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Five new checks and a new point distribution in the AI Trust Audit

Five new checks and a new point distribution in the AI Trust Audit

Evidence density, extractable answers, a real access test for AI crawlers, prices in the source code, and consistent core information: what the five new checks and the revised weighting mean for your AI visibility—and why all reports remain comparable on the same scale.

14. september 20268 min leestijd

Free Account: Monitor AI Visibility Permanently

Free Account: Monitor AI Visibility Permanently

With a free account, all reports remain accessible: score history per website, comparison of all runs, and re-auditing with one click.

28. augustus 20267 min leestijd

The 10 GEO Checks Most Websites Fail

The 10 GEO Checks Most Websites Fail

Evaluation of 23,696 audits on 13,327 domains: Which ten GEO criteria fail most often in practice, why they matter for AI answers, and how to implement them specifically.

24. augustus 20269 min leestijd

The Best GEO Tools 2026: Comparing 10 Tools for AI Visibility

The Best GEO Tools 2026: Comparing 10 Tools for AI Visibility

Comparison of ten tools for Generative Engine Optimization: monitoring AI visibility, analyzing citation sources, and technical audits for your website's AI readability.

3. augustus 20268 min leestijd

Generative Engine Optimization: The Technical Guide for AI Visibility

Generative Engine Optimization: The Technical Guide for AI Visibility

The complete GEO guide: How to become visible in ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews with crawler access, Schema.org, and citable content structure.

27. juli 20267 min leestijd

Four New Audit Checks: Ready for Agentic Commerce and GEO

Four New Audit Checks: Ready for Agentic Commerce and GEO

We are expanding the AI Trust Audit with four new checks covering machine-readable product data, entity linking, and structured content – so that AI agents can better recognize, compare, and recommend your brand and products.

25. juni 20266 min leestijd

Strengths and Weaknesses: Study on AI Visibility of 10,000 Websites

Studies en benchmarks

Strengths and Weaknesses: Study on AI Visibility of 10,000 Websites

Data study of over 10,000 websites on AI visibility (June 2026). Find out why technical crawling works, but schema data & reputation (E-A-T) are often missing.

22. juni 20267 min leestijd

Measuring GEO Success: The Most Important Metrics for AI Visibility

Measuring GEO Success: The Most Important Metrics for AI Visibility

Rankings do not exist in ChatGPT or Perplexity. Learn the six GEO metrics that matter — mention rate, citation share, sentiment — and how to track them.

19. juni 20268 min leestijd

AI Overviews and AI Mode: Google's Requirements for Websites 2026

AI Overviews and AI Mode: Google's Requirements for Websites 2026

Google has concretely described for the first time how websites appear in AI Overviews and AI Mode. The most important requirements, myths, and concrete measures for 2026.

19. mei 20267 min leestijd

What AI Crawlers See – and What They Don't

Studies en benchmarks

What AI Crawlers See – and What They Don't

Many LLMs do not read JavaScript, JSON-LD, or meta tags. What really counts and how you should react.

5. mei 20267 min leestijd

New Version of the AI Trust Audit: AI Mentions, Percentage Score, and Informative Checks

New Version of the AI Trust Audit: AI Mentions, Percentage Score, and Informative Checks

New checks for AI brand visibility, percentage-based scoring, About Us analysis, and 8-language support – all the latest updates since March 2026.

30. maart 20265 min leestijd

Agentic Commerce: When AI Agents Shop for Your Customers – How to Prepare Your Shop

Agentic Commerce: When AI Agents Shop for Your Customers – How to Prepare Your Shop

Agentic Commerce is fundamentally changing online retail. Learn how to technically optimize your shop to convince AI agents like ChatGPT and Perplexity of your brand.

27. maart 20265 min leestijd

From Keywords to Sources: The 5 Most Important Differences Between SEO and GEO

From Keywords to Sources: The 5 Most Important Differences Between SEO and GEO

The shift from SEO to GEO: Learn the 5 crucial differences and how to optimize your website for AI answers through trust, reputation, and structure.

24. maart 20265 min leestijd

Compliance as an SEO Advantage: Why Legal Transparency Makes Your Shop Credible for AI Bots

Compliance as an SEO Advantage: Why Legal Transparency Makes Your Shop Credible for AI Bots

Learn how legal transparency and compliance signals massively increase your shop's trustworthiness for AI bots like ChatGPT and Perplexity.

23. maart 20265 min leestijd

Gaining AI Trust: How Reputation Signals and Reviews Influence Your Ranking in AI Search

Gaining AI Trust: How Reputation Signals and Reviews Influence Your Ranking in AI Search

Learn how Google Reviews and Trusted Shops influence your visibility in AI-based search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity, and why E-E-A-T is more important today than ever before.

17. maart 20265 min leestijd

From Keyword to Context: How AI Prompts are Changing E-Commerce Search Behavior

From Keyword to Context: How AI Prompts are Changing E-Commerce Search Behavior

This article analyzes the shift in e-commerce search behavior from isolated keywords to context-based queries driven by AI prompts.

16. maart 20265 min leestijd

How an AI Search Engine Works: Query Decomposition, RAG, and Vector Matching Explained

How an AI Search Engine Works: Query Decomposition, RAG, and Vector Matching Explained

Learn more about the technical foundations of modern AI search engines, including RAG, Vector Matching, and the decomposition of complex search queries.

15. maart 20265 min leestijd

Entity Clarity: What AI Models Expect from Your Shop

Entity Clarity: What AI Models Expect from Your Shop

This article explains why precise entity clarity is more important than traditional keyword density for AI models in e-commerce.

14. maart 20265 min leestijd

Product Schema: Which JSON-LD Fields AI Needs

Product Schema: Which JSON-LD Fields AI Needs

This analysis shows which specific JSON-LD fields in the Product Schema are essential to maximize visibility in AI-based systems.

13. maart 20265 min leestijd

Why you should perform a (new) test of your website now...

Why you should perform a (new) test of your website now...

The AI-Trust-Audit has received a major overhaul and has become even more helpful and intelligent. See the overview of recent improvements and changes here.

12. maart 20265 min leestijd

From 51% to 74%: How rockmysleep Improved AI Visibility in One Cycle

From 51% to 74%: How rockmysleep Improved AI Visibility in One Cycle

This case study explains how rockmysleep successfully increased its AI Trust Score from 51% to 74% through targeted optimizations.

6. maart 20265 min leestijd

Speaking the Language of AI: How Schema Markup Makes Your Shop a Top Result in Google AI Overviews

Speaking the Language of AI: How Schema Markup Makes Your Shop a Top Result in Google AI Overviews

Learn how to optimize your shop for Google AI Overviews using Schema Markup (FAQ, Product, HowTo) and become the top source for AI-generated answers.

18. februari 20265 min leestijd

New Version of the AI Trust Audit with Advanced Settings and Improved Detection of Trust Elements and Reviews

New Version of the AI Trust Audit with Advanced Settings and Improved Detection of Trust Elements and Reviews

We have several updates for you! Improved detection of Trust Signals, visual customer reviews, and FAQ sections, as well as optimized analysis of large HTML pages for more precise SEO results.

17. februari 20261 min leestijd

Visible in ChatGPT & Co: Why Your robots.txt Determines Your Shop's AI Success

Visible in ChatGPT & Co: Why Your robots.txt Determines Your Shop's AI Success

Learn how to optimize your robots.txt for GPTBot & Perplexity to ensure your products appear in AI responses.

13. februari 20265 min leestijd

Structured Data Automation: New Features for Schema Completeness in Your Shop

Structured Data Automation: New Features for Schema Completeness in Your Shop

Learn how new automation features for FAQ, HowTo, and Breadcrumb markups can increase your shop's visibility and AI readiness.

11. februari 20265 min leestijd