AI Visibility Checker - Is Your Site Visible to AI Search?

Here's what your AI readiness report looks like

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acmeplumbing.com

64 / 100 · 18 pages audited

Schema

Speed

C+

AI Ready

No review schema (you have 27 five-star reviews)

Google isn't showing your star rating in search. Stars drive clicks.

9 pages missing meta descriptions

Google is writing its own snippet from random text.

No FAQ or question-based content

AI engines have nothing to quote when someone asks about your service.

Add LocalBusiness + AggregateRating schema Copy

<script type="application/ld+json">
{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "LocalBusiness",
  "name": "Acme Plumbing",
  "aggregateRating": {
    "@type": "AggregateRating",
    "ratingValue": "4.9",
    "reviewCount": "27"
  }
}
</script>

➤ Paste into your page <head> to show star ratings in search

What we find on almost every site we check

When we audit local business websites, almost none are set up for AI search - the exact gap this checks for.

Every single one had 5-star Google reviews - and not one had the review schema that makes star ratings show up in search.

Almost none had FAQ or question-and-answer content - the format AI engines pull quotes from.

Most had no structured data, so AI couldn't confirm what the business was or who it served.

None had the trust and freshness signals AI engines weigh before citing a source.

We hand-verify every finding before we report it, because audit tools - ours included - throw the occasional false positive. The numbers above are issues we confirmed in the page source, not just tool flags.

Search is splitting in two. People still type queries into Google - but a growing share now ask an AI assistant and trust whatever it says. If AI can't read your site, you're invisible to that entire audience.

What "AI visibility" actually means

When someone asks ChatGPT "who's the best plumber in Allentown?" or Google generates an AI Overview for "how much does a roof cost," the AI picks a handful of sources to summarize and cite. AI visibility is whether your business is eligible to be one of those sources - and being cited matters, because cited sites earn more clicks than the old number-one result.

Eligibility comes down to whether machines can understand your site. That's what the AI Visibility Checker measures.

The signals AI engines look for

RankBuddy AI Readiness check scores your site on the factors that decide whether AI systems can confidently use it:

Structured data (schema) - LocalBusiness, Organization, FAQ, and Article markup that tells AI exactly what your business is and does.
E-E-A-T signals - experience, expertise, authority, and trust cues like named authors, credentials, and consistent business identity.
Question-and-answer content - headings phrased as questions with a direct answer in the first sentence, which is how AI pulls quotes.
Content depth - enough substance on a topic for an engine to treat you as a real source rather than a thin page.
Entity clarity - the same business name, location, and details everywhere, so AI doesn't confuse you with someone else.
Freshness - signals that your content is current, which AI engines weigh when choosing what to cite.

Why this matters now

Google's own guidance is clear: there are no special files or magic markup for AI features - good SEO is the foundation. The catch is that most sites still aren't doing that foundation well, which means the businesses that fix it now get cited while competitors are still arguing about whether AI search is real. It's a first-mover window, and it's open today.

Importantly, this isn't about chasing hype. AI engines reward the same things good SEO always has - clear structure, real expertise, fast pages, honest content. The AI Visibility Checker just shows you where your site falls short of that bar.

How to check your AI visibility

AI visibility questions

What is AI visibility?

AI visibility is how likely AI search systems - ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and Gemini - are to find, understand, and cite your business when someone asks them a question in your industry. It depends on signals like schema markup, clear content structure, trust signals, and entity consistency.

How do I check if my website is visible to AI?

Paste your URL into RankBuddy and run the AI Readiness check. It scores how well your site is set up to be cited by AI engines - looking at structured data, E-E-A-T signals, FAQ content, content depth, and whether your business identity is consistent across the page.

Can I make my site show up in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews?

You cannot guarantee a citation, but you can make your site eligible. AI engines pull from sources with clear structured data, strong trust signals, and content that directly answers questions. RankBuddy checks each of those and tells you what to add. Google itself says good SEO is the foundation for appearing in AI features.

Is AI visibility different from regular SEO?

It overlaps heavily. Most of what makes you eligible for AI citations - schema, fast pages, clear headings, question-and-answer content, real expertise - is also good SEO. AI visibility adds emphasis on machine-readable trust signals and answering questions directly in the first sentence.

What is GEO or AEO?

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) and AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) are two names for the same practice: optimizing a site so generative AI systems surface it in their answers. RankBuddy AI Readiness check is a GEO/AEO audit in plain English.

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Here's what your AI readiness report looks like

What we find on almost every site we check

What "AI visibility" actually means

The signals AI engines look for

Why this matters now

How to check your AI visibility

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