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

Item
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

Item
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

Item
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

Item
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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