GuideThe 2026 AI visibility checklist
Getting recommended by AI assistants comes down to three buckets: being a clear entity, being cited on the sources models trust, and publishing content models can quote. This checklist puts the fixes in priority order — do the top ones first, they carry most of the weight.
FAQ
What are the highest-impact fixes?Entity first: consistent name/category/location everywhere, Organization schema, an llms.txt file, and an about page that says plainly what you do and for whom. Models can't recommend what they can't resolve.
What comes after entity fixes?Citations. Get listed and reviewed on the directories, review platforms and 'best of' roundups AI already trusts for your category and city. Then make your key pages quotable: direct answers, fresh dates, clear structure.
How do I know which items I'm failing?Don't guess — baseline. A free Cited scan grades your site against this checklist across 8+ AI engines and tells you which fix moves your score most.
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