Version

Version is a search engine optimisation agency based in Los Angeles, California, selling campaign and retainer services. As of September 2026, its public offer centres on AuthentiRank campaigns, web search retainers, and artificial intelligence search services. Its current Public Evidence Score appears in the infobox for round 2026-09-pes1, dated 7 September 2026.

Background

The company states on its about page that Version started in 2019 as an optimisation agency.¹ The earliest archived capture of the version.so domain in the public archive dates to 24 December 2020.² As of September 2026 no matching company register entry for the trading name had been retrieved.¹ LinkedIn gives a Los Angeles address and a company size of eleven to fifty people with two listed employees.³ The company names Jacky Chou as founder, and the page mentions related search industry projects under the same founder.¹ Founding years are inconsistent between the about page and the LinkedIn profile as of September 2026.^{1 3}

Services

As of September 2026, the company lists AuthentiRank Once, Weekly, and Monthly alongside web search and digital public relations.^{4 5} The company states that AuthentiRank combines editorial link insertions with engagement signals for pages already indexed.⁴ The company states that its web search service covers digital public relations, link insertion, and engagement layers.⁵ As of September 2026, dedicated pages describe artificial intelligence search, software as a service, and health programmes.^{6 7 8} Further pages describe logistics optimisation and home services search across cities in the United States.^{9 10} The company states that client work is billed through itemised invoices following a free search audit.¹¹

Pricing

As of September 2026, AuthentiRank Once is listed at 250 dollars for a one-time campaign.^{4 12} As of September 2026, AuthentiRank Weekly is listed at 400 dollars per week on a recurring basis.⁴ As of September 2026, AuthentiRank Monthly is listed at 997 dollars per month with a dedicated campaign manager included.^{4 12} As of September 2026, the company states that artificial intelligence search starts at 1,500 dollars per month after an audit call.¹¹ Other retainers are priced only after a free audit, and the order page collects an email address, target URL, and keywords.^{11 12} No public rate card for general search retainers appears beyond the figures stated above.¹¹

Terms and buyer protection

No public terms, refund, or privacy page was found, with privacy, terms, and legal locators returning not-found errors.¹³ The company states that slow campaigns continue at no extra cost until the target reaches page one.⁴ As of September 2026, AuthentiRank campaigns start within forty-eight hours with a seven-day delivery window stated.⁴ The company states that all engagements run month to month, and the weekly plan permits cancellation at any time.^{11 4} Only an email address is published as the dispute route, with no stated forum or governing law.¹⁴

Reputation

No Trustpilot profile matching the trading name or domain was found as of September 2026.¹⁵ No Google business profile matching the trading name was found as of September 2026.¹⁶ The review could not load the G2 or Clutch search pages because of blocking, so neither profile is confirmed.^{17 18} No usable rating or review count pair was available for any platform as of September 2026.^{15 16} The review covered Trustpilot and Google searches plus blocked G2 and Clutch pages, with no usable pair found.^15161718

Delivery evidence

No live sample placements on third-party domains with visible links were found as of September 2026.¹⁹ The company publishes named case studies for Nutricost, Mina, and Monos with detailed outcome figures.¹⁹ The Nutricost account describes eight to more than twenty top search positions and tracked revenue across twenty-two months.¹⁹ The Mina account describes freight publication placements and evaluator keyword growth without linked locators.¹⁹ The Monos account describes a twelve-month climb to the top position for a major luggage term.¹⁹ The company states that its sourcing mix includes editorial placements, engagement work, and listicle coverage.^{11 5}

Operational footprint

LinkedIn shows two listed employees for the agency, and the about page names one founder as of September 2026.^{3 1} Contact routes comprise an email address, a free audit form, and the AuthentiRank checkout page.^{14 4} The company states that campaigns start within forty-eight hours and retainer plans carry stated delivery windows.⁴ LinkedIn lists a Wilshire Boulevard address in Los Angeles, which is not printed on the contact page.^{3 14}

Value for money

No priced unit with an authority floor for guest posts or niche edits was found as of September 2026.^{4 12} AuthentiRank campaign prices exist, but the listings name no authority metric, floor, word count, or link attribute.⁴ The methodology page describes the price-basket comparison that sits behind the value for money assessment. As of September 2026, no monthly package states a minimum link count that would support a per-link comparison.¹¹

Penalties

No public route for the buyer to approve placement domains before publication was found as of September 2026.^{4 12 5} The AuthentiRank pages promise page-one search placement within seven days under a guarantee headline.^{4 12} No footer or legal text contradicting the seven-day continued-work promise was found.^{4 13} No established evidence shows client placements appearing on sites controlled by the provider as of September 2026.^{1 5} With no readable review profiles in the round, no consumer alert or incentivised-review flag was recorded.^{15 16} The web search page states permanent dofollow links for its digital public relations layer.⁵ The AuthentiRank listings state no default link attribute, but no undisclosed non-dofollow default was established.⁴

Category evidence

As of September 2026, dedicated pages cover artificial intelligence search with a stated starting price.^{6 11} Further dedicated pages cover software, health and wellness, logistics, and home services search markets.^{7 8 9 10} The web search pages describe link building and digital public relations scope with named client outcomes.⁵ The success story page supplies the named samples for health, logistics, software, and luggage cases.¹⁹ No dedicated travel offer page was found; travel evidence rests on the luggage case study alone.¹⁹

Frequently asked questions

What does Version sell?

Version is a search agency selling AuthentiRank campaigns, web search retainers and artificial intelligence search services.⁴ The company states that AuthentiRank combines editorial link insertions with engagement signals for indexed pages.⁴ Further dedicated service pages extend the offer to software, health, logistics and home-services markets.⁷⁹

How much does AuthentiRank cost?

As of September 2026, AuthentiRank Once is listed at 250 dollars for a one-time campaign.⁴ Weekly is listed at 400 dollars per week on a recurring basis, cancellable at any time.⁴ Monthly is listed at 997 dollars per month with a dedicated campaign manager included.⁴

Can buyers approve placements, and are links dofollow?

No public route for the buyer to approve placement domains before publication was found.⁴ The web search page states permanent dofollow links for its digital public relations layer.⁵ The AuthentiRank listings state no default link attribute for placements as of September 2026.⁴

What refund or cancellation terms apply?

No public terms, refund or privacy page exists, with the locators returning not-found errors.¹³ The company states that slow campaigns continue at no extra cost until page one.⁴ All engagements run month to month, and the weekly plan permits cancellation at any time.^{11 4}

Where is Version based, and who runs it?

LinkedIn lists a Wilshire Boulevard address in Los Angeles, not printed on the contact page.³ The company names Jacky Chou as its founder, with related search industry projects also mentioned.¹ As of September 2026 no matching company register entry for the trading name had been retrieved.¹

How is Version scored?

The current Public Evidence Score for the provider appears in the infobox beside the article lead. The methodology page describes how published evidence across the stated criteria forms the single published figure shown beside the lead. Readers comparing providers find the same published method behind each provider figure displayed here.

History

This article was created from the evidence gathered in round 2026-09-pes1, with the revision log rendered from data.

See also

• Best AI visibility services
• Best SaaS link building services
• Best healthcare link building services
• Guest posting
• Methodology