The AI search readiness checklist: 20 checks you can run today
An ordered AI search readiness checklist: 20 checks across access, readable content, structure and discovery, each with a quick test and a clear pass.
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10 guides
Strategy and audits
Start here if you are new to the topic. These guides explain what AI search readiness means, what an audit measures and what it cannot promise, and how agencies can turn it into a service.
What is AI search readiness? The four layers explained
AI search readiness is whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, Google AI Overviews and Copilot can reach, read and interpret your pages. Here is what it covers.
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Why ChatGPT can't see your website: a troubleshooting guide
ChatGPT can't see your website? Work through the six usual causes, from robots.txt and Cloudflare rules to JavaScript and noindex, with a check and fix for each.
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AI search audit for agencies: how to scope, deliver and price it
A practical AI search audit guide for agencies: what to promise clients, how to scope the work, how it fits a technical SEO retainer, and what to deliver.
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AI search optimization myths: eight that waste your time
Eight AI search optimization myths, from llms.txt to GPTBot blocks, checked against OpenAI, Google and RFC 9309 documentation, with what to do instead.
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AI search readiness audit: what it covers and what to expect
What a good AI search readiness audit measures, what the report should contain, and the red flags that mean an audit is selling guesswork instead of evidence.
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Generative engine optimization vs SEO: what is actually different
Generative engine optimization vs SEO: what GEO, AEO and LLMO share with technical SEO, what is new for AI crawlers, and what is still unproven.
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Google AI Overviews requirements: what your site actually needs
Google says AI Overviews and AI Mode need nothing beyond normal Search eligibility. Here is what that means, which controls apply and how to check each.
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How the Crawlito AI readiness score works
The Crawlito AI readiness score comes from fixed rules: four weighted categories, pass or fail checks and a coverage figure. Here is how it is calculated.
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How to measure AI referral traffic and AI crawler visits
Measure AI referral traffic and AI crawler visits as two separate numbers: verified bot hits from your logs, and human clicks from referrers and utm_source tags.
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