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AI Readiness & GEO Checklist

Essential technical configurations and copy adjustments to prepare your website for LLM scrapers and search bots.

Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) requires standard web parameters to be formatted for machine ingestion. This checklist covers the structural alignments needed to make your site AI-ready.

Checklist for AI Readiness

  • robots.txt Permissions: Ensure you allow GPTBot, ChatGPT-User, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and Google-Extended to access your public folders.
  • JSON-LD Schemas: Define Organization, Product, FAQ, and Breadcrumb list structures on all core pages.
  • Semantic HTML Outlines: Use tags like <main>, <article>, <section>, and <header> rather than nested div elements.
  • Table Comparison Lists: Serve competitor comparison lists in standard markdown/HTML tables.
  • Servicing llms.txt: Deploy an /llms.txt file at your domain root detailing index URLs.

Factual Consensus Verification

Large Language Models look for factual consensus across multiple authority websites.

  • Verify that your corporate details (headquarters, founder, category) are exactly consistent across Wikidata, Crunchbase, Github, and G2 directories.
  • Avoid contradictory statements in product specs.