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June 10, 2026·GeoCheckr Team

How to Improve Your GEO Score: A Practical Guide

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What is a GEO Score?

A GEO Score (0-100) measures how likely your website is to be discovered, understood, and cited by AI-powered search engines. It's based on six dimensions: AI Citability, Brand Authority, Content E-E-A-T, Technical GEO, Schema Markup, and Platform Optimization.

Step 1: Fix AI Crawler Access (Quick Win)

The fastest way to improve your score is ensuring AI crawlers can access your site.

User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Allow: /
User-agent: PerplexityBot

Allow: /

Run our [free AI Crawler Checker](/tools/ai-crawler-check) to see which bots are blocked.

Step 2: Add Structured Data

Schema markup helps AI systems understand your content. Priority schemas for GEO:

  • Organization — Who you are
  • SoftwareApplication — What your product is
  • FAQPage — Common questions and answers
  • Article — Blog posts with author info
  • Product — If you sell products
Use our [Schema Markup](/features) tools to generate these.

Step 3: Write Citable Content

Research shows AI prefers passages that are 134-167 words, self-contained, and directly answer a question. Structure your content with:

  • Clear definitions at the start of each section
  • Specific statistics and data points
  • Named entities and brands
  • Direct answer patterns ("X is...", "X refers to...")
Check your content with the [Citability Checker](/tools/citability-check).

Step 4: Build Brand Authority

Brand mentions correlate 3x more strongly with AI visibility than backlinks. Focus on:

  • YouTube channel with educational content
  • Reddit presence in industry subreddits
  • Wikipedia page (if eligible)
  • LinkedIn thought leadership

Step 5: Implement llms.txt

Create a `/llms.txt` file at your domain root to guide AI crawlers to your best content. Include your most important pages with brief descriptions.

Step 6: Monitor and Iterate

Run a [full GEO audit](/features) monthly to track your score improvements. Focus on fixing critical issues first, then work on optimization.

Summary

| Priority | Action | Impact | |----------|--------|--------| | Immediate | Fix AI crawler access | High | | Immediate | Add Organization schema | High | | This week | Write citable content | Medium | | This month | Build brand authority | Medium | | This month | Implement llms.txt | Low | | Ongoing | Monthly audits | Tracking |