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itsaffinity.com
SUMMER 2023

itsaffinity.com

Moderate AI visibility with 31 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: llms.txt file.

Finance & PaymentsCorporate Finance Platforms
61/100
D
Citation Avg
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
8/10
Content Structure
~25% weight
6/10
Trust & Authority
~15% weight
5/10
Technical Foundation
~10% weight
5/10
AI Discovery
~10% weight
5/10

Verdict

Moderate AEO readiness at 61/100 with significant gaps to address. Key strengths include Direct Answer Paragraphs, Canonical URL Strategy, and Schema Coverage & Depth. Priority gaps: llms.txt File, RSS/Atom Feed, and Speakable Schema.

#1130of 26585
#69of 1391 in Finance & Payments
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How to Improve

Current
61/100
Projected
84/100
40Total Fixes
9Quick Wins
~75hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Create /llms.txt fileConfigure robots.txt for AI crawlersLink orphan pages into site navigationAdd structured tables and listsAdd definition-style contentAdd ai.txt and content licensingImprove query-answer alignmentAdd visible date signalsImprove citation-ready writing quality
Create /llms.txt file
critical|low
Add llms-full.txt with extended content
medium|low
Fix HTML structure and meta tags
medium|low
Configure robots.txt for AI crawlers
high|trivial
Create complete sitemap.xml
medium|low
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
Reduce render-blocking resources
medium|low
Improve server response efficiency
medium|low
Reduce document weight
low|low

Top Opportunities10

Use HTML tables for comparison data and ordered/unordered lists for features, steps, and specifications. Structured data formats are directly extractable by AI engines for answers.

Create a dedicated FAQ page with FAQPage schema markup. Cover common questions about your products, services, and industry to become a direct answer source for AI engines.

Ensure every question-format heading (H2/H3) is followed by a direct answer paragraph. This pattern is ideal for AI engine snippet extraction.

Place a concise 40-80 word answer block in the first 300 words of each page. Avoid throat-clearing openers like "In this article..." and lead with the answer.

Include "our analysis", "our data", "our testing" phrases backed by original research or proprietary data. 52.2% of AI-cited posts contain owned data signals.

Show direct use, testing, implementation, or lived experience with concrete observations, examples, screenshots, and lessons learned.

Add Organization schema with consistent name, address, phone (NAP). Include sameAs links to social profiles and authoritative directories to strengthen entity recognition.

Define the primary entity in the first 500 characters, use consistent terminology (same term 70%+), and add "unlike X" signals to help AI engines distinguish your topics.

Add Person schema for content authors with credentials, expertise, and sameAs links. Expert attribution strengthens E-E-A-T signals that AI engines use to evaluate source credibility.

Include dateModified schema, visible last-updated dates, and time elements on content pages. Fresh content signals help AI engines prioritize your pages over stale alternatives.

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Site Pages

itsaffinity.com/old-homeF38
Affinity: Compliance and Learning Platform
itsaffinity.com/onboarding/sponsored-clientsD45
Sponsored Clients
itsaffinity.com/coraD46
Cora - Affinity: Compliance and Learning Platform
itsaffinity.com/template/style-guideF38
Matte - Webflow HTML website template

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