AEO READINESS AUDIT REPORT

Answer Engine Optimization Assessment

Client: TechFlow Analytics (Example)

Domain: techflow-analytics.com

Report Date: December 30, 2025

AEO Score: 42/100

Status: CRITICAL ISSUES DETECTED

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Your website is currently poorly optimized for AI-powered search engines like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Gemini. With an AEO score of 42/100, you risk being invisible to 70% of AI queries in your industry.

Key Findings:

Estimated Impact:

AEO SCORE BREAKDOWN

Category Score Status Priority
Schema Markup 5/25 Critical HIGH
Content Structure 12/20 Needs Work HIGH
AI Crawler Access 0/15 Critical CRITICAL
E-E-A-T Signals 8/20 Needs Work MEDIUM
Technical SEO 17/20 Good LOW
TOTAL 42/100 Poor -

1. SCHEMA MARKUP ANALYSIS (5/25)

Status: Almost no structured data detected

What We Found:

Impact on AI Citations:

AI models must guess what your content means instead of reading structured facts. This leads to:

Recommended Fix - Organization Schema:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "TechFlow Analytics",
  "url": "https://techflow-analytics.com",
  "logo": "https://techflow-analytics.com/logo.png",
  "description": "Business intelligence and analytics software for data-driven companies",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://twitter.com/techflow",
    "https://linkedin.com/company/techflow"
  ]
}

Priority: CRITICAL - Implement within 1 week

2. CONTENT STRUCTURE ANALYSIS (12/20)

Status: Basic structure present, but not optimized for AI parsing

What We Found:

Example Issue - Your Homepage:

Current H1: "Welcome to the Future of Analytics"

AI-Optimized H1: "Business Intelligence Software - Real-Time Analytics, Custom Dashboards, Automated Reporting"

Impact:

Recommended Changes:

  1. Lead every page with a 40-60 word direct answer
  2. Use semantic tags: article, section, aside, time
  3. Add FAQ sections in question-answer format
  4. Define all acronyms on first use
  5. Use bullet points for features and benefits

Priority: HIGH - Fix within 2 weeks

3. AI CRAWLER ACCESS ANALYSIS (0/15)

Status: BLOCKING ALL MAJOR AI CRAWLERS

Current robots.txt Configuration:

User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Disallow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Disallow: /

This Means:

Result: AI models hallucinate about your company instead of citing accurate information.

Test Results:

We asked ChatGPT: "What does TechFlow Analytics do?"

Response: ChatGPT invented features you do not have, including "built-in CRM integration" and "AI-powered forecasting."

Recommended Fix:

# Allow AI crawlers
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

Priority: CRITICAL - Fix TODAY

4. E-E-A-T SIGNALS ANALYSIS (8/20)

Status: Weak expertise, experience, authoritativeness, and trustworthiness signals

What We Found:

Impact:

AI models prioritize authoritative sources when determining which content to cite. Without strong E-E-A-T:

Recommended Fixes:

  1. Add author bios with credentials and LinkedIn profiles
  2. Create comprehensive About page with company history
  3. Display full contact info: address, phone, email
  4. Add citations and references to blog posts
  5. Showcase team expertise with certifications
  6. Add customer testimonials with real names/companies

Priority: MEDIUM - Fix within 3 weeks

5. TECHNICAL SEO ANALYSIS (17/20)

Status: Solid technical foundation

What We Found:

Impact:

Good foundation for both traditional SEO and AEO. AI models can efficiently access and parse your pages. Minor fixes needed for canonical tags to prevent duplicate content issues.

Priority: LOW - Maintain and improve

AI HALLUCINATION RISK ASSESSMENT

We tested your brand across 4 major AI models:

ChatGPT (GPT-4)

Query: "What is TechFlow Analytics pricing?"

Result: HALLUCINATION DETECTED

Claude (Opus)

Query: "How does TechFlow Analytics compare to Competitor X?"

Result: NO CITATION

Perplexity AI

Query: "Best analytics software for startups"

Result: COMPETITOR PRIORITIZED

Google Gemini

Query: "TechFlow Analytics features"

Result: PARTIAL HALLUCINATION

Overall Risk Level: HIGH - 75% of queries resulted in hallucinations or no citations

COMPETITIVE ANALYSIS

Comparison to Top 3 Competitors

Metric You Competitor A Competitor B Competitor C
AEO Score 42/100 78/100 91/100 65/100
Schema Coverage 5% 80% 95% 45%
AI Crawler Access Blocked Allowed Allowed Allowed
ChatGPT Citations/mo 2-5 60-80 120-150 30-40
Perplexity Citations/mo 1-3 40-60 80-100 20-30

Key Insights:

RECOMMENDED ACTION PLAN

PHASE 1: CRITICAL FIXES (Week 1)

  1. Unblock AI Crawlers (Priority: CRITICAL)
    • Update robots.txt to allow GPTBot, Claude-Web, PerplexityBot
    • Time required: 10 minutes
    • Impact: Immediate AI access
  2. Add Organization Schema (Priority: CRITICAL)
    • Implement on homepage
    • Establish basic brand identity for AI
    • Time required: 30 minutes
  3. Add SoftwareApplication Schema (Priority: CRITICAL)
    • Implement on pricing page
    • Prevent pricing hallucinations
    • Time required: 30 minutes

Expected Week 1 Results:

PHASE 2: HIGH-PRIORITY FIXES (Weeks 2-4)

  1. Add FAQPage schema to FAQ section
  2. Optimize homepage H1 and introduction
  3. Add canonical tags to all pages
  4. Create comprehensive About Us page
  5. Add Article schema to blog posts
  6. Rewrite top 5 pages with direct answer format
  7. Add author bios to all blog content

Expected Month 1 Results:

PHASE 3: ONGOING OPTIMIZATION (Months 2-3)

  1. Monthly AI citation tracking
  2. Quarterly competitive analysis
  3. Content refresh cycle
  4. Schema markup expansion
  5. E-E-A-T signal strengthening

IMPLEMENTATION OPTIONS

Option 1: DIY Implementation

Option 2: AEOfix Professional Implementation

Option 3: Source Mapping Monthly Service

NEXT STEPS

  1. Schedule 30-minute implementation strategy call
  2. Prioritize fixes based on your timeline
  3. Choose implementation approach (DIY vs professional)
  4. Begin monitoring AI citations monthly

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Report Generated: December 30, 2025

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