AI Search Readiness Checker

What AI search readiness means

AI search tools, answer engines and AI features in search results all need to find your pages, understand who you are and pull out clear answers. Generative engine optimisation (GEO) and answer engine optimisation (AEO) are names for making that easier. Most of it builds on good SEO rather than replacing it.

What this GEO audit checks

• Discoverability: status, noindex, canonicals, robots.txt, AI search crawler access and your sitemap.
• Entity clarity: a consistent business name, a clear description, About and Contact pages, location and Organisation or LocalBusiness schema.
• Content structure: one descriptive H1, logical headings, question-led sections, short direct answers and descriptive links.
• Trust signals: authors and dates on articles, links to sources and references sections.
• Structured data: the JSON-LD types found, including BreadcrumbList, Article and Service where they apply.

What it does not check

It does not query ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude or Perplexity, and it cannot tell you whether they mention you. It does not judge content quality by word count, and it only reports what it can see in the pages it reads. The readiness percentage is simply the share of checks passed.

How AI search differs from traditional SEO

It is less a new discipline than a shift in emphasis. Crawlability and relevance still come first. AI answers tend to reward pages that state facts plainly, name the business and topic clearly and back up claims, because that content is easier to quote accurately. Our AI search services and SEO team work on both together.