Almost no SEO consultant makes the trip to Staten Island. For a B2B software company, that's an opening.
I'm Cristian, an NYC-based AI search and SEO consultant. I work with Staten Island B2B software, fintech and logistics tech companies that most agencies don't bother taking the ferry for.
I've spent 18 years growing search traffic for companies like StubHub, Compado, Softonic and Microsoft's MSN, and I work on AI visibility at Cockroach Labs today.
Get a free AI & SEO visibility check →The problem
The borough every NYC tech list forgets
Read most “NYC tech” content and you'll find Manhattan and Brooklyn, maybe a nod to Queens. Staten Island barely appears, not because the companies here matter less, but because few consultants think the trip is worth it.
That leaves a gap. Software and tech companies here compete with far less SEO attention aimed at them than their Manhattan counterparts, and often don't know it.
AI search sharpens it. When an AI tool answers a question about a B2B software category in New York, it names whoever it can find and trust. If a Staten Island vendor hasn't built content it can read, a Manhattan competitor with a bigger marketing team gets named instead, not necessarily a better product.
What you get
Here's what we fix
A clear look at a market few have mapped
I run your buyers' questions through ChatGPT, Gemini and Google's AI Overviews in a market most SEO tools barely cover, so you see real gaps, not guesses.
A technical fix list, no jargon required
Leaner web teams need a short, specific list, not a 90-page audit that needs its own consultant.
Content that competes without a Manhattan budget
You don't need to outspend a bigger competitor. You need to answer the buyer's question better and sooner.
Tracking that shows real movement
Because so few competitors here are doing this yet, progress tends to show up fast.
Why Staten Island
Why this market is unlike the rest of the city
Staten Island is the one borough where being overlooked is itself the opportunity. In Manhattan you fight a dozen optimized competitors for the same AI answer. Here, there's a real chance almost none of your direct competitors have done this properly.
It's also a borough of commutes and distance, so the content that wins needs to speak to a specific, practical buyer rather than a trend-chaser.
What it gets from me is the same rigor I bring to companies in Manhattan and Brooklyn, aimed at a market almost nobody else is competing in seriously.
Proof
Why work with me
I take every market seriously.
I built SQL Easy from nothing to 300K+ students and sold it to Beekeeper Studio. I know a small market from an underserved one.
18 years of search growth at real scale.
- $2M+ a year in organic revenue across 100+ domains at Compado
- +15% organic growth year over year at StubHub
- 200K → 1M+ users in nine months for Onmeda.es
I keep this hands-on.
I work on AI visibility at Cockroach Labs and keep my client list small enough that it's me doing the work.
Availability
I only take on a few clients at a time
Because I also lead this work at Cockroach Labs, I keep my client list small. You work directly with me, not a junior account manager.
FAQ
Common questions
Is SEO worth it if we're not competing with Manhattan companies?
You may be competing with them anyway. An AI tool doesn't filter by borough when it recommends a vendor. Showing up matters even if your customers are local.
Will you come to Staten Island, or is this remote?
I'll come in person for a kickoff or an important conversation when it's useful. Most ongoing work happens by email and calls, which works for clients in all five boroughs.
We're a small team. Is this overkill?
Not if your competitors are investing and you aren't. I keep my client list small so this stays hands-on instead of turning into an enterprise retainer.
Get started
Here's how to start
Send me your site and the one question a buyer should ask an AI tool where your company should be the answer.
I'll reply within two business days with where that answer stands today, and what I'd fix first.
No pitch deck, and no retainer to sign up front. If it's not a fit, I'll tell you.
Every week you wait, it gets harder to be the first Staten Island software company that did this properly.
Get my free visibility check →Or email me directly at cristian@vidian.es.
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