The questions buyers ask before hiring us, answered straight.
Cost, time, risk and what to ask, for every service we offer. One page per question, the answer first, and every figure linked to a source we opened.
AI SEO and AI answers
AI SEO and answer engines- What is the difference between AEO, GEO and SEO, and which do you need?Google says AI answers are still SEO. What really differs: being quoted, outside mentions, crawler access.
- Can an agency guarantee we will appear in ChatGPT answers?No agency controls what ChatGPT writes. The red flags, and what a credible provider commits to instead.
- How much does AI SEO (AEO or GEO) cost per month in India?Vendor-published ranges in rupees and dollars, what changes the price, and how to compare scopes.
- How long does AI SEO take to show results?Vendors say a flat first month, mentions by day 30 to 60. No independent data, so measure from a baseline.
- Is my website blocking ChatGPT and other AI crawlers?Check robots.txt, your CDN or firewall, and the page itself. Cloudflare's defaults can block AI crawlers.
Hiring a marketing agency
Why KanavuLab, line by line- How much does a digital marketing agency cost per month in India?Monthly ranges by service and city from agency-published figures, in Rs and USD, and how to compare quotes.
- Agency, freelancer, in-house hire or AI tools: which should a small business choose?Choose by workload: costs, India salary data, when each fits, and what clients say goes wrong.
- Retainer, project fee or performance fee: how should you pay a marketing agency?When each fee model suits, what Indian agencies quote, and the contract terms that protect you.
- Who owns the code, design and domain when an agency builds your website or software in India?Paying for the work does not make you the owner. A signed assignment does. Here is what it must say.
Cinematic websites
Cinematic websites- Do scroll animations and 3D hurt SEO and page speed?Animation is not the penalty. Slow first screens and text outside the HTML are. How to avoid both.
- How do you redesign or rebuild a website without losing Google traffic?Map every old URL, redirect with 301s for a year or more, and check launch day. Plus what redesigns cost.
- Framer, Webflow, an AI website builder or a studio: who should build your site?Plan prices, export limits and the cases where a builder is enough and where a studio is not optional.
Brand and campaign visuals
Made in the studio- Are AI product images allowed on Amazon, Flipkart, Shopify and Google Shopping?What each marketplace says about AI product images, where no rule exists, and where to confirm.
- AI product photography or a real photoshoot: what does each cost in India and when does each win?Published rates for shoots and AI images in India, and the hybrid that most brands end up using.
- Do you own AI-generated images, and can you use them commercially?Tool terms hand you the output. Copyright law decides whether anything is protected. Both, sourced.
AI video ads
AI films and video ads- Do AI video ads perform as well as human-made ads?Two big studies disagree. What the evidence says about AI ads versus human-made ones, and how to test.
- Do AI-generated ads and images need a label in India?When an AI ad or image needs a label in India under ASCI's guidelines and the IT Rules. Not legal advice.
- Do Meta, YouTube and Google label, reject or penalise AI ads?What Meta, YouTube and Google Ads say on their own pages about labelling, rejecting and penalising AI ads.
- Are AI UGC ads cheaper than human creators, and do they convert as well?AI UGC versus human creators: published costs in India and abroad, thin evidence on results, disclosure.
- Should I make AI video ads myself with Veo, Kling or Runway, or hire an agency?Official Veo, Kling and Runway prices, what the tools leave undone, and when hiring help makes sense.
- Can I use a real person's face, a founder or a celebrity in an AI ad?Consent, ASCI, Google Ads and Delhi High Court orders on using a founder's or celebrity's face in AI ads.
AI lead generation
AI lead generation- AI SDR or human SDR: what does each cost in India and what actually works?Sourced costs in Rs and USD, vendor data labelled, and the hybrid setup that fits an Indian B2B team.
- Is cold email legal in India under the DPDP Act?What the DPDP Act text and PIB release say on consent and timing, with short US, UK and EU notes.
- Does AI-written cold email hurt deliverability or damage your domain?Google, Yahoo and Outlook rules, the spam-rate lines, and why no primary source shows an AI-text penalty.
- What does the WhatsApp Business API cost per message in India (October 2026)?Meta's INR rate card from 1 October 2026, GST, provider markup and the new charge for service replies.
Custom AI and automation
Custom AI solutions- How much does an AI chatbot cost in India?Three tiers in Rs and USD with sources, running costs, and why quotes differ so much.
- Who is liable when an AI chatbot gives a customer a wrong answer, and must you say it is AI?Moffatt v Air Canada, EU AI Act Article 50, and WhatsApp's human-escalation rule, in plain words.
- What do AI automation agencies charge, and when is building it yourself with n8n enough?Sourced agency bands in Rs and USD, n8n prices and licence, and when doing it yourself is enough.
Landing pages and web apps
Web apps and MVPsYour question is not here? Ask it on a call.
A 20-minute call, then a written scope and quote. Not the right fit? We will say so.