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THE PRODUCT

What is Quillsly?

A content platform built for the AI-search era. It runs the full top-down workflow — pillars, keywords, briefs, articles, publish — with GEO baked into every step, so your content wins in Google and in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini answers.

Who is it for?

SMB content operators: solo content marketers, startup content leads, and indie creators running content for one to five brands. Small agencies managing content for multiple clients fit too — workspace-per-client works today; a multi-seat agency tier is on the roadmap.

How does Quillsly work?

You start with a project — a brand or domain. Quillsly proposes content pillars. Inside each pillar, you or Quillsly ideate keywords. For every keyword, Quillsly drafts a brief with outline, entities, FAQ, and schema.org payload. Briefs generate full articles with meta description and JSON-LD attached. Publish to GitHub, export markdown, or edit inline.

Where does my content live?

Inside your Quillsly workspace. Articles export as markdown with JSON-LD attached, publish to GitHub through an integrated push, or hand off to your CMS. The schema travels with the article to every surface, so AI answer engines see the same structured data wherever you publish.

Do I own what I write?

Yes. Every output is yours — articles, briefs, keyword research, schema. Cancel anytime; export everything. No watermarks, no usage strings, no rev-share.

GEO & POSITIONING

What is GEO and why does Quillsly lead with it?

GEO — Generative Engine Optimization — is making your content visible in AI answer engines: ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, AI Overviews. Classic SEO tools still optimize for Google's blue-link ranking. Quillsly optimizes for both eras at the same time, because articles written only for 2015 Google don't win in 2026 ChatGPT.

Is Quillsly the same as Jasper, Copy.ai, or Surfer?

No. Jasper and Copy.ai are content generators — no strategy layer, no GEO. Surfer and Clearscope are classic-SEO optimizers built around Google's ranking signals — they don't address AI answer engines. Quillsly runs the whole top-down workflow with GEO baked in from the first word.

How do you measure GEO performance?

Quillsly probes ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini for the keywords you target — so you know which articles got cited, by which engine, and which competitors are showing up where you aren't. Probe results land in your project dashboard.

SAM — DISTRIBUTION AUTOPILOT

What is SAM?

SAM — the Surface-to-Audience Missile — is Quillsly's distribution autopilot. You give it three inputs (audience, voice, ICP) and it writes in named voices, publishes to LinkedIn/Kit/blog, runs outbound against your ICP, triages inbound, and briefs you on Thursday. SAM is a feature of Quillsly on the Write + SAM and Write + SAM + Outbound tiers.

How is SAM different from tools like Buffer or Hootsuite?

Buffer and Hootsuite are schedulers — you write, you paste, they post on a timer. SAM writes in a named voice, decides what to post based on the audience and voice briefs, runs the outbound motion against your ICP in parallel, triages the inbound, and measures what worked. It's the operator who isn't there — not a time-delay button.

What are the guardrails on SAM?

Three layers. Brand guardrails — every draft checks against a rule set before shipping (no fabricated specifics, required disclosure on AI-persona content). Kill switch — flip one env flag and every publisher short-circuits instantly. Per-piece cancel — every scheduled edition can be cancelled in the destination platform up to the send moment.

Does SAM operate fake social accounts?

No. Content publishes from your company accounts, bylined to the persona. Per-persona Gmail inboxes are the only exception — outbound email needs per-address deliverability semantics.

PRICING & BILLING

When can I start?

Now. Write is $49/mo or $499/yr. Write + SAM is $129/mo or $1,299/yr. Write + SAM + Outbound is $199/mo or $1,999/yr. Sign up at app.quillsly.com/login (magic-link authentication, no free tier). Try the keyword demo on the landing page for a thirty-second sample before you sign up.

Is there a free trial?

No free tier. Annual billing saves two months on every tier. Hit the keyword demo on the landing page for a thirty-second sample before signing up — no card, no email.

Can I bring my own AI provider key?

Yes. Connect your own OpenAI, Anthropic, or Perplexity API key (BYOK) and your subscription drops 15%. The BYOK token is used only for inference; never used to write back into your Quillsly data.

What's the cancellation policy?

Cancel from settings anytime. Access continues to the end of the period you paid for. Annual subscribers can request a prorated refund within the first 30 days.

Can I switch tiers mid-month?

Yes. Upgrade applies immediately and prorates the difference. Downgrade applies at the next billing cycle so you keep access to the higher-tier features for the rest of the period you paid for.

DUAL-MODE WITH MERKAVA

Can Quillsly work inside Merkava?

Yes. Quillsly is the first marketplace Drive shipped for Merkava. Operators install Quillsly from their cockpit; a Quillsly workspace is auto-created per venture; the cockpit mounts Quillsly inline. Same Quillsly, same data — and SAM travels with it.

Do I need Merkava to use Quillsly?

No. Quillsly is a standalone product at quillsly.com / app.quillsly.com — sign up directly. If you also run Merkava, Quillsly mounts as a Drive at the same pricing.

What about agencies and multi-client setups?

Workspace-per-client works on every tier today. A formal multi-seat agency tier with white-label and shared billing is on the roadmap post-launch. Running 5+ clients now? Email [email protected] — we'll wire something custom while the formal tier is in flight.

STILL HAVE QUESTIONS

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