TL;DR
- A free AI visibility audit checks whether ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini can find, understand, and cite your website, most sites have never checked this.
- I test your site across 10 specific points: AI crawler access, schema markup, entity clarity, content structure, and real citation tests inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode.
- Roughly 1 in 5 websites accidentally blocks a major AI crawler through an outdated robots.txt file (Relevance/Technori, 2026), and AI Overviews now appear on about 20% of Google searches in the US (SeoProfy, 2026) — so this isn’t a small problem anymore.
- The audit is free, takes me 2-3 business days, and you get a written report plus a short recorded walkthrough — no obligation to hire me afterward.
- Request it through my contact form and mention “AI Visibility Audit” in your message.
What Is an AI Visibility Audit?
An AI visibility audit is a manual review of whether AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini can access, understand, and cite your website when someone asks a question related to your business. It’s different from a traditional SEO audit, which mostly checks how Google’s classic search index treats your site.
I built this audit because I kept meeting business owners who ranked fine on page one of Google but got zero mentions when a potential customer asked ChatGPT the same question. Those are two separate systems with two separate sets of rules, and most audits still only check one of them.
If you’ve read my guide on what AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) actually means and why it matters in 2026, this audit is the practical, done-for-you version of that concept applied to your specific website.
Why Most Websites Are Invisible to AI Platforms Right Now
Most websites are invisible to AI platforms because they were built and optimized only for traditional Google search, not for the AI platforms that now sit between searchers and their answers. Three problems show up again and again when I run this audit.
First, AI crawlers get blocked without anyone noticing. Robots.txt is the file that tells automated bots which parts of your site they can visit, and a lot of sites have never updated theirs for AI crawlers.
A recent study by Relevance found that 11 of 50 tested sites, 22%, blocked at least one major AI crawler such as GPTBot, ClaudeBot, or CCBot (Relevance/Technori, 2026). Most of that blocking came from outdated security or bot-management settings, not a deliberate choice.
Second, content is written for skimming readers, not for extraction. AI platforms pull short, self-contained answers out of a page. If your answer to “what do you charge for X” is buried in paragraph six behind three paragraphs of backstory, the AI has nothing clean to quote, so it quotes a competitor instead.
Third, your business is missing clear entity signals. AI platforms rely heavily on schema markup, consistent business details, and structured data to confirm who you are and what you do. Without that, even a well-written page can get skipped in favor of a source the AI trusts more.
This matters more every month. AI Overviews already appear on roughly 20% of Google searches in the US, based on Semrush tracking of over 10 million keywords (SeoProfy, 2026). That’s a fifth of your potential search traffic now passing through an AI-generated answer before a searcher ever sees a traditional blue link.
What’s Included in My Free AI Visibility Audit
My free AI visibility audit checks ten specific things across crawlability, content structure, and real-world AI citation testing, then hands you a plain-English report on what’s working and what’s costing you visibility.
- AI crawler access check: I check your robots.txt and server settings for GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, and CCBot to confirm none of them are being blocked by accident.
- llms.txt review: I check whether your site has an llms.txt file and whether it actually helps AI platforms understand your site structure, or whether you don’t need one yet.
- Schema markup scan: I review your Organization, Service, Article, and FAQPage schema to see if AI platforms can confirm who you are and what you offer.
- Content extractability review: I pull three of your key pages and check whether an AI platform could lift a clean, accurate answer from the first two sentences of each section.
- Entity consistency check: I compare your business name, address, and description across your website, Google Business Profile, and major directories to spot mismatches that confuse AI platforms.
- Live AI citation test: I ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode real questions a customer would ask about your industry and record whether your business shows up, and where.
- E-E-A-T (Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trustworthiness) signal review: I check whether your author bios, credentials, and case studies are structured in a way AI platforms can use to judge trustworthiness.
- Content freshness check: I look at whether your key pages show visible publish and update dates, which AI platforms weigh when deciding which source is current.
- Competitor AI-citation gap analysis: I run the same test questions against two competitors so you can see exactly who is winning the AI citations you’re missing.
- Technical crawlability pass: I check page speed, mobile rendering, and indexability issues that block both traditional Google and AI crawlers from reading your site properly.
You get all ten results in a written report, plus a short recorded video where I walk through the three fixes that will move the needle fastest for your specific site.
How the Audit Works: What Happens After You Request It
The audit works in three steps, starting with your request and ending with a report and video sent straight to your inbox within 2-3 business days.
- You request the audit. Fill out my contact form and write “AI Visibility Audit” along with your website URL in the message field. There’s no cost and no obligation.
- I run the ten-point check. I test your site’s crawlability, schema, content structure, and real AI citation performance across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode.
- You get a report and a walkthrough. I send a written breakdown of every check plus a short recorded video explaining the three highest-impact fixes for your site, in plain language, with no jargon you have to look up.
From there, it’s entirely your call whether you want help implementing the fixes yourself, want me to do it for you, or just want the report for your own team.
Who This Audit Is Actually For
This audit is built for business owners and marketing managers who already have a website and some traffic, but have no idea whether AI platforms can find or recommend them. It’s a good fit if you run a law firm, e-commerce store, healthcare platform, or local service business and you’ve noticed ChatGPT or Google AI Overviews never seem to mention you, even for questions you’d expect to rank for.
It’s less useful if you don’t have a live website yet, since there’s nothing yet for AI platforms to crawl or cite. In that case, I’d rather talk through your launch plan directly than run an audit with nothing to test.
What You Won’t Get With a Generic SEO Audit
A generic SEO audit checks Google rankings, backlinks, and on-page basics, but it almost never tests whether ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Google’s AI Mode can actually find and quote your content. Those are automated tools scanning for technical SEO issues.
| Check | Generic SEO Audit Tool | My Free AI Visibility Audit |
|---|---|---|
| Google keyword rankings | Yes | Not the focus |
| Backlink profile scan | Yes | Not the focus |
| AI crawler access (GPTBot, ClaudeBot) | Rarely checked | Checked directly |
| Schema and entity clarity | Basic scan | Manually reviewed |
| Live test inside ChatGPT/Perplexity/AI Mode | No | Yes, with recorded results |
| Competitor AI-citation comparison | No | Yes |
My audit is manual. I personally ask AI platforms the same questions your customers ask, record what comes back, and compare it against your competitors. That’s the part a generic tool can’t do, because it requires actually using the AI platforms the way a real customer would.
I’ve applied this same manual, AI-first testing approach across client work in legal, e-commerce, healthcare, and local-business SEO, including building the five-hub site architecture behind Immigration Lawyers USA’s search visibility and running a cross-language local SEO campaign for a Swedish small business. The audit brings that same process to your specific site, free.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is an AI visibility audit?
An AI visibility audit is a manual check of whether AI platforms like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Perplexity, and Gemini can access, understand, and cite your website, covering crawler access, schema markup, content structure, and live citation testing.
How is this different from a regular SEO audit?
A regular SEO audit focuses on traditional Google rankings, backlinks, and on-page technical issues. This audit specifically tests whether AI platforms can find and cite your content, including live tests inside ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode that a standard SEO audit tool doesn’t run.
Is the AI visibility audit really free?
Yes, the audit is completely free with no obligation to hire me afterward. You get a written report and a short recorded video walkthrough of the findings, and what you do with that information is entirely up to you.
How long does the audit take?
The audit takes 2-3 business days from when you submit your request through my contact form. You’ll receive both a written report and a recorded video explaining the top fixes for your site.
Do I need a certain amount of traffic or website size to qualify?
No, the audit works for any live website with real content published, regardless of traffic level. The one requirement is that your site needs to already be live, since there’s nothing for AI crawlers to test on a site that hasn’t launched yet.
What happens after I get my audit results?
You can implement the fixes yourself using the report, hire me to implement them for you, or simply keep the report for your own records. I’ll follow up once to see if you have questions, but there’s no pressure to book anything further.
Will this audit guarantee my business shows up in ChatGPT or AI Overviews?
No audit or SEO service can guarantee a specific AI platform will cite your business, since these systems change their retrieval methods constantly. What the audit guarantees is a clear, accurate picture of where you stand today and the specific, prioritized fixes most likely to improve your odds.
Ready to Find Out If AI Platforms Know Your Business Exists?
Most business owners have never actually asked ChatGPT or Google’s AI Mode a question about their own industry to see if they show up. My free AI visibility audit answers that question for you in plain language, with a prioritized list of fixes instead of a wall of technical jargon.
Request your free AI visibility audit through my contact form and mention “AI Visibility Audit” in your message. I’ll get back to you with your full report within 2-3 business days.