GEO Readiness Checklist
Tick off what's already true for your site. We'll weight the gaps by impact so you know exactly what to fix first.
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GEO readiness
0 / 25 weighted points
Highest-impact fixes first:
- +3FAQ or Q&A schema on key pages
- +3Pages open with a direct answer, not a long intro
- +3Comparison or "best X for Y" pages exist
- +3Cited by other sites or press in your category
Frequently asked questions
What counts as a passing GEO Readiness Checklist score?
There's no universal pass/fail line — the checklist weights 12 common structural gaps by real impact, so a higher score simply means fewer of the changes that make content harder for an AI engine to lift cleanly. Treat anything below roughly 70% as worth acting on before anything else.
How is this different from a traditional SEO checklist?
A traditional checklist optimises for ranking on a results page; this one specifically checks answer-engine readiness — direct-answer placement, FAQ/Article schema, passage-level structure — the things that determine whether a model can extract and cite a clean answer from your page.
Do I need to fix every item to see results?
No — the checklist weights items by impact specifically so you can fix the highest-leverage gaps first. Schema and direct-answer placement typically move the needle faster than smaller items like URL structure, so start there if you're short on time.
Does completing this checklist guarantee AI citations?
No tool can guarantee a citation, since that also depends on competing sources and the specific prompt asked. What a high score does is remove the structural reasons a model would skip your content in favour of a better-structured competitor's — it improves your odds, not a guarantee.