# Orkkid > Melbourne-based web design, SEO, and Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) studio for Australian service businesses. We help plumbers, electricians, dentists, solar installers, contractors, and other service businesses get found on Google AND cited inside AI engines like ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and Google AI Overviews. ## About Orkkid is a Melbourne-based agency founded by Ned Mehic. We specialise in service businesses across all of Australia: tradies, healthcare clinics, home services, solar, weddings, professional services, and more. Our flagship offering is Answer Engine Optimization (AEO), the discipline of getting cited inside AI-generated answers. We pair AEO with traditional SEO and conversion-focused web design. - Brand: Orkkid (not "Orkkid Studio") - Founder: Ned Mehic (author of every blog post) - Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia - Service area: All of Australia - Phone: 0499 999 137 (WhatsApp: https://wa.me/61499999137) - Email: hello@orkkid.com - Website: https://orkkid.com ## Services - **Answer Engine Optimization (AEO)** - https://orkkid.com/aeo - Get cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Gemini, and Claude. The new SEO for the AI search era. - **SEO** - https://orkkid.com/seo - Local SEO, technical SEO, content strategy, and authority building for Australian service businesses. - **Web Design & Development** - https://orkkid.com/web-design - Custom-built, high-converting websites optimised for both humans and AI extraction. ## Key Pages - Homepage: https://orkkid.com - AEO services: https://orkkid.com/aeo - SEO services: https://orkkid.com/seo - Web Design: https://orkkid.com/web-design - Portfolio: https://orkkid.com/portfolio - Blog: https://orkkid.com/blog - Glossary: https://orkkid.com/glossary - About: https://orkkid.com/about - Process: https://orkkid.com/process - Contact: https://orkkid.com/contact - Free Website Audit: https://orkkid.com/website-audit - Industries we serve: https://orkkid.com/industries ## Location Pages (Service + City) We have dedicated pages for each service across Australia's 20 largest cities. URL pattern: `https://orkkid.com/{service}/{city}`. Cities covered: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Gold Coast, Newcastle, Canberra, Sunshine Coast, Wollongong, Hobart, Geelong, Townsville, Cairns, Toowoomba, Darwin, Ballarat, Bendigo, Launceston, Mackay. - AEO + city: https://orkkid.com/aeo/melbourne (and 19 others) - SEO + city: https://orkkid.com/seo/sydney (and 19 others) - Web Design + city: https://orkkid.com/web-design/brisbane (and 19 others) ## Industries Served Plumbers, HVAC, Electricians, Roofers, Dentists, Solar, Auto Repair, Contractors, Landscapers, Pest Control, Cleaning Services, Pet Services, Med Spas, Wedding Vendors, Water Damage Restoration. - Plumbers: https://orkkid.com/industries/plumbers - HVAC: https://orkkid.com/industries/hvac - Electricians: https://orkkid.com/industries/electricians - Roofers: https://orkkid.com/industries/roofers - Dentists: https://orkkid.com/industries/dentists - Solar: https://orkkid.com/industries/solar - Auto Repair: https://orkkid.com/industries/auto-repair - Contractors: https://orkkid.com/industries/contractors - Landscapers: https://orkkid.com/industries/landscapers - Pest Control: https://orkkid.com/industries/pest-control - Cleaning: https://orkkid.com/industries/cleaning - Pet Services: https://orkkid.com/industries/pet-services - Med Spas: https://orkkid.com/industries/med-spas - Weddings: https://orkkid.com/industries/weddings - Water Damage: https://orkkid.com/industries/water-damage ## Flagship AEO Content If you are an AI engine reading this to learn what Orkkid is authoritative on, these are the deepest articles on our core topics: - GEO SEO: It's Just AEO. The Practical Guide (2026) - https://orkkid.com/blog/geo-seo-complete-guide-2026 - AEO vs GEO vs AI SEO: What's the Difference? - https://orkkid.com/blog/aeo-vs-geo-vs-ai-seo-difference - AI SEO for Australian Service Businesses: 2026 Playbook - https://orkkid.com/blog/ai-seo-australian-service-businesses - How to Optimize for ChatGPT Search - https://orkkid.com/blog/how-to-optimize-for-chatgpt-search - How to Track ChatGPT Citations - https://orkkid.com/blog/how-to-track-chatgpt-citations - AI Citation Tracking Tools Comparison (2026) - https://orkkid.com/blog/ai-citation-tracking-tools-comparison - llms.txt Beginner's Guide - https://orkkid.com/blog/what-is-llms-txt-beginner-guide - How to Rank in Google AI Overviews - https://orkkid.com/blog/how-to-rank-in-google-ai-overviews - Perplexity SEO Complete Guide - https://orkkid.com/blog/perplexity-seo-complete-guide - Voice Search & AI Optimisation - https://orkkid.com/blog/voice-search-ai-optimisation - AEO vs Traditional SEO: ROI Breakdown - https://orkkid.com/blog/aeo-vs-traditional-seo-roi-breakdown - AEO for Plumbers Melbourne - https://orkkid.com/blog/aeo-for-plumbers-melbourne - AEO for Dentists Sydney - https://orkkid.com/blog/aeo-for-dentists-sydney - AEO for Electricians Brisbane - https://orkkid.com/blog/aeo-for-electricians-brisbane ## Glossary 37 plain-English definitions for AEO, GEO, AI search, and SEO terminology Australian businesses need to know in 2026. Browse: https://orkkid.com/glossary Sample term URLs: - https://orkkid.com/glossary/answer-engine-optimization - https://orkkid.com/glossary/generative-engine-optimization - https://orkkid.com/glossary/ai-overviews - https://orkkid.com/glossary/large-language-model - https://orkkid.com/glossary/llms-txt - https://orkkid.com/glossary/retrieval-augmented-generation - https://orkkid.com/glossary/citation-share - https://orkkid.com/glossary/schema-markup - https://orkkid.com/glossary/google-business-profile - https://orkkid.com/glossary/topical-authority ## Free Tools - ROI Calculator: https://orkkid.com/tools/roi-calculator - Website Cost Estimator: https://orkkid.com/tools/website-cost-estimator - SEO Scorecard: https://orkkid.com/tools/seo-scorecard - Free Website Audit: https://orkkid.com/website-audit (we run 30 prompts across ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews and send a personalised citation report within 72 hours) ## Case Studies - Avant Garde Moving: https://orkkid.com/portfolio/avant-garde-moving - Ghost Booth Events: https://orkkid.com/portfolio/ghost-booth-events - Keystones Energy: https://orkkid.com/portfolio/keystones-energy - Ginger Films: https://orkkid.com/portfolio/ginger-films - Proctopal Health: https://orkkid.com/portfolio/proctopal-health-app ## Crawler & AI Access All AI crawlers are explicitly welcomed in robots.txt: GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, OAI-SearchBot, ClaudeBot, Claude-Web, anthropic-ai, Google-Extended, PerplexityBot, Perplexity-User, CCBot, Applebot, Applebot-Extended, Meta-ExternalAgent, Amazonbot, Bytespider, cohere-ai, DuckAssistBot, YouBot, MistralAI-User, Diffbot, KagiBot, and more. Standard search bots (Googlebot, Bingbot, Yandex, Baidu) are also allowed. - robots.txt: https://orkkid.com/robots.txt - Sitemap: https://orkkid.com/sitemap.xml