SEO — classic search
Getting found on Google's results: the right content, structure, technical health, and authority so your pages rank.
AEO — AI answer engines
Getting recommended when buyers ask ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, or Gemini — by being the clearest, most trusted, most quotable source.
What the badges mean
CoveredFully automated — Surfaced does it for you.
Partial + guidanceWe handle part of it and give you step-by-step guidance (plus done-for-you options) to reach full coverage.
These are the key levers— the factors with the biggest, most actionable impact. They aren't the whole picture: Google uses 200+ signals and AI engines have no published rulebook, so other things (user engagement, content freshness, brand mentions, community/forum presence, and more) can also determine success.
What SEO looks for
Helpful content that matches intent
CoveredPages that genuinely answer what the searcher wants.
How: Keyword & question research finds the intent; drafting and rewrites produce content built to match it.
Keyword & topic coverage
CoveredCovering the terms and subtopics people actually search.
How: Keyword research + question expansion surface what you're missing, with real volume and difficulty.
Titles & meta descriptions
CoveredCompelling, accurate titles/snippets within length limits.
How: Every draft and rewrite generates an SEO title and meta description; the audit flags weak ones.
Clear heading structure
CoveredLogical H1–H3 outline that's easy to scan.
How: The site audit grades structure; drafting writes properly structured pages.
Internal linking
CoveredLinks between your own pages to pass authority and context.
How: Internal-linking suggestions tell you which pages to link to and from.
Technical health & Core Web Vitals
CoveredSpeed, mobile-friendliness, stability (LCP, CLS, INP).
How: The technical scan runs PageSpeed Insights on your key pages.
Structured data (schema)
CoveredMarkup that helps Google understand and feature your pages.
How: Schema and FAQPage generators produce ready-to-paste JSON-LD.
Freshness
CoveredKeeping important pages current.
How: Content-decay detection flags pages losing traction; rewrites refresh them.
Rank monitoring
CoveredKnowing where you actually rank over time.
How: Daily rank tracking for chosen keywords, plus your real Search Console numbers.
Avoiding keyword cannibalization
CoveredNot having several pages compete for one term.
How: Cannibalization detection flags queries split across multiple pages.
Indexability (robots, sitemaps, canonicals)
CoveredMaking sure Google can crawl and index the right pages.
How: The audit checks canonical tags, noindex, viewport and lang on every page — and we generate a sitemap.xml + robots.txt for you to publish.
E-E-A-T (experience, expertise, authority, trust)
CoveredSignals that you're a credible source.
How: The Authority pack generates Organization/author schema, an About-page draft, and a trust-signal checklist; entity presence adds Knowledge-Graph trust.
Backlinks / off-site authority
Partial + guidanceOther reputable sites linking to you.
How: We track your backlink profile, but earning links (outreach, PR) is on you.
Image & media optimization
CoveredCompressed images, descriptive alt text.
How: The scan flags images missing alt text and the alt-text generator writes descriptive alt for them; PageSpeed flags heavy media.
Hosting, HTTPS & redirects
Partial + guidanceSecure, fast infrastructure and clean redirects.
How: We surface indexability and canonical issues in the scan; server, HTTPS and redirects are applied by your host.
Local SEO & Google Business Profile
CoveredMaps, reviews, local listings.
How: The Local SEO pack generates LocalBusiness schema, a NAP-consistency checklist, and a Google Business Profile + citations action plan; track local keywords in rank tracking.
What AEO looks for
Getting cited / recommended by AI
CoveredWhether ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity & Gemini name you.
How: AI visibility tracking asks the real buyer questions and records who gets recommended.
Direct, quotable answers
CoveredLeading with a clean answer an AI can lift verbatim.
How: The AEO audit scores extractability; drafting opens pages with a direct answer.
Extractable structure (lists, tables, FAQs)
CoveredFormatting AI can parse and quote.
How: The audit flags it; FAQ schema and drafts add scannable structure.
Coverage of real questions
CoveredAnswering the actual questions buyers ask AI.
How: Prompt tracking + question expansion widen what you cover.
Entity recognition & trust
CoveredBeing a known entity (Knowledge Graph, Wikidata).
How: The entity-presence check shows your status and how to strengthen it.
llms.txt
CoveredAn AI-readable overview file at your site root.
How: One-click llms.txt generator built from your homepage and pages.
Knowing why a competitor wins
CoveredUnderstanding what their cited page does better.
How: Why-they-win analysis reads their page and gives you a plan.
Reputation in AI answers
CoveredHow positively the AI describes you, not just if.
How: Sentiment analysis on each answer that mentions you.
Authoritative third-party citations
Partial + guidanceBeing referenced by sources AI already trusts.
How: We show who gets cited and why, but earning those mentions is on you.
Coverage across every AI engine
CoveredShowing up in all the assistants buyers use.
How: We track ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini, and Google AI Overviews; Microsoft Copilot is the only engine not yet covered.
“Guidance included” means you're never on your own
Every factor above is either automated for you or comes with step-by-step guidance inside your dashboard — exactly what to do to reach Covered. And for the hardest one — earning backlinks and media coverage — we offer done-for-you services:
Press Releases
Guaranteed placement on 400+ outlets (Business Insider, MarketWatch, AP News…) with high-authority backlinks and “as seen in” credibility.
Explore Press Releases →Media Outreach
Pitch 500,000+ verified journalists and 200,000+ podcasts to earn real coverage, citations, and the third-party trust AI engines reward.
Explore Media Outreach →See where you stand
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