The Complete GEO Checklist for 2026
A single, printable checklist covering every GEO, AEO and SEO signal that affects whether AI cites your site.
Foundations
- Publish and maintain llms.txt.
- Allow AI crawlers; ship and submit a sitemap.
- Serve key content as crawlable HTML, not JS-only.
Structure & entity
- Organization + FAQPage schema, validated.
- sameAs links and named authors (Person schema).
- Marked-up reviews (AggregateRating).
Content & technical
- Question-led, answer-first content with specific facts.
- Canonical, hreflang, Open Graph, viewport, html lang.
- Green Core Web Vitals.
Frequently asked questions
What's on a complete GEO checklist?⌄
Foundations (llms.txt, crawler access, crawlable HTML), structure and entity (schema, sameAs, reviews), and content and technical (answer-first content, canonical/hreflang, Core Web Vitals).
How do I work through it?⌄
Tackle foundations first, then entity and structure, then content and technical — re-scanning to confirm each lift.
Is there a tool to check it for me?⌄
Yes. A free GeoPageScan audit checks most of this automatically and prioritizes the fixes.
