If AI bots can't crawl it, AI engines can't cite it.
Crawl errors. Missing schema. Slow LCP. AI bots blocked in robots.txt. Stale llms.txt. GetCited's Technical SEO + AEO Audit finds every barrier between your site and AI citations — and tells you exactly what to fix first.
Free scan in 5 minutes · Full audit from $500 · No credit card to start
Pick your audit tier.
Two tiers. Both deliver a 7-pillar AEO scorecard with prioritised fixes. Choose Pro if you want citation tracking to prove the lift after implementation.
Starter
$500
Delivery: 7 business days
For brands that need a clear picture of their AEO blockers.
- ✓7-pillar AEO scorecard
- ✓Per-template schema review
- ✓AI bot accessibility audit (robots.txt, llms.txt)
- ✓Core Web Vitals analysis
- ✓Prioritised fix list (Critical / High / Medium / Low)
- ✓30-page PDF deliverable
- ✓White-label version included
Pro
$1,200
Delivery: 14 business days
For brands that want the audit plus a 90-day citation tracking window.
- ✓Everything in Starter
- ✓90-day citation tracking post-audit
- ✓Implementation-ready fix specifications
- ✓CMS-bounded vs template-level fix classification
- ✓Pre/post citation rate comparison
- ✓Dedicated account manager
- ✓Resell-ready white-label report
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If your technical stack isn't AI-ready, you're invisible.
Google's AI Overviews, ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, Claude, and the rest are all retrieval-augmented systems. They crawl. They index. They parse schema. They evaluate entity structure. Technical readiness is not optional — it is the floor that everything else is built on.
Four layers. Every barrier between your site and AI.
Each layer addresses a different class of AEO blocker. The audit covers all four.
Access & Indexing
What we audit
robots.txt audit, llms.txt audit, AI bot access rules (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended, Amazonbot), XML sitemap validation, canonical tag audit.
Why it matters for AI
If an AI engine's crawler is blocked in robots.txt, it cannot retrieve your content regardless of how well-structured it is. llms.txt is the new robots.txt for LLMs — most sites have neither a valid file nor a strategy.
URL & Site Structure
What we audit
Internal linking architecture, crawl depth analysis, orphan page detection, redirect chain audit, pagination structure.
Why it matters for AI
AI engines follow the same crawl paths as Google. Deep pages with weak internal linking don't get indexed, and unindexed pages don't get cited.
On-Page & Schema
What we audit
Per-template schema review (Organization, WebSite, Article, Product, Service, FAQPage, BreadcrumbList), entity markup density, answer-first paragraph structure, heading hierarchy.
Why it matters for AI
Schema is the machine-readable layer AI engines extract from when constructing answers. Missing or invalid schema means your content gets ignored even if it ranks.
Technical Performance
What we audit
Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS), render path analysis (SSR vs CSR), JavaScript execution blocking, image optimization, server response time.
Why it matters for AI
AI crawlers time out on slow pages. A page that takes 4 seconds to render is a page that doesn't get cited.
Who benefits from a Technical SEO + AEO audit?
Everything you need to know
What's the difference between SEO and AEO?
SEO helps your site rank in Google, Bing, and other search engines. AEO — Answer Engine Optimization — ensures your content is structured so that AI engines can parse, extract, and cite it when generating answers. A site can rank #1 on Google and still be invisible in ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini, and AI Overview.
Do technical fixes really help with AI Overviews and ChatGPT?
Yes, materially. AI engines rely on the same kind of structured, crawlable, semantically clean content that Google rewards. A site with blocked AI crawlers, missing schema, and slow render performance will consistently underperform in citation rate — regardless of content quality.
How do I get started?
Start with the free 5-minute scan at the top of this page. You'll get an instant 7-pillar AEO score and a citation snapshot across your top 10 queries. The paid audit goes deeper: full crawl analysis, per-template schema review, AI bot access audit, and a prioritised fix list.
What access do you need?
For the audit: Google Search Console (read access) is strongly recommended for crawl-error and indexation analysis. Optional: Google Analytics (for traffic pattern context) and CMS access (for template-level schema review). We never require write access.
I have an audit from another company. Can you use it to quote implementation?
No. We can't verify the accuracy or completeness of an external audit, and AEO scoring depends on the full 7-pillar diagnostic methodology. We require our own audit as the starting point for any implementation work.
My audit is older than 6 months. Is it still valid?
If nothing has changed on the site and your AI citation pattern hasn't shifted, the old audit is mostly still valid — your fix backlog is likely still relevant. If you've shipped a redesign, replatform, or significant content change since the audit, a refresh is needed.
Can you help with a site migration?
Yes — our most-requested service post-launch is a migration audit. We compare pre- and post-migration citation rate across the 10 AI engines and flag any technical regressions introduced during the move.
My CMS limits what I can change. Will this still help?
Yes. Our audit pinpoints exactly which fixes are CMS-bounded and which are template-level. We ship every fix we can inside the CMS, and document the rest with specifications your developer can implement outside it.
Should I fix my current site or rebuild?
Almost always fix first. A targeted audit + implementation usually delivers a measurable AI citation lift inside 60 days. A rebuild delays that lift by months and introduces new technical risk. We recommend rebuilding only when the existing architecture is fundamentally incompatible with AI crawlability — which is rare.
What's in the audit deliverable?
A 30-page PDF covering: 7-pillar AEO scorecard, per-template schema review, AI bot accessibility, robots.txt and llms.txt audit, Core Web Vitals analysis, and a prioritised fix list scored by expected citation lift × engineering effort.
Can I see a sample report?
Yes. We can share both a GetCited-branded and a fully white-labelled sample report. Contact us or request a sample via the form below.
How long does delivery take?
Starter audits ship in 7 business days. Pro audits ship in 14 business days because they include 90-day citation tracking setup and implementation-ready fix specifications.
Is the audit white-labelled for agencies?
Yes — Pro tier includes a fully white-labelled version of the audit report and dashboard view so you can resell the results under your agency brand.
Find out what's blocking your AI citations.
Start with the free 5-minute scan. We'll score your AEO readiness across all 7 pillars instantly.
No credit card to start · Free plan · AEO Audit from $500