit of your practice's online presence, competitor analysis, keyword research for your specialties, and AI visibility baseline

Phase 2: Aggressive Growth (Month 2–3)

High-volume content publishing, medical backlink building, technical SEO improvements, and AI visibility engineering for your procedures and conditions

Phase 3: Optimisation & Scaling (Month 4–6)

Refine strategy based on what's driving patient enquiries, scale winning content topics, and deepen AI visibility across medical queries

Phase 4: Domination & Defence (Month 7+)

Maintain top rankings, expand into new procedure keywords, continuous AI visibility monitoring, and competitive defence against rival practices

The AI Growth Clinic Method

The First Step to AI Visibility

AI VISIBILITY FOUNDATION

THE 7-PILLAR FRAMEWORK

AI Entity & Site Alignment — Ensure AI recognises your practice as a medical entity and understands exactly what you do
AI-Optimised Content Framework — Structure content so AI can extract, understand, and recommend your services
Structured Data & Schema Implementation — MedicalBusiness, Physician, MedicalProcedure, and FAQPage schema
Trusted Off-Site Citation Alignment — Healthcare directories, medical associations, professional bodies, and review platforms
Neutral Authority Positioning — Position your practice as the objective, credible choice for your specialties
Messaging & Tone Correction — Align your clinical messaging with how AI evaluates trustworthiness and authority
AI Visibility Baseline & Validation — Measure your starting point across all AI platforms and track progress

WHY THIS HAS TO BE DONE NOW

✓ Patients are already asking AI for doctor, clinic, and practitioner recommendations
✓ Your competing practices will eventually catch on — first movers win
✓ AI platforms are forming opinions about medical practices right now based on what's online
✓ The cost of being invisible to AI grows every month as patient behaviour shifts
✓ Authority signals matter — who mentions you, links to you, and reviews you determines AI recommendations

The Investment Case

The ROI of Intelligent Visibility

SEO and AI visibility aren't marketing expenses — they're acquisition infrastructure. Here's what the numbers look like when you build it properly.

Most private practices acquire patients through referrals, word of mouth, or paid advertising. Referrals are unpredictable. Word of mouth doesn't scale. And paid ads stop the moment you stop paying. SEO and AEO are fundamentally different — they build compounding, owned assets that generate patient enquiries month after month, at a declining cost per acquisition over time.

The question isn't whether you can afford to invest in intelligent visibility. It's whether you can calculate what you're already losing by not having it.

Starter Tier — Functional Medicine

Solo Practitioner Clinic

A functional medicine practitioner investing £2,000/mo. Over the first 4–5 months, they build page-1 rankings for 8 targeted search terms and begin appearing in AI recommendations. By month 6, they consistently attract 5 new patient enquiries per month. With a 40% conversion rate and an average programme value of £4,500 (from a £500 initial consultation through to a 6-month care plan), that's 2 new patients per month — generating £9,000 in new monthly revenue once at steady state.

£2,000

Monthly Investment

£9,000

Monthly Revenue (steady state)

£24,000

Total Invested (12 mo)

£72,000

Estimated Revenue (Year 1)

Projected return on investment
within the first 12 months

Growth Tier — Dermatology

Single-Location Private Practice

A dermatology clinic investing £3,500/mo. By month 5, organic traffic has increased 120% and AI platforms recommend them for 8 procedure-related queries. They generate 10 new patient enquiries per month. With an average first consultation value of £450 and a 12-month patient lifetime value of £3,200 across follow-up consultations and treatment plans, and a 35% conversion rate, that's 3–4 new patients per month — adding approximately £11,200 in monthly lifetime value once at steady state.

£3,500

Monthly Investment

£11,200

Monthly LTV Added (steady state)

£42,000

Total Invested (12 mo)

£210,000

Cumulative Patient LTV (Year 1)

Projected return on investment
within the first 12 months (LTV basis)

Dominate Tier — Cosmetic Surgery

Multi-Practitioner Clinic Group

A cosmetic surgery group investing £6,000/mo. By month 5, they rank page 1 for 25 high-intent keywords and AI platforms recommend them for 5 core procedure terms. They generate 14 qualified leads per month. With an average initial procedure value of £7,000, a conservative 25% conversion rate, and a 24-month patient lifetime value of £18,000 (repeat treatments, additional procedures, and referrals), that's 3–4 new patients per month — adding approximately £63,000 in monthly lifetime value once at steady state.

£6,000

Monthly Investment

£63,000

Monthly LTV Added (steady state)

£72,000

Total Invested (12 mo)

£575,000

Cumulative Patient LTV (Year 1)

Projected return on investment
within the first 12 months (LTV basis)

*The scenarios above are hypothetical illustrations based on typical consultation values and conversion rates within private healthcare. They are not guarantees of results. Actual performance will vary depending on specialty, location, competition, website quality, and other factors. Past or projected performance is not indicative of future results.

Why SEO & AEO Compound Where Paid Ads Don't

Paid advertising operates on a linear model: spend £1, get a click. Stop spending, get nothing. Every month starts from zero. It's a rental model — you're leasing attention you'll never own.

Intelligent SEO and AEO work differently. Every article published, every backlink earned, every schema implemented, every AI trust signal established — these are permanent assets that accumulate. Month 1 builds the foundation. Month 6 compounds on it. By month 12, the cost per patient acquisition has typically fallen by 60–80% while enquiry volume continues to rise.

Month 1: Building → Month 6: Compounding → Month 12: Dominating
Cost per acquisition falls. Enquiry volume rises. The asset is yours.

This is the difference between renting visibility and owning it. The practices that invest now are building moats their competitors will spend years trying to cross.

The Risk of Waiting

The Quiet Cost of Standing Still

Imagine a specialist clinic with no nameplate, no directory listing, and no presence in the referral network — on a street patients have stopped walking down because they now get recommendations from a different source entirely. That's what invisible looks like in 2026.

Patients are already asking AI for doctor recommendations with the same trust they once reserved for a GP referral. If AI can't find you, can't verify you, or can't categorise you — it recommends someone else. Every month that continues, four things compound against you:

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Competitors Gain Ground You Can't Reclaim

Authority compounds. The longer competitors invest, the wider the gap — and the more it costs to close it.

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Patient Behaviour Shifts Permanently

Every patient who forms the habit of asking AI rather than searching Google is one who'll never find you through traditional channels alone.

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AI Decides You Don't Exist

AI platforms are building knowledge graphs right now. If you're absent, their opinion isn't neutral — it's that you're not a credible option. Fixing that later costs multiples more.

The Price of Entry Rises Monthly

What costs £2,000/mo to build today could cost £5,000/mo to fight for in 18 months. First movers set the terms. Latecomers pay the premium.

Every month of inaction isn't zero cost — it's the patients you would have acquired × their lifetime value × the competitive advantage you didn't build.

The best time to start was six months ago. The second-best time is now.

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Pricing

Monthly Investment Plans

Starter Tier — £2,000/mo

Purpose

Establish AI recognition and SEO foundations for your practice.

Content Output

8 total pieces per month
4 SEO-focused medical articles
4 AI-optimised explainer articles on conditions and procedures

SEO Execution

25 target keywords tracked
On-page optimisation for top procedure pages
MedicalBusiness + Physician schema

AI Visibility

25 monthly prompt tracking
Entity and content alignment
AI mention baseline report

Website Indexing

Google sitemap submission
Bing IndexNow

Reporting & Tracking

Track up to 3 competing practices
Monthly SEO performance report + AI visibility report

AI Visibility Foundation must be implemented first for practices with low-grade websites.

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Growth Tier — £3,500/mo

Purpose

Increase AI recommendations while scaling SEO visibility for your practice.

Content Output

16 total pieces per month
8 SEO-focused medical articles
8 AI-optimised explainer articles

SEO Execution

50 target keywords tracked
Full on-page optimisation
Organisation + MedicalBusiness schema
2–4 backlinks per month from healthcare sources

AI Visibility

50 monthly prompt tracking
Competitor AI mention tracking
Content engineering for AI trust

Website Indexing

Google sitemap submission
Sitemap monitoring and updates
Bing IndexNow
Indexation health checks

Reporting & Tracking

Track up to 10 competing practices
Monthly SEO performance report
AI visibility report (prompt coverage, brand mentions, competitive AI presence)

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Dominate Tier — £6,000/mo

Purpose

Own AI answers in highly competitive medical markets and specialties.

Content Output

24 total pieces per month
12 SEO-focused medical articles
12 AI-optimised explainer articles

SEO Execution

75–100 target keywords tracked
Full on-page + technical optimisation
Organisation, MedicalBusiness + FAQ schema
4–8 backlinks per month from medical publications and healthcare directories

AI Visibility

75 monthly prompt tracking
Advanced competitor AI tracking
Multi-platform AI content reinforcement

Website Indexing

Google sitemap submission
Sitemap monitoring and updates
Bing IndexNow
Indexation health checks

Reporting & Tracking

Track up to 20 competing practices
Monthly SEO performance report
AI visibility report (prompt coverage, brand mentions, competitive AI presence)

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FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What type of medical practices do you work with? ▼

We work with all private medical practices and clinics, including dermatology, orthopaedics, cardiology, fertility clinics, cosmetic surgery, ophthalmology, ENT, gastroenterology, physiotherapy, functional medicine, integrative medicine, naturopathy, chiropractic, sports medicine, psychology, psychiatry, dental practices, and specialist physician practices. If patients search for your services on Google or ask AI for recommendations, we can help.

Do you write medically accurate content? ▼

All content is researched and written with clinical accuracy as a priority. Our founder is a practising medical doctor with almost three decades of clinical experience, including in integrative and functional medicine. Articles cover procedures, conditions, treatment options, and patient education topics relevant to your specialty. Content is sent for your review before publishing if you prefer.

Do I need to do anything? ▼

No. This is a fully done-for-you service. We handle all research, content creation, publishing, technical SEO, backlink building, and AI visibility engineering. You receive monthly reports and strategy calls. Your clinical team can focus on patients.

What makes The AI Growth Clinic different from a regular healthcare marketing agency? ▼

Most healthcare marketing agencies focus only on Google rankings or paid advertising. We handle both Google SEO and AI visibility (AEO), ensuring your practice appears in traditional search results and in AI-powered recommendations from ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Google AI Overview. Plus, our founder is a medical doctor who understands the clinical side of your business — not just the marketing side.

What is AI visibility optimisation and AEO? ▼

AI visibility optimisation (also called Answer Engine Optimisation or AEO) ensures that when patients ask AI platforms like ChatGPT or Gemini "Who is the best dermatologist near me?" or "Which functional medicine practitioner has the best reviews?", your practice is included in the recommendation. We engineer your online presence so AI platforms trust and cite your practice as an authority.

What is the difference between SEO and AEO? ▼

SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) helps your practice rank on Google. AEO (Answer Engine Optimisation) helps your practice get recommended by AI platforms like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Both are essential for medical practices in 2026 as patients use a mix of Google search and AI assistants to find healthcare providers.

How do AI platforms decide which practices to recommend? ▼

AI platforms evaluate factors including the quality and structure of your website content, your presence across trusted medical directories, patient reviews, structured data markup, citations from authoritative healthcare sources, and how your messaging aligns with medical best practices. We optimise all of these factors as part of our 7-Pillar Framework.

How long before I see results? ▼

SEO results typically begin appearing within 3–6 months as content accumulates authority. AI visibility improvements can appear sooner as we align your entity signals and content structure. Most practices see measurable improvements in both channels by month 4–5.

Can I track what my competitor practices are doing? ▼

Yes. Depending on your tier, we track 3–20 competitor practices. You'll see how their Google rankings compare to yours and how often AI platforms recommend them versus your practice. This competitive intelligence is included in your monthly reports.

Is my practice too small for this? ▼

No. Solo practitioners and boutique clinics often see the fastest results because there's less competition in their specific niche and location. Whether you're a single-physician practice, a functional medicine clinic, or a multi-location clinic group, the strategy scales to fit your situation.

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A Doctor Who Builds Growth Systems for Clinics Like Yours

Why "The AI Growth Clinic"?

AI Should Make Clinics More Human — Not Less

Growth Without Complexity

Why Private Practices Choose The AI Growth Clinic

Clinically Informed

AI-Powered, Not AI-Dependent

Outcome-Driven

Collaborative

Dr Andrew Greenland