A self-taught web builder who turned a uni-lecture curiosity into an SEO and AI-search agency.
Ansh Shah didn’t set out to start an agency. He just liked tech and design, and he’d seen people on Instagram making real money building websites, so he taught himself how. The early sites weren’t his best work (his words), but they taught him the craft.
His first real client was a friend’s dad’s company. Looking back it was rough around the edges, but it was the best he could do at the time, and it was enough to get going. Then COVID hit Victoria. With time on his hands he went deeper, taking on every kind of digital marketing project, until it became clear that SEO was the speciality worth owning. He stuck with SEO and websites, and the motivation shifted from making money to adding genuine value to the brands he worked with.
Starting at 20 or 21, Ansh often felt he was competing with people far more experienced. So he out-worked the gap. He stayed hungry, learned constantly, and went out of his way to deliver, even offering guarantees on results and then working relentlessly to honour them. He picked up a heap of lessons along the way, and they shaped how he runs things today.
Today, through One08 Agency, Ansh focuses on SEO and dominating AI search (AEO), turning search into real revenue for the brands he works with. His approach hasn’t changed since the early days: create value, deliver results, be kind to everyone, and help clients grow. Value the skill, and the results follow.
I turn the founder grind and the shift to AI search into a talk your audience remembers.
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Founder of One08 Agency. Speaker on SEO, AI search (AEO), and building an agency young. Helping brands turn search into revenue.
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