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passage.com

passage.com

Moderate AI visibility with 33 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: llms.txt file.

62/100
14 since v1
D
Citation Avg
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
7/10
Content Structure
~25% weight
7/10
Trust & Authority
~15% weight
5/10
Technical Foundation
~10% weight
6/10
AI Discovery
~10% weight
6/10

Verdict

Moderate AEO readiness at 62/100 with significant gaps to address. Key strengths include Table & List Extractability, Fact & Data Density, and Content Publishing Velocity. Priority gaps: llms.txt File, RSS/Atom Feed, and Content Licensing & AI Permissions.

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How to Improve

Current
62/100
Projected
85/100
37Total Fixes
8Quick Wins
~60hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Create /llms.txt fileStrengthen entity authority (NAP)Configure robots.txt for AI crawlersLink orphan pages into site navigationAdd ai.txt and content licensingFix canonical URL strategyReduce extraction frictionAdd image context for AI engines
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
critical|low
Fix canonical URL strategy
critical|low
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
Create complete sitemap.xml
low|low
Reduce render-blocking resources
low|low
Improve server response efficiency
low|low

Top Opportunities10

Ensure blog content consistently covers your core expertise areas rather than scattering across unrelated topics. AI engines build authority models - a site about "Medicare coverage" that also publishes about humidifiers and groceries dilutes its topical authority.

Publish original research, statistics, case studies, or proprietary data that AI engines can cite. Unique data points make your content a primary source rather than a derivative one.

Strengthen internal linking with descriptive anchor text between related pages. Add breadcrumb navigation and ensure every key page is reachable within 3 clicks from the homepage.

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.

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

Add more proper nouns throughout content - named sources, organizations, tools, studies, and locations. Cited text averages 20.6% proper nouns; most sites fall well below 15%.

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

Write 20-25 word self-contained answer sentences immediately after each H2 heading. 72.4% of AI-cited posts use this pattern - it gives engines a ready-made snippet to quote.

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

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.

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Site Pages

www.passage.com/studentsD44
Passage — Admission and financing for ambitious international students
Changes since v1Last audited 52 days ago
48
62
+14
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Focus Content on Core TopicsAdd Original Data & Case StudiesImprove Internal Linking ArchitectureBuild Comprehensive FAQ SectionStrengthen Entity Authority (NAP)Increase Entity DensityAdd First-Hand Experience SignalsAdd Answer Capsule PatternsImprove Question-Answer AlignmentAdd Owned Data Signals

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