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FALL 2024

usemoonshine.com

Weak AI visibility with 20 of 48 criteria passing. Biggest gap: llms.txt file.

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43/100
F
Citation Avg
Coherence gate active - score capped at 60
Answer Readiness
~40% weight
5/10
Content Structure
~25% weight
5/10
Trust & Authority
~15% weight
1/10
Technical Foundation
~10% weight
6/10
AI Discovery
~10% weight
3/10

Verdict

Critical AEO gaps at 43/100 - usemoonshine.com is largely invisible to AI engines. Key strengths include Query-Answer Alignment, Content Cannibalization, and Answer-First Placement. Priority gaps: llms.txt File, Schema.org Structured Data, and Comprehensive FAQ Section. Topic coherence is moderate at 5/10, capping the score at 60. Tighter topical focus would lift this ceiling.

How to Improve

Current
43/100
Projected
77/100
39Total Fixes
14Quick Wins
~88hEst. Effort
Quick Wins
Create /llms.txt fileConfigure robots.txt for AI crawlersAdd structured tables and listsAdd direct answer paragraphsAdd ai.txt and content licensingFix canonical URL strategyAdd visible date signalsFocus blog content on core expertiseIncrease content depth and structureAdd first-hand experience signalsPackage evidence for AI enginesClarify entity boundariesReduce extraction frictionAdd image context 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 canonical URL strategy
critical|low
Add internationalization signals
critical|medium
Fix HTML structure and meta tags
low|low
Reduce render-blocking resources
low|low
Improve server response efficiency
low|low

Top Opportunities10

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.

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.

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.

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%.

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.

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

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