[Home](https://district10.io/)/[Free tools](https://district10.io/tools/)/Readiness checklist # AEO readiness starts here. Check the foundations before chasing a score. Answer 12 questions and get a practical action plan you can share with your team. Choose “Unsure” wherever you need to check. Your answers shape the action plan. Reset answers ## Technical foundations Can search crawlers access your important pages?Check robots.txt, login restrictions and any firewall rules on the pages buyers need. YesNoUnsure Are your main service pages indexed?Use Google Search Console URL Inspection. A sitemap submission alone does not confirm indexing. YesNoUnsure Is essential information available as readable page text?Your services, evidence and contact details should be readable, not only inside images or an interactive widget. YesNoUnsure ## Business clarity Does each main service have a clear page?A buyer should understand what you deliver, who it is for and how to enquire. YesNoUnsure Are your business name and contact details consistent?Check the website and profiles you control. Use truthful information, including any relationship between brands. YesNoUnsure Do your pages answer specific buying questions?Think scope, suitability, comparisons, process and pricing factors. Use questions customers actually ask. YesNoUnsure ## Credible evidence Do you publish evidence from your own work?Use permissioned case studies, examples or original findings with enough context to assess the claim. YesNoUnsure Can a visitor identify the people behind the business?Include real names, relevant experience and a way to contact the team. Avoid invented credentials. YesNoUnsure Are important claims and examples kept current?Old rankings and screenshots need dates and context. Keep historical results distinct from current performance. YesNoUnsure ## Measurement Do you track a repeatable set of buying prompts?Record exact wording, platform, date, search mode and market. Keep branded and unbranded questions separate. YesNoUnsure Do you record the sources behind AI answers?Save cited URLs and whether your business was mentioned. A mention without a citation is a different observation. YesNoUnsure Do you ask qualified prospects how they found you?A prospect naming an AI tool adds context that a referrer URL alone may miss. YesNoUnsure Build my action plan 0 of 12 answered ## Clarity first. A plan next. We prioritise crawl access and readable content, then useful evidence, then repeatable measurement. No email gate. Download your report when you finish. ## Your action plan. Download report Copy report You can read the checklist without JavaScript. Enable JavaScript to calculate your action plan and download a report. ## How to use your results. The checklist covers crawl access, indexing, readable information, service clarity, consistent business details, buyer questions, original evidence, team identity, freshness and measurement. “Yes” means you have confirmed the practice. “No” becomes an action. “Unsure” becomes a verification task. Every question has equal weight in the completion count; actions are ordered by dependency. [Read Google’s AI search guidance](https://developers.google.com/search/docs/appearance/ai-features) ## Make the next move with a clearer view. Your results are a starting point. Bring your questions to District10 and we’ll discuss the work behind them. [WhatsApp us](https://wa.me/6597121217?text=Hi%20Jacob%2C%20I%27d%20like%20to%20discuss%20District10%27s%20AEO%20services.) [Build your AI search prompt set](https://district10.io/tools/ai-search-prompt-builder/) [About District10](https://district10.io/about/) · [Contact](https://district10.io/contact/) · [Privacy](https://district10.io/privacy/)