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AI Search Audit · AEO + GEO

Find Out Why AI Search Isn’t Recommending Your Brand

See how your business appears across ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot — and uncover the signals that may be limiting your AI visibility.

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5 AI Platforms Human-Reviewed Actionable Roadmap
AI Visibility Intelligence
Live Scan
ANALYSING WEBSITE yourbusiness.com
Scanning
CURRENT AI QUERY
“What are the best providers for my search?”
PLATFORM VISIBILITY STATUS
G
Google AI Overviews Generative search results
Mention Found
AI
ChatGPT Recommendation testing
Checking
P
Perplexity Citation visibility
Citation Found
✦
Gemini Brand understanding
Checking
C
Microsoft Copilot AI search visibility
Not Detected
0 /100
AI READINESS Needs Improvement
OPPORTUNITIES FOUND 0 priority signals

Analysing citations, entities, content signals and competitive visibility…

0%
AI VISIBILITY +23% Opportunity
SEO Is Evolving

Ranking Well Is Still Important — But It Is No Longer the Whole Search Journey

Traditional SEO helps search engines discover, understand and rank your website. AI-powered search adds another layer: whether your brand is recognised, trusted, cited and included when an AI system generates an answer.

Traditional SEO Focus

Can Your Page Rank?

Search
01
Keywords

Does the page target relevant search terms and user intent?

02
Technical SEO

Can search engines crawl, render and index the page correctly?

03
Content Relevance

Does the page satisfy the topic and match the searcher's intent?

04
Authority Signals

Does the site have links, reputation and sufficient authority to compete?

These signals remain fundamental. AI search does not replace SEO — it expands what visibility means.

AI Search Focus

Will AI Include Your Brand?

AI
01
Entity Recognition

Can AI systems confidently understand who your company is, what it does and where it belongs?

02
Citation Eligibility

Is your content strong enough to be referenced or cited as supporting information?

03
Brand Recommendation Signals

Does the wider web provide enough evidence for an AI system to recommend your business?

04
Answer-Friendly Content

Is your expertise structured clearly enough for AI systems to interpret and reuse?

A page can rank organically and still be absent from AI-generated recommendations and citations.

The New Visibility Layer

Your Business Now Has to Perform Across Multiple Discovery Surfaces

A strong search strategy now considers rankings, AI-generated answers, citations, brand mentions and recommendation visibility together.

01
Layer One Traditional Organic Search
Rankings
02
Layer Two AI Search Visibility
Mentions
03
Layer Three AI Recommendation Authority
Citations
Opportunity 01

Appear Where Competitors Are Being Cited

Identify queries where AI systems repeatedly surface competitors while your business remains absent.

Opportunity 02

Strengthen Brand Trust Signals

Improve entity consistency, expertise signals, citations and corroborating mentions around the web.

Opportunity 03

Make Content Easier for AI to Understand

Improve structure, direct answers, supporting evidence and semantic coverage without writing for machines.

Next in the audit See exactly where your brand appears across the major AI-powered search platforms.
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Platforms We Audit

See Where Your Brand Appears Across AI-Powered Search Platforms

We test how your business is surfaced, cited and compared across major AI search experiences, then identify where competitors are gaining visibility instead.

Platforms Tracked 5
Prompt Sets Custom
Competitor Visibility Compared
Citations Reviewed
Platform Audit

Google AI Overviews

Search + AI

We check whether AI Overviews appear for your target queries, which sources are cited, whether your brand is included and how competitors are represented.

AI Overview Presence 8 / 20 Tracked queries
Brand Mentions 2 Low presence
Competitor Mentions 11 High opportunity
Citation Coverage Limited Needs improvement
✓

AI Overview trigger rate for target queries

✓

Source and citation patterns

✓

Brand inclusion vs competitor inclusion

✓

Topic and query-level visibility gaps

Opportunity Improve supporting content and citation authority around commercial comparison queries.

Platform outputs can vary by query, location, session and model. Our audit focuses on repeatable visibility patterns rather than treating a single AI response as definitive.

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What We Check

A Deeper Look at the Signals That Shape AI Visibility

We review how clearly your brand, expertise, content and supporting signals can be understood across AI-powered search experiences. Each area is scored, compared and prioritised.

AI Search Diagnostics Audit Signal Matrix
Example View
Strong Needs Improvement High Opportunity Missing
01 Needs Improvement

Brand Entity Signals

We check whether AI systems can clearly understand who your business is, what it does and how it should be categorised.

  • Organization details
  • Brand consistency
  • About and contact signals
  • Entity relationships
02 High Opportunity

AI Citation Presence

We identify where your website or brand is being cited, referenced or overlooked in AI-generated answers.

  • Direct citations
  • Source appearances
  • Competitor citation gaps
  • Citation-ready content
03 Strong

Prompt Visibility

We test custom informational and commercial prompts to see how often your brand appears in relevant answers.

  • Brand mention rate
  • Recommendation visibility
  • Commercial prompt presence
  • Prompt consistency
04 High Opportunity

Competitor Mention Gaps

We compare how frequently competing brands appear against your own across the same prompt groups.

  • Competitor mention frequency
  • Recommendation shortlists
  • Source dominance
  • Visibility gaps
05 Needs Improvement

Topical Authority

We review whether your site covers its main subjects deeply enough to demonstrate genuine expertise.

  • Topic cluster depth
  • Content gaps
  • Supporting pages
  • Semantic relationships
06 Strong

E-E-A-T & Trust Signals

We assess whether your website provides enough evidence of experience, expertise, authority and trust.

  • Author information
  • Company credibility
  • Case studies
  • Reviews and proof
07 Missing

Schema & Structured Data

We check whether structured data supports clearer understanding of your business, people, content and services.

  • Organization schema
  • Person and author markup
  • Service schema
  • Validation issues
08 Needs Improvement

AI-Friendly Content Structure

We review whether important information is presented clearly enough for both users and AI systems to interpret.

  • Direct answers
  • Clear headings
  • Definitions and summaries
  • Evidence and examples
09 High Opportunity

Third-Party Brand Mentions

We review external mentions that help corroborate your brand, expertise and reputation beyond your own site.

  • Industry references
  • Directories
  • Press and publications
  • Partner mentions
10 Strong

Internal Linking & Semantic Relationships

We assess whether your pages clearly reinforce relationships between topics, services and supporting content.

  • Hub-and-spoke structure
  • Contextual links
  • Orphan pages
  • Topic relationships
Audit Areas 10
Signals Reviewed 40+
Competitor Gaps Identified
Action Plan Prioritised
From signals to a clear score Every audit area contributes to your overall AI Search Readiness Score.
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AI Readiness Score

Turn Complex AI Search Signals Into One Clear Performance Score

Your AI Readiness Score summarises how prepared your website and wider brand presence are for AI-powered search. We combine visibility, entity, content, citation and trust signals into a practical score with clear priorities.

Overall AI Search Readiness Example Audit Score
Analysis Complete
AI Score
74 /100
Moderate

Your brand has a foundation, but AI visibility is still inconsistent.

The strongest opportunities are improving third-party brand mentions, AI citation coverage and visibility across commercial recommendation prompts.

Audit Confidence High

Score based on website signals, prompt testing, competitor comparison and citation analysis.

Score Breakdown

Where Your AI Visibility Stands

8 Areas
Entity Signals 82
Good
AI Citations 63
Needs Improvement
Content Structure 91
Excellent
E-E-A-T & Trust 78
Good
Technical Foundations 88
Strong
Third-Party Brand Mentions 54
High Opportunity
Prompt Visibility 61
Needs Improvement
Schema & Structured Data 70
Moderate
How to Read the Score

AI Readiness Score Bands

The score helps prioritise action. A higher score does not guarantee inclusion in AI answers, but it indicates that stronger supporting signals are in place.

90–100
Excellent

Strong entity, trust, content and citation signals.

75–89
Good

Strong foundation with targeted areas to improve.

60–74
Moderate

Some useful signals, but inconsistent AI visibility.

40–59
Needs Improvement

Important visibility and authority gaps are present.

0–39
Critical

Major entity, content or trust signals are missing.

Personalised Score
Competitor Comparison
Priority Issues
Action Roadmap
What lowers the score? Next, we identify the common problems preventing brands from being surfaced consistently in AI-powered search.
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Common Problems

Why Your Business May Be Missing From AI-Generated Answers

A website can perform reasonably well in traditional search and still be overlooked by AI systems. These are some of the most common visibility gaps we identify during an AI Search Audit.

AI Visibility Diagnostics Common Issue Patterns
10 Key Problems
01 Critical

Weak Brand Entity Signals

AI systems may not clearly understand who your business is, what services you provide or how your brand relates to a topic.

Audit Signal Inconsistent or incomplete entity information
02 High Opportunity

Too Few Third-Party Brand Mentions

Your own website says who you are, but AI systems often need supporting evidence from other trusted sources too.

Audit Signal Limited corroborating mentions across the web
03 Critical

Competitors Have Stronger Citation Coverage

Competing businesses may be referenced more frequently because they have stronger content, mentions or source authority.

Audit Signal Competitors repeatedly cited where your brand is absent
04 Needs Improvement

Thin or Generic Content

Pages may cover a topic at a basic level without adding enough expertise, evidence or useful differentiation.

Audit Signal Low information gain and limited supporting detail
05 Needs Improvement

Poor Topical Depth

A single service page may not be enough to demonstrate broad expertise across an important subject area.

Audit Signal Missing supporting topics and weak content clusters
06 Missing

Missing or Weak Structured Data

Important information about your organisation, people, services or content may not be reinforced with valid schema.

Audit Signal Missing Organization, Person or Service markup
07 Critical

Weak Expertise and Trust Signals

Your site may lack enough evidence showing who created the content, why they are qualified and why the business is credible.

Audit Signal Limited authorship, proof, case studies or credentials
08 Needs Improvement

Content Is Hard to Extract or Summarise

Important answers may be buried inside long paragraphs, vague headings or poorly structured pages.

Audit Signal Weak answer structure and unclear information hierarchy
09 Missing

Inconsistent Business Information

Conflicting names, descriptions, contact information or category signals can weaken confidence in your entity.

Audit Signal Brand data differs across important sources
10 High Opportunity

Low Visibility for Commercial Prompts

Your brand may appear for informational questions but disappear when users ask AI systems for providers or recommendations.

Audit Signal Competitors dominate “best”, “recommended” and provider prompts
Common Issue Pattern

Ranking in Google Does Not Automatically Mean AI Systems Will Recommend Your Brand

Your website may already be crawlable and relevant, but AI systems can still lack enough independent evidence, citation authority, entity confidence or recommendation signals to include your business.

Website ✓
Google Rankings ✓
AI Evidence !
AI Recommendation ?
From diagnosis to action Once the gaps are clear, we turn them into a prioritised AI search optimisation roadmap.
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AI Optimization Roadmap

From Audit Findings to a Clear AI Search Improvement Plan

The audit does not stop at identifying problems. We turn the findings into a prioritised roadmap so you know what to fix first, what to strengthen next and what should be monitored over time.

Implementation Framework Six-Phase AI Search Roadmap
Prioritised Plan
01 Foundation

Fix the Foundations

Resolve technical and structural issues that make it harder for search engines and AI systems to interpret your website accurately.

  • Technical SEO fixes
  • Schema corrections
  • Indexability review
  • Site structure cleanup
Outcome Cleaner technical signals
02 Entity

Strengthen Brand Entity Signals

Make your business easier to identify by improving consistency, relationships and supporting information.

  • Organization information
  • About and contact signals
  • Author and expert profiles
  • Brand-category associations
Outcome Clearer entity recognition
03 Content

Improve AI-Friendly Content

Strengthen important pages so they communicate expertise clearly and answer relevant questions more directly.

  • Clear answer structure
  • Topic depth improvements
  • Supporting evidence
  • Content gap expansion
Outcome More useful, extractable content
04 Authority

Build Citation & Mention Authority

Strengthen third-party evidence that supports your expertise, reputation and relevance around target topics.

  • Industry references
  • Relevant directories
  • Digital PR opportunities
  • Source-worthy content
Outcome Stronger corroborating signals
05 Visibility

Expand Prompt & Recommendation Visibility

Focus on the informational and commercial prompt groups where competitors appear more frequently than your brand.

  • Prompt opportunity mapping
  • Commercial intent coverage
  • Comparison content
  • Recommendation signals
Outcome Broader AI search presence
06 Ongoing

Monitor, Test & Refine

Re-test visibility regularly because AI platforms, source patterns and generated answers continue to change.

  • Prompt re-testing
  • Competitor monitoring
  • Citation tracking
  • Roadmap updates
Outcome Continuous improvement
How We Prioritise the Roadmap

Not Every Issue Should Be Fixed at the Same Time

We rank recommendations by likely impact, dependency and implementation effort so your team can focus on the changes that matter most first.

Priority 1 Critical Foundations Fix first
Priority 2 Visibility Gaps High impact
Priority 3 Authority Growth Build next
Priority 4 Ongoing Testing Monitor
Audit Findings 01
Prioritised Roadmap 02
Implementation 03
Re-Testing 04
See exactly what you receive Next, preview the type of findings, scores and recommendations included in your AI Search Audit report.
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Sample Report

See What Your AI Search Audit Actually Includes

Your audit turns platform testing, brand signals, citations, competitor visibility and content findings into one clear report with practical priorities and next steps.

Q
Quickfixi AI Search Audit Report
Example Report AEO + GEO Analysis
01
Executive Summary

AI Search Readiness Overview

AI Readiness
74 /100
Moderate
Overall Assessment

Strong foundations with clear visibility gaps

Technical and content signals are in good shape, but third-party citations, brand corroboration and commercial prompt visibility require improvement.

Top Findings 4 Highlights
✓
Strong content structure

Key pages are generally clear and well organised.

!
Weak citation coverage

Competitors are referenced more frequently.

!
Low commercial prompt visibility

Brand appears inconsistently in recommendation prompts.

✓
Good technical foundation

No major crawl or accessibility blockers detected.

02
Platform Visibility

Where Your Brand Appears

G Google AI Overviews
42%
AI ChatGPT
36%
P Perplexity
28%
✦ Gemini
51%
C Microsoft Copilot
31%
03
Competitor Comparison

Who Is Winning More AI Mentions?

A Competitor A
68%
B Competitor B
54%
Q Your Brand
31%
Visibility Gap 37 percentage points

Your strongest competitor appears more than twice as often across the selected commercial prompt set.

04
Citation Findings

How Strong Is Your Supporting Evidence?

Direct AI Citations 4 Low
Third-Party Mentions 18 Moderate
Competitor Citations 27 High
New Opportunities 12 High Potential
05
Priority Actions

What We Recommend Fixing First

01
Priority One

Strengthen entity consistency

Align company information, service descriptions, author profiles and business signals.

High Impact
02
Priority Two

Increase third-party references

Build stronger corroboration across trusted, relevant external sources.

High Impact
03
Priority Three

Expand comparison content

Improve pages targeting recommendation and commercial comparison queries.

Growth
04
Priority Four

Re-test AI prompt visibility

Repeat prompt testing after improvements and compare changes against competitors.

Ongoing
06
Implementation Roadmap

Your 30 / 60 / 90-Day Priorities

30 Days Fix the Foundations

Resolve schema, entity consistency, priority technical issues and content structure gaps.

60 Days Build Authority

Expand topic depth, third-party references, citation opportunities and trust signals.

90 Days Re-Test Visibility

Repeat the prompt set and measure changes in AI mentions, citations and competitor visibility.

This preview is illustrative. Every Quickfixi AI Search Audit is customised around your website, market, competitors and target prompt groups.

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AI Search Audit Packages

Choose the Level of AI Visibility Analysis You Need

Every package is designed to show where your brand stands across AI-powered search. The difference is the depth of platform testing, competitor analysis and strategic recommendations included.

Starter

AI Visibility Snapshot

A focused review for businesses that want to understand whether they currently appear across major AI search platforms.

Starting from
$149 one-time
What’s included
  • ✓ Google AI Overview visibility review
  • ✓ ChatGPT prompt testing
  • ✓ Gemini and Perplexity spot checks
  • ✓ Basic AI Readiness Score
  • ✓ Brand entity review
  • ✓ High-level competitor comparison
  • ✓ Priority findings summary
Best for

Small businesses and websites that want an initial AI visibility health check.

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Recommended
Complete

Complete AI Search Audit

A full AI visibility audit covering major platforms, competitors, citations, entity signals, content and an actionable optimisation roadmap.

Starting from
$399 one-time
Everything you need
  • ✓ Google AI Overviews analysis
  • ✓ ChatGPT visibility testing
  • ✓ Perplexity citation review
  • ✓ Gemini visibility analysis
  • ✓ Microsoft Copilot testing
  • ✓ Full AI Readiness Score
  • ✓ Custom prompt testing
  • ✓ Competitor visibility comparison
  • ✓ Citation and mention audit
  • ✓ Entity and schema review
  • ✓ Content and trust analysis
  • ✓ 30 / 60 / 90-day roadmap
Best for

Businesses serious about understanding and improving their visibility across AI-powered search.

Request Complete Audit
Advanced

AI + Competitor Intelligence Audit

A deeper audit for competitive markets, larger websites and businesses that want broader prompt and competitor analysis.

Starting from
$699 one-time
Includes Complete Audit plus
  • ✓ Larger custom prompt set
  • ✓ Deeper competitor benchmarking
  • ✓ Multiple commercial query groups
  • ✓ Advanced citation opportunity research
  • ✓ Expanded content gap analysis
  • ✓ Detailed brand mention research
  • ✓ Strategy consultation
  • ✓ Post-implementation re-test
Best for

Competitive industries, ecommerce, SaaS and established brands with multiple competitors or service categories.

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Included With Every Audit

Clear Findings, Not Just Another Automated Score

01 Manual Review

Automated data is reviewed and interpreted before recommendations are made.

02 Business Context

Findings are considered against your services, competitors and target audience.

03 Prioritised Actions

Recommendations are ordered around impact, dependency and practical implementation.

04 No Lock-In

The audit is a standalone service. You can implement the recommendations yourself or ask Quickfixi to help.

Important

AI search visibility cannot be guaranteed. Generated answers can vary by platform, model, query wording, location, session, source availability and future system updates. The audit identifies measurable visibility patterns and opportunities rather than promising specific AI placements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Questions About AI Search Audits?

AI search is still a relatively new area for many businesses. These answers explain what the audit covers, what it can reveal and what you should realistically expect from the process.

01 What is an AI Search Audit?

An AI Search Audit evaluates how visible and understandable your business is across AI-powered search experiences. It looks at brand mentions, citations, entity signals, content structure, competitor visibility and recommendation patterns.

02 How is this different from a traditional SEO Audit?

A traditional SEO Audit focuses on crawlability, indexing, rankings, on-page optimisation, content and technical performance. An AI Search Audit focuses on whether AI systems understand, mention, cite or recommend your brand in generated answers.

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03 Can you guarantee my business will appear in ChatGPT or Google AI Overviews?

No. AI-generated answers can vary by platform, model, prompt wording, location, session and source availability. The audit identifies repeatable visibility patterns and the signals that may improve your chances of being understood, cited or surfaced.

04 Which AI search platforms do you test?

Depending on the audit package, testing can cover Google AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini and Microsoft Copilot. We also compare how competitors appear across the same prompt groups.

05 Will I receive recommendations or just visibility data?

You receive more than raw data. The report includes priority issues, competitor gaps, AI Readiness findings and practical recommendations. Complete audits also include a prioritised 30, 60 and 90-day roadmap.

06 How long does an AI Search Audit take?

Turnaround depends on the website, number of competitors and depth of prompt testing. A focused audit may take several business days, while broader competitive audits require more research and testing. Your expected delivery time is confirmed before work begins.

07 Can Quickfixi implement the recommendations after the audit?

Yes. The audit can be purchased as a standalone service, or Quickfixi can help implement selected recommendations such as technical changes, structured data, content improvements, entity optimisation and ongoing search work.

08 Who is an AI Search Audit best suited for?

It can be useful for service businesses, ecommerce brands, SaaS companies, local businesses, professional firms, agencies and established brands that want to understand how AI-powered search is changing their visibility and competitive landscape.

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