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stilt.com
WINTER 2016

stilt.com

Weak AI visibility with 33 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: content licensing & ai permissions.

48/100
F
Citation Avg
Coherence gate active - score capped at 50
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
6/10
Content Structure
~25% weight
8/10
Trust & Authority
~15% weight
7/10
Technical Foundation
~10% weight
5/10
AI Discovery
~10% weight
5/10

Verdict

Below-average AEO readiness at 48/100 - multiple areas need attention. Key strengths include llms.txt File, Schema.org Structured Data, and Q&A Content Format. Priority gaps: Content Licensing & AI Permissions, Speakable Schema, and Owned Data Density. Topic coherence is 3/10, which caps the overall score at 50. Focusing content on core expertise areas is the single highest-impact improvement.

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How to Improve

Current
48/100
Projected
77/100
31Total Fixes
7Quick Wins
~55hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Configure robots.txt for AI crawlersBuild FAQ sections with schemaImplement semantic HTML5 elementsAdd ai.txt and content licensingClarify entity boundariesReduce extraction frictionReduce document weight
Reduce render-blocking resources
critical|medium
Configure robots.txt for AI crawlers
high|trivial
Reduce document weight
high|low
Fix HTML structure and meta tags
low|low
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Use semantic HTML5 elements (main, article, nav, header, footer, section) to give AI parsers clear content structure. Add lang attribute and ARIA labels for accessibility.

Establish a regular content publishing cadence with dated entries in your sitemap. Consistent publishing signals to AI engines that your site is an active, current information source.

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