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Analysis of what actually affects whether AI answer engines can read and cite a site — no hype, no invented statistics, sources cited by name.
JSON-LD Structured Data for AI: What Schema Types Matter Most
Which JSON-LD schema types AI crawlers actually extract facts from, worked implementation examples, common mistakes, and how to validate what you ship.
August 16, 2026 · 4 min read
AI Visibility Score: What It Means and How to Check Yours for Free
'AI visibility score' isn't a standardized metric — different tools measure different things under that name. How our own six-category, 0-100 score works, what real data from 46 live sites shows about what a good score looks like, and how to check yours free.
August 13, 2026 · 4 min read
How to Check If AI Bots Are Actually Visiting Your Website (3 Methods)
Google Analytics filters out bot traffic by design, so most site owners have no idea whether GPTBot, ClaudeBot, or PerplexityBot ever visit. Three real ways to check — server logs, Cloudflare analytics, and a dedicated plugin — from the hardest to the easiest.
August 13, 2026 · 9 min read
How to Get Your Website Cited by ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity in 2026
A generative-engine-optimization checklist grounded in real scoring data, not guesses: the six things AI engines actually check before citing a page, the technical fundamentals, and how to measure progress instead of hoping.
August 13, 2026 · 5 min read
AI Crawlers Explained: GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot — Who's Crawling Your Site?
GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, and 20 others crawl the web for AI training and search. What each one is for, whether to block or allow them, and how to check which ones actually visit your site.
August 10, 2026 · 5 min read
I Ran an AI Visibility Audit on 50 Real Websites — Here's What I Found (2026)
Real scan data from 46 live websites across e-commerce, SaaS, blogs, news, and local business — using the same ai-visibility scoring engine this site is built on. No estimated statistics, every number reproducible.
August 10, 2026 · 6 min read
llms.txt Explained: The robots.txt for AI — What It Is and How to Add It
llms.txt is a proposed plain-text file that gives AI models a structured index of a site. What it actually does, what it doesn't, the real spec, and how to add it in Next.js, Python, or by hand.
August 10, 2026 · 5 min read
What Is Generative Engine Optimization (GEO)? The 2026 Guide
GEO is the practice of making a site readable and citable by AI answer engines instead of just rankable by search engines. What it actually means, how it differs from SEO and AEO, and where to start.
August 10, 2026 · 6 min read
How to Make Your WordPress Site Visible to ChatGPT, Claude & Perplexity
Most WordPress sites block AI crawlers by accident. A step-by-step guide to checking access, fixing robots.txt, adding llms.txt, and structuring content so AI answer engines can read and cite a WordPress site.
August 10, 2026 · 6 min read
Shopify took over /llms.txt
Since May 2026, Shopify serves a default /agents.md on every store, with /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt redirecting to it platform-wide. Here's what changed, what still works, and what merchants should stop paying for.
August 5, 2026 · 5 min read