Is Your Site AI-Ready? Self-Assessment — 47-Point Checklist

The Shift That Changed Everything

For two decades, ranking on Google was the game. Then something changed. ChatGPT, Perplexity, Google AI Overviews, and a dozen other AI-powered platforms became the first place an increasingly large share of buyers go when they are researching. These systems do not rank your website. They either cite it or they do not. And whether they cite it depends on signals that are completely different from traditional SEO.

Most websites — including most professionally built ones — are invisible to these systems. Not because the content is bad, but because the structure is wrong. Missing schema. No entity architecture. Content formatted for humans but not for machines. No speakable blocks. No LLMS.txt signal. Problems that take hours to fix once you know what they are, but that are completely invisible until someone shows you the checklist.

This is that checklist.

What’s Inside

• 47 checkpoints organized across 5 categories: schema markup, entity structure, content format, technical signals, and GEO optimization
• Scoring guide: calculate your AI readiness score and see what tier your site is in
• Priority fix matrix: each gap ranked by how much it hurts you and how fast it is to fix — so you know where to start
• Plain-language explanations for every checkpoint — no jargon, no assumed technical knowledge
• Delivered as a Notion workspace you can run against any site, any time, and save your results

Who This Is For

Business owners who have heard about AI search and want to know where they actually stand. Marketing managers who need a structured framework for evaluating and improving AI visibility. WordPress site owners who want to understand what the SEO plugins are not covering. Anyone who has wondered why their site does not show up when people ask AI assistants about their category.

What Happens After

The self-assessment tells you what to fix. If you want help fixing it, every item on the checklist maps to a service we offer — from the $29 WordPress Schema Starter to a full SiteBoost engagement. But the checklist is genuinely useful on its own. Most of the fixes are things any site owner can implement with basic WordPress access and thirty minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does this require technical knowledge?

No. Every checkpoint has a plain-language explanation. The scoring guide tells you whether each item is a DIY fix, a developer task, or something you can handle with a plugin. You do not need to know what schema markup is before you start — you will understand it by the time you finish the first section.

How long does it take to run?

About 90 minutes for a thorough first pass on a site you know well. Faster if you are already familiar with your site’s technical setup. The Notion format lets you save your work and return to it.

Does this work for sites that aren’t on WordPress?

Yes. Most checkpoints are platform-agnostic. A few reference WordPress-specific tools but note alternatives for other platforms.