AI Visibility Website Audit — 50-Point Checklist

Score each item: ☐ Missing · ☑ Complete. Target 40+ / 50 for strong AI visibility foundation.

Entity & About

✓Item
☐About page states legal company name, founding year, HQ location, and category in first 100 words
☐One-sentence company description identical on About, homepage, LinkedIn, and GBP
☐About page lists all primary services with plain-language descriptions
☐Founder/leadership page exists with full name, title, credentials, and photo
☐Team page links to individual expert profile pages (not just names)
☐Organization schema on homepage with name, url, logo, foundingDate, sameAs
☐Person schema on founder page with worksFor linking to Organization @id
☐No conflicting company descriptions across pages

Content & Services

✓Item
☐Dedicated page for each core service (not one generic services page)
☐Each service page has 800+ words with scope, process, pricing signals, and outcomes
☐FAQ section with 8+ questions per major service page
☐FAQPage schema on all FAQ sections
☐Industry glossary page with 20+ defined terms
☐At least one comparison page (you vs category or feature comparison)
☐Case studies with client name, industry, challenge, solution, and measurable results
☐Original statistics or research published on site (even small-sample surveys count)

Authors & Trust

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☐Every blog post has named author with bio and credentials
☐Author schema (Person) on all article pages
☐Author pages list knowsAbout topics matching content expertise
☐Customer testimonials include full name, company, role, and specific outcome
☐Review schema or AggregateRating where reviews exist
☐Testimonials page separate from homepage slider
☐Press/media page or mentions section with third-party sources
☐Privacy policy, terms, and contact page easily discoverable

Schema & Technical

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☐Organization JSON-LD validates in Google Rich Results Test
☐Article schema on all blog posts with author, datePublished, publisher
☐BreadcrumbList schema on key pages
☐Internal links connect services → case studies → blog posts → about
☐llms.txt file at site root pointing to key entity pages
☐Canonical URLs set correctly on all pages
☐No critical pages blocked in robots.txt
☐XML sitemap submitted and includes all service, author, and FAQ pages

Performance & UX

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☐Mobile PageSpeed score 80+ (or Core Web Vitals pass)
☐Largest Contentful Paint under 2.5 seconds on mobile
☐All pages readable without JavaScript for core content
☐Click-to-call phone number on mobile header
☐Clear CTA on every service page
☐Images have descriptive alt text including service/category context
☐HTTPS across entire site with no mixed content warnings
☐404 page helpful with links to top services and contact

AI Testing

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☐Baseline AI mention rate tested across 20 category prompts
☐Tested on ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Perplexity separately
☐Branded search prompt returns correct company description
☐Service-specific prompts tested after each major website change
☐Monthly re-test scheduled with results logged in spreadsheet
☐Competitor mention rate benchmarked against same prompt set

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