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AI Search Readiness Scorecard
Check the boxes that are true for your site to get a directional score for how ready you are to be found and cited in AI search. The weights come from the 2026 evidence on what actually moves AI visibility — so your top gaps double as a priority list.
Plenty of upside. Start at the top of the list — organic ranking and referenceable content matter most.
Your highest-impact next steps
- Your key pages already rank on page 1 of Google organicallyGoogle AI Overviews use the same index as classic Search — ranking organically is the primary route into AI answers. Win the classic ranking first.
- You publish original data or research others can citeReferenceable assets — original data, trend reports, canonical explainers — passively earn the third-party mentions that drive AI citation. Your own data is your strongest linkbait.
- Your brand is mentioned on third-party sites (Reddit, YouTube, reviews, editorial)Off-site brand mentions correlate with AI visibility far more than backlink volume. ~85% of mentions inside AI answers come from third-party pages. Earn conversation, not just links.
Directional self-assessment based on 2026 SEO/GEO research (Google Search Central; large public studies from Ahrefs and Semrush). It’s a guide, not a guarantee — AI-visibility signals are correlational and shift over time. Nothing you enter here leaves your browser.
Want the reasoning behind each item? Read what Generative Engine Optimization actually is or how AI engines choose which sources to cite.