Methodology and practice
What AEO site audits can and cannot tell you
A factual guide to answer-ready content checks without unsupported ranking promises.
Technical health remains foundational
Status codes, canonical tags, internal links, page speed and crawlability affect whether content can be discovered and interpreted. They do not guarantee inclusion in an AI answer.
Answer-ready structure helps readers first
Direct summaries, descriptive headings, lists, tables and applicable structured data can make a page easier to understand. Apply them only where they match visible content.
llms.txt is informational
Detecting llms.txt can document a publisher’s stated preferences. Vislyt does not assign it a ranking benefit or treat its absence as a critical issue.
Recommendations need an evidence trail
Each issue should identify affected pages, explain the observed condition and recommend a factual change. Avoid guaranteeing traffic, rankings or citations.