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GEO Checklist

A step-by-step checklist to optimize your site for AI search engines. Track your progress across all GEO tasks. Your progress is saved locally.

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AI Content Discovery

Create and deploy llms.txt

Add an llms.txt file at your site root to help AI models understand what your site is about and which pages matter most.

→ Generate llms.txt

Configure AI crawler access in robots.txt

Decide which AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot) can access your site. Don't accidentally block them.

→ Create AI robots.txt

Structured Data

Add JSON-LD structured data

Add schema markup to your pages so AI search engines can understand your content type, author, and key information.

→ Generate Schema

Add FAQPage schema for Q&A content

FAQPage schema makes your content 3.2x more likely to be cited in Google AI Overviews.

→ Generate FAQ Schema

On-Page SEO

Ensure every page has a unique title tag

Title tags help AI models understand what each page is about. Keep titles under 60 characters.

Add meta descriptions to all pages

Meta descriptions provide context that AI models use to summarize your content in answers.

Use proper heading hierarchy (one H1, then H2/H3)

Clear heading structure helps AI models parse your content and identify key sections.

Use semantic HTML elements

Use <article>, <main>, <section>, <nav> instead of generic <div> for better AI comprehension.

Add Open Graph tags

OG tags help AI models extract titles, descriptions, and images when citing your content.

Technical

Serve your site over HTTPS

HTTPS is a basic requirement. AI crawlers may skip non-secure sites.

Submit an XML sitemap

A sitemap helps all search engines, including AI crawlers, discover your pages efficiently.

Ensure fast page load times

AI crawlers have timeout limits. If your site is slow, they may skip your content.

Content Quality

Include citations and sources in content

Content with citations and data sources is more likely to be cited by AI models as a reference.

Format key content as Q&A

AI models naturally look for question-answer patterns. Format important info as questions and answers.

Keep content fresh and updated

AI models prefer recent, up-to-date content. Update key pages regularly.

Monitoring

Run an AI readiness check

Use our AI Readiness Checker to get a score and identify gaps in your GEO setup.

→ Check Now

Grade your brand's AI search visibility

Use our AI Search Grader to query 6 AI models and measure how often your brand appears in AI-generated answers vs competitors.

→ Grade Now

📑 GEO Checklist Optimization & FAQ

Step-by-step roadmap details to make your site discoverable and authoritative for AI answer engines.

1. How is GEO different from traditional SEO?

Traditional SEO aims to rank your pages in search engine result links. Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) focuses on getting your content synthesized and cited as the authoritative source inside the direct answer generated by AI chatbots (like Perplexity or Gemini).

2. What are the three highest-impact GEO actions?

First, deploy **structured JSON-LD schema** (FAQPage, Organization, Person) to provide explicit relationships. Second, format key sections in **Question-and-Answer style** (which AI models prefer for extraction). Third, hosting an **llms.txt** file to serve as a high-density roadmap.

3. Why do AI models favor semantic HTML?

When AI crawlers and LLMs process a page, they must separate the main content from site boilerplate (headers, sidebars, footers). Using tags like <main>, <article>, and <section> instead of nested divs makes that extraction cleaner and reduces the risk of misinterpretation.

4. Do traditional backlinks still matter for GEO?

Yes, but in a different way. While traditional algorithms counted link weight, LLM models look for "brand consensus"—how often your company is mentioned and discussed on platforms like Reddit, Wikipedia, and forums. GEO focuses on entity brand presence rather than raw link profiles.

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