AEO Checklist 2026: 30 Points to Make AI Assistants Find Your Site
AEO Checklist 2026: 30 Points to Make AI Assistants Find Your Site
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Language: EN | Words: ~1,200 | Type: Resource / Cornerstone
How to Use This Checklist
Work through these 30 points to audit your site's visibility in ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity. Each item you're missing is a concrete opportunity.
Estimated time: 2-4 hours to implement the critical items.
Shortcut: If you want to know which of these you're failing TODAY — in 60 seconds, no signup — go directly to EchoSignal.
🔴 Critical — Implement This Week
1. robots.txt allows AI bots
Check yoursite.com/robots.txt doesn't block:
GPTBot(OpenAI training)ChatGPT-User(real-time browsing)ClaudeBot/anthropic-ai(Anthropic)PerplexityBot(Perplexity)Google-Extended(Gemini training)
A global Disallow: / for User-agent: * blocks all AI bots silently.
2. Schema Organization with sameAs
Add to your <head>:
{
"@type": "Organization",
"name": "Your Company",
"url": "https://yoursite.com",
"sameAs": ["LinkedIn URL", "Twitter/X URL", "Crunchbase URL"]
}
The sameAs property connects your site to your identity across platforms — critical for Google's Knowledge Graph and Gemini.
3. Real About page
Your About page needs:
- Company name and founding year
- Clear description of what you do
- Real team member names (at minimum the founder)
- Actual team or office photos
Without this, LLMs treat your brand as an anonymous entity and won't recommend it.
4. Google Business Profile (if applicable)
For local or B2B businesses: consistent NAP (Name, Address, Phone), correct category, 750-character description with keywords, active photos, and responded reviews.
GBP is the most direct data source for Gemini's local business recommendations.
5. Page load speed < 3 seconds on mobile
Real-time browsing LLMs (Perplexity, Gemini) prioritize fast-loading sites. Verify with Google PageSpeed Insights. Target: 70+ Performance score on mobile.
🟡 Important — Implement This Month
6. FAQPage schema on key pages
7. Explicit author attribution on blog posts (name, bio, LinkedIn link)
8. Wikidata or Wikipedia entry
9. Presence in 3+ sector directories (Crunchbase, G2, Capterra, Clutch)
10. HTTPS with no security errors
11. Unique <title> and <meta description> per page
12. 300+ words on important pages
13. Visible publication AND last-updated dates on blog posts
14. Clean, descriptive URLs (/blog/how-to-appear-in-chatgpt, not /post?id=1247)
15. Updated sitemap.xml submitted to Google Search Console
🟢 Advanced — Maximize Visibility
16. Active Reddit / Quora presence in your niche
17. YouTube channel with niche content (transcripts indexed by Gemini)
18. Blog articles that answer real questions directly (answer in first 50 words)
19. HowTo schema on step-by-step guides
20. Backlinks from authoritative sites (verified via OpenPageRank or Ahrefs)
21. Consistent NAP across all web properties
22. Descriptive alt text on all images
23. Structured data for pricing (if applicable)
24. Testimonials with real name + company attribution
25. Active community channel (newsletter, Discord, LinkedIn group)
26. /llm.txt — plain text description for AI crawlers
27. Active and consistent social media (2+ posts/week)
28. Correct canonical tags to prevent duplicate content
29. Regular content publishing (2+ articles/month)
30. Monthly AEO visibility measurement
Score Yourself
| Points | Diagnosis |
|---|---|
| 0-10 | 🔴 High invisibility — AI assistants don't know you |
| 11-18 | 🟡 Basic visibility — you appear occasionally |
| 19-25 | 🟢 Good foundation — with effort you can be a reference |
| 26-30 | ✅ Excellent — ready for the 2026 AEO ecosystem |
The Fastest Way to Know Where You Stand
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Published by EchoSignal | Last updated: March 2026
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