Website + AI Search Audit

Is AI search sending your customers to your competitors?

Find out what could be holding your website back. Request a free website and AI search audit report, with an optional public Google Business Profile review, prioritised fixes and a clear, site-specific proposal.

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Your guide to the proposed audit. Real website observations first, a tailored fix plan next.

700m+

weekly active ChatGPT users were reported by OpenAI in September 2025.

OpenAI, 2025 ↗
2bn+

monthly AI Overviews users were reported by Alphabet in July 2025.

Alphabet Q2 2025 ↗
25%

forecast drop in traditional search volume by 2026 as buyers move to AI answers.

Gartner forecast, Feb 2024 ↗
8%

of searches with an AI summary led to a click on a traditional result, against 15% without one (US adults, March 2025).

Pew Research, Jul 2025 ↗

Figures as reported by each source, linked above. The Gartner figure is a forecast, not a measurement. OpenAI and Alphabet numbers are 2025 reported figures.

How it works

A useful first look. A detailed plan to act on.

Start with your website. Add the context that makes the full audit yours: what you sell, where you work and, optionally, your Google Business Profile.

1

Drop in your URL

One field, no account needed to start. Your website address is all the audit bot needs to get going.

2

Tell us what you do

Add your name, email, three main services and the area you want to be found in. A Google Business Profile link is optional.

3

Get your report and fix plan

Add your services and target area for a tailored full report: website and AI findings, an optional public Google profile section, and a quote split into one-off fixes and optional ongoing support.

Inside the audit

Twelve stages. One joined-up fix plan.

Explore the twelve stages of the proposed full audit: website foundations, structured data, answer readiness and AI visibility testing. This review illustrates the checks; it does not run them.

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Titles and descriptions
Site foundationsTitles, headings and indexing, the basics AI engines read first.
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Site foundations

01

Titles and descriptions

We review titles and meta descriptions for clarity, relevance and duplication. Search and answer engines may use them alongside page content; they do not have to quote them.

Crawl
02

Heading structure

A clear main heading and a logical heading order help readers and search engines understand what each page is about.

Crawl
03

Indexing and crawler access

Robots rules, page-level indexing directives and access to important public content. An llms.txt file is not a requirement for appearing in Google’s AI features.

Index

Structured data

04

Business schema

LocalBusiness markup with your name, address, phone and opening hours, consistent everywhere it appears.

Schema
05

Service and FAQ markup

Service and FAQ structured data reviewed for clear, accurate descriptions. Markup does not guarantee a citation or lifted answer.

Schema
06

Reviews and NAP consistency

A proposed full-report check of public business details and reviews, where supported.

Trust

Answer readiness

07

Content depth per service

We review whether each service page explains the offer and answers the questions buyers actually ask.

Content
08

Location and town pages

Unique, useful content for every area you serve, not the same paragraph with the town name swapped.

Content
09

Speed and page weight

The proposed full report can assess speed and page weight separately.

Speed

AI visibility

10

Questions based on your services

Proposed full-report step: questions shaped around your services and target area. Any live tests must identify the engine and runs.

Planned
11

Who AI recommends instead

The sample shows how named businesses can be compared across labelled ChatGPT runs. Results are labelled by engine and by run.

Planned
12

Your report and fix plan

Proposed full report: supported findings, prioritised fixes and an itemised proposal.

Proposed

What the evidence covers

Real observations. Clearly labelled examples.

The sample full report shows how website findings and ChatGPT examples can become a practical fix plan.

ChatGPT sample reportThe existing sample uses OpenAI-based testing. It is not evidence of checks across six AI tools, and its sample results are not findings about your business.

Any future live AI test must name the tested engine, question and number of runs. Other AI tools are not included as a delivery promise. Mentions, citations and rankings are never guaranteed.

Inside your report

See the proposed full-report detail

These sample cards show the report structure, not findings about your website. Your URL, services and target area would shape the full report; an optional public Google profile would add a separate section only when supported.

SAMPLE
AI visibility

Who AI names when your customers ask

Who is the best emergency plumber in Brighton?
ChatGPT · run 3 of 3Rival A and Rival C were named. You were not named in this run.
Boiler repair near me, open now
ChatGPT · run 1 of 3You were named, along with two rivals.

Share of voice, 12 runs

You
4/12
Rival A
9/12
Rival B
6/12
Rival C
2/12

Reported as “named in X of Y runs”, because AI answers vary between runs.

SAMPLE
Site readiness

Your 18 checks, one score

58 / 100
9 passtitles, headings, indexing
5 need workcontent depth, speed
4 missingFAQ markup, location pages
SAMPLE
The questions

Real buying questions, not keywords

best emergency plumber in Brighton boiler repair near me open now how much does a new boiler cost who installs heat pumps in Hove reliable plumber for a bathroom refit gas engineer for landlord certificate

Sample question ideas. Live questions and test counts must be shown explicitly, based on the services and location supplied.

SAMPLE
Page by page

Every fix, itemised

AOne clear H1 per page11 pages · 2h
CBusiness markup site-wideall pages · 3h
EFAQ sections with markup5 pages · 4h
GNew location pages7 towns · 7h

Each recommended fix is listed with an estimate of the hours involved.

SAMPLE
The quote

An itemised proposal

Recommended fixesItemised, with estimated hours and the assumptions behind them
Ongoing supportQuoted separately if you want it

Hours are itemised in the report. There is no obligation.

Every card above is a sample, including scores, run counts and hours. A future full report must separate verified website findings, labelled AI tests and any supported public Google profile findings.

Questions

Fair questions, straight answers

What is an AI visibility audit?+
A full audit can combine website evidence with clearly labelled AI answer tests. The existing sample uses OpenAI-based testing, not six measured engines.
Is this the same as SEO?+
It builds on SEO, but the goalposts have moved. Classic SEO fights for a blue link. AEO (answer engine optimisation) and GEO (generative engine optimisation) fight to be the business AI names in its answer. The proposed report brings technical website findings and labelled AI examples together. This review page does not currently run a live AI visibility audit.
Do you guarantee AI will recommend me?+
No, and you should be suspicious of anyone who does. AI answers can vary. We label the questions, method and number of answers tested, because results can vary. What we fix is everything in your control: structure, content, markup and consistency, so AI has every reason to name you.
What do you need from me?+
The flow starts with your website URL. Then add your name, email, three main services and target location. Selecting a public Google profile is optional.
What happens after the report?+
Your report sets out the findings, recommended fixes and an itemised proposal. Ongoing support can be quoted separately. There is no obligation.
Who is LocalHQ?+
LocalHQ is a UK local SEO platform that helps businesses manage their Google presence, reviews and local visibility. This review page shows the proposed audit experience; it does not measure where AI search sends your customers today.
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