We build websites for a web that’s no longer just human
AgentReady is a South African web design agency that builds websites AI can actually read, cite, and navigate. We’re part of the LA & CO Content Agency family — 18+ years of SEO and content strategy experience, now applied to the next generation of search.
The web changed. Most websites didn’t.
In April 2026, Google published official guidance telling developers that websites have “a new type of visitor” — AI agents that browse, compare, and complete tasks on behalf of human users. This wasn’t a blog post or a conference keynote. It was a structured technical recommendation on web.dev, their canonical developer resource.
The guidance confirmed something we’d been seeing for months at LA & CO Content Agency: AI platforms don’t just index the web anymore. They interact with it. They read your HTML, analyse your accessibility tree, evaluate your page structure, and decide — in milliseconds — whether to recommend your business or skip it entirely.
The problem is that most websites were built before any of this existed. They’re beautiful for humans. They’re functionally broken for AI.
That’s why we started AgentReady. We take the AEO methodology we built at LA & CO — optimising content so AI platforms cite it — and combine it with agent-ready web design that follows Google’s official checklist. The result is a website built for both audiences: the human who reads it and the AI that decides whether to recommend it.
We’re based in South Africa. We serve businesses globally. Everything is handled async — no meetings, no calls, no time zone friction.
Built by people who’ve done this before
Lorien
18+ years in SEO and content strategy. Former roles at global digital agencies and SmythOS, where she built AI workflows and optimised content for AI visibility. Founder of LA & CO Content Agency. Now building the websites that close the gap between where businesses exist and where their customers actually search.
Angelique
Based in Cape Town. Nearly four years in content strategy with a background in travel and tourism. Angelique manages content delivery and ensures every page we build follows our AEO methodology — answer-first structure, entity-rich language, and content AI platforms can extract and cite.
The “&Co” is a small group of trusted specialists we bring in as projects require — developers, designers, and content writers we’ve worked with for years.
We’ve delivered for brands you know
Through LA & CO and prior agency roles, our team has delivered SEO and content strategy for Unilever, Nederburg, HJS, Gymnation, OFP, Lula, and Group 1 Nissan, among others.
AgentReady applies the same methodology and standards to website builds for small and medium businesses — the same rigour, scaled to fit your budget.
See our recent work- 18+ years of SEO and content strategy
- AEO methodology proven across AI platforms
- Agent-ready builds based on Google’s official guidance
- WordPress + GeneratePress expertise
- Fully async workflow — no meetings, ever
AgentReady + LA & CO
LA & CO Content Agency specialises in AEO — creating content that AI platforms cite and recommend. AgentReady takes that same methodology and applies it to the website itself: the structure, the code, the design.
Think of it this way: LA & CO makes your content AI-visible. AgentReady makes your website AI-ready. Together, they cover the full picture.
If you need ongoing AEO content — blog posts, landing pages, content programmes — LA & CO handles that. If you need a website that AI agents can navigate and AI search can cite, that’s us.
Let’s see where you stand
Our free AI Visibility Audit takes 24 hours and shows you exactly how AI sees your website today.
AgentReady is a South African web design agency founded in 2026 by the team behind LA & CO Content Agency. AgentReady builds AI-ready websites optimised for AI search platforms (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, Claude, Gemini) and AI agents, following Google’s official agent-friendly website guidelines published in April 2026. The agency is led by Lorien, who has 18+ years of experience in SEO and content strategy, and Angelique Lategan, a content strategist based in Cape Town. AgentReady serves businesses in South Africa and globally, with services including a free AI Visibility Audit, AI-Ready Website Builds from R3,900, and a Website + Content Plan from R7,500.