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sola.ai
SUMMER 2023

sola.ai

Weak AI visibility with 23 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: llms.txt file.

Developer Tools & InfrastructureDeveloper Platforms
42/100
D
Citation Avg
Coherence gate active - score capped at 45
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
4/10
Content Structure
~25% weight
4/10
Trust & Authority
~15% weight
4/10
Technical Foundation
~10% weight
4/10
AI Discovery
~10% weight
3/10

Verdict

Critical AEO gaps at 42/100 - sola.ai is largely invisible to AI engines. Key strengths include Canonical URL Strategy, Duplicate Content Blocks, and Entity Density. Priority gaps: llms.txt File, RSS/Atom Feed, and Table & List Extractability. Topic coherence is 2/10, which caps the overall score at 45. Focusing content on core expertise areas is the single highest-impact improvement.

How to Improve

Current
42/100
Projected
77/100
44Total Fixes
16Quick Wins
~95hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Create /llms.txt fileConfigure robots.txt for AI crawlersLink orphan pages into site navigationImplement semantic HTML5 elementsAdd direct answer paragraphsAdd ai.txt and content licensingEnhance author and expert schemaExtend schema to inner pagesAdd visible date signalsMake pages solve the user task fasterImprove citation-ready writing qualityAdd answer-first content placementClarify entity boundariesReduce extraction frictionEliminate cross-page duplicate contentReduce render-blocking resources
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
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
Reduce render-blocking resources
high|low
Create complete sitemap.xml
medium|low
Reduce document weight
medium|low
Improve server response efficiency
medium|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.

Expand articles to 1000+ words with structured H2/H3 sections, comparison tables, and expert analysis. Thin content (under 300 words) is rarely cited by AI engines. Deep, well-structured articles demonstrate expertise.

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.

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

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.

Write concise, standalone answer paragraphs (2-3 sentences) immediately after question headings. These "snippet-ready" paragraphs are ideal for AI engine citations.

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.

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 specific numbers, percentages, statistics, and data points throughout your content. Fact-dense content gives AI engines concrete data to cite rather than vague claims.

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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