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speedscale.com
SUMMER 2020

speedscale.com

Moderate AI visibility with 38 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: content licensing & ai permissions.

55/100
D
Citation Avg
Coherence gate active - score capped at 60
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
6/10
Content Structure
~25% weight
9/10
Trust & Authority
~15% weight
6/10
Technical Foundation
~10% weight
7/10
AI Discovery
~10% weight
8/10

Verdict

Below-average AEO readiness at 55/100 - multiple areas need attention. Key strengths include llms.txt File, Schema.org Structured Data, and Semantic HTML5 & Accessibility. Priority gaps: Content Licensing & AI Permissions, Speakable Schema, and Image Context for AI. Topic coherence is moderate at 5/10, capping the score at 60. Tighter topical focus would lift this ceiling.

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How to Improve

Current
55/100
Projected
82/100
30Total Fixes
5Quick Wins
~55hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Build FAQ sections with schemaAdd ai.txt and content licensingFocus blog content on core expertiseClarify entity boundariesReduce extraction friction
Fix HTML structure and meta tags
low|low
Configure robots.txt for AI crawlers
medium|trivial
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
Improve server response efficiency
low|low
Reduce document weight
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Add inline citations to external sources, "According to [Source]..." attribution phrases, and a Sources section at the end of key articles.

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speedscale.com/proxymockF39
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speedscale.com/events/kubeconD44
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