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Research, methodology, and practical guides for making your website visible to AI engines. Run a free audit
Essential Guides
How AEO Scoring Works: The Complete 0–100 Methodology
See how AEO scoring works: 16 technical checks, 6 LLM evaluation dimensions, and a 50/50 blend that predicts whether AI engines will cite your site.
GuideHow to Audit Your Website for AI Search Visibility
Learn how to audit your website for AI search visibility in 8 steps — from checking AI crawler access to evaluating content quality for ChatGPT and Perplexity.
ComparisonBest AEO Audit Tools: Compare Your Options in 2026
Compare every category of AEO audit tool — purpose-built AEO auditors, enterprise AI monitoring platforms, and traditional SEO tools with new AI features.
DiagnosticWhy Your Website Doesn't Appear in ChatGPT — 8 Causes
Find out why your website isn't cited by ChatGPT or Perplexity. Eight root causes — AI crawler blocks, thin content, missing schema — with specific fixes for each.
Use Cases & Benchmarks
AEO Score Benchmarks: What Good Looks Like by Industry
Interpret your AEO score in context: typical strengths and weaknesses by vertical — SaaS, e-commerce, finance, media, and healthcare — with score targets and priority fixes.
Use CaseAEO Auditing for Enterprise Marketing Teams
How enterprise marketing teams can implement a repeatable AEO audit process across hundreds of pages — template-first prioritization, stakeholder alignment, and workflow integration.
Use CaseAEO Audits for Digital Agencies: A Client-Ready Framework
How digital agencies can add AI search visibility auditing to their offering — client reporting frameworks, engagement structures, how to handle the most common client objections.
Reference
AEO Glossary: Key Terms in AI Search Optimization
Definitions for every term you need to understand Answer Engine Optimization — AEO score, AI crawlers, llms.txt, JSON-LD, and the 6 dimensions of AI readiness.
ReferenceAI Crawler Configuration Guide: robots.txt, llms.txt, Meta Tags
Technical reference for controlling AI crawler access: robots.txt rules for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, llms.txt setup, and noai meta tags — with copy-paste examples.