Skip to main content

Platform

AEO Website Research-grade Content Content Factory About Audits Rankings Pricing

Resources

Knowledge Base Research FAQ
Audit
OverviewHow to ImproveScore BreakdownSite PagesGuides
subimage.io
WINTER 2025

subimage.io

Moderate AI visibility with 21 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: llms.txt file.

Developer Tools & InfrastructureSecurity & Compliance
50/100
F
Citation Avg
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
7/10
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

Below-average AEO readiness at 50/100 - multiple areas need attention. Key strengths include Fact & Data Density, Content Cannibalization, and Topic Coherence. Priority gaps: llms.txt File, Sitemap Completeness, and RSS/Atom Feed.

How to Improve

Current
50/100
Projected
80/100
39Total Fixes
14Quick Wins
~80hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Create /llms.txt fileAdd JSON-LD structured dataStrengthen entity authority (NAP)Configure robots.txt for AI crawlersAdd definition-style contentAdd direct answer paragraphsAdd ai.txt and content licensingFix canonical URL strategyImprove query-answer alignmentAdd visible date signalsMake content creators clearly visibleImprove citation-ready writing qualityAdd answer-first content placementPackage evidence for AI engines
Create /llms.txt file
critical|low
Add llms-full.txt with extended content
medium|low
Create complete sitemap.xml
critical|medium
Configure robots.txt for AI crawlers
critical|low
Fix HTML structure and meta tags
medium|low
Fix canonical URL strategy
critical|low
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
Reduce document weight
medium|low
Improve server response efficiency
medium|low
Reduce render-blocking resources
medium|low

Top Opportunities10

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.

Add question-based headings (H2/H3) throughout your content. Use "What is...", "How does...", "Why should..." patterns that match how users query AI assistants.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Fix It With AI42

Your competitors are already optimizing for AI

Every day without action is traffic your site loses to AI-ready competitors. We fix that.

Fix My Score

Site Pages

www.subimage.io/blog/veriff-case-studyD45
How Veriff Evaluated React2Shell Risk Across 600 Repos in Minutes With SubImage

Improve Your Score

Guides for the criteria with the most room for improvement

Related Questions

Browse all FAQs →

Want us to improve your score?

We build citation-ready content that AI engines choose as the answer.

Let's Talk