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What Is the AI SEO Checklist?

The AI SEO Checklist is a diagnostic framework used to evaluate whether a website is eligible to be understood, summarized, and cited by AI-powered search engines such as Google AI Overviews and large language models.

It evaluates:

  • Technical accessibility
  • Entity clarity
  • Answer structure
  • Topical coverage
  • AI citation readiness
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AI Search Visibility Checklist for Service Businesses

Work through this in under 90 days to go from invisible to cited in AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google SGE.

Scope Site, content, schema, authority
Best for Local & service-based SMBs
Owner Marketing or agency partner
0% complete 0 of 0 tasks done
1. Foundation: Fix the technical base
Crawlability, speed, and indexing before anything else.
Weeks 1–2
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2. Schema: Speak the language AI understands
Explicit markup for your business, FAQs, and reviews.
Weeks 3–4
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3. Content AI can confidently cite
Answer real questions with structured, snippet-ready pages.
Weeks 5–8
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4. Authority: Build the trust AI leans on
Profiles, backlinks, and reviews that make you the safe recommendation.
Weeks 9–11
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5. AI visibility and ongoing tracking
Measure where you appear and tighten the flywheel each month.
Week 12 + monthly
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Want the full 90 day roadmap?

This checklist is the starter kit. The The 90-Day AI Search Visibility Sprint gives you the complete step-by-step plan to improve your AI visibility without hiring an agency.

  • Full 12-week breakdown with weekly tasks
  • Technical fixes made simple
  • Schema templates and examples you can paste in
  • Content formats AI prefers and how to structure them
  • A monthly AI-citation tracking sheet

Perfect if you want predictable visibility gains and a clear plan to follow week by week.

Get the DIY 90-day sprint



FAQ

What is the AI Search Visibility Checklist?

It is a practical checklist that walks you through the steps to get your business visible inside AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and Google SGE.

Who is this checklist for?

It is built for service-based businesses and agencies working with them: HVAC, medspa, law, real estate, roofing, dental, and other local or regional services.

Do I need technical SEO skills to use it?

No. The checklist uses plain language and breaks each step into simple actions. If you work with a developer or agency, you can hand them specific items.

How long does it take to complete?

The full checklist is designed to be completed in about 90 days. You can also use it as a quick audit and pick the highest impact items to do first.

How is this different from a standard SEO audit?

Traditional SEO audits focus on Google rankings only. This checklist also covers schema, content structure, and authority signals that AI assistants use to decide what to cite.

Will this help me show up in ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity?

It cannot force any AI tool to recommend you, but it gives you the structure, schema, and authority signals those tools rely on when selecting sources.

Can my agency use this with clients?

Yes. Many agencies use it as a delivery framework: they run the checklist section by section and turn each block into a small project or sprint.

What should I do after I finish the checklist?

Keep a light monthly rhythm: fix new issues, publish fresh content, build links, and monitor where you are cited in AI results. The checklist gives you that ongoing loop.