You can audit your website's SEO and AEO in a single pass with the free SEO-AEO analysis skill on Mahara AI: enter your URL and it returns a prioritized fix list for both classic search and AI answer engines. In 2026, ranking on Google is only half the job — you also need to be the answer ChatGPT, Perplexity, and AI Overviews cite. This skill covers both.
Most site owners treat SEO and AEO as two separate projects and never finish either. One audit that scores both at once means you fix the things that actually move traffic — from humans and from AI.
SEO vs AEO — what's the difference?
SEO (Search Engine Optimization) optimizes your pages to rank higher on Google and Bing. AEO (Answer Engine Optimization) shapes your content so AI tools quote and link to you. SEO wins clicks from searchers; AEO wins citations from AI. You need both.
Step 1 — Get the skill (free)
Claim the SEO-AEO skill and run it:
Step 2 — Enter your URL
Give the skill your site or page URL. It checks the signals both search engines and answer engines care about: meta tags, headings, structured data, content clarity, and how easily an AI can extract a clean answer.
Step 3 — Read the score and fixes
You get an overall score plus a prioritized list: technical issues, content gaps, missing schema, and weak AI-citability. Each item explains what is wrong and why it matters.
Step 4 — Prioritize quick wins
Fix the high-impact, low-effort items first — title and meta tags, heading structure, schema markup, and clear answer passages near the top of your pages. Then re-run the audit to measure the improvement.
What a good audit covers
- Technical: meta tags, headings, mobile, speed basics, structured data.
- Content: topical depth, keyword use, readable answer passages.
- AEO: clear definitions, FAQ patterns, and citability signals.
How often should you audit?
Monthly for active sites, or right after any major change — a redesign, a migration, or a big content push. Algorithms and AI answer engines shift fast, and a quick audit keeps you from drifting.
Tips
- Fix one category fully before moving to the next — depth beats scattered edits.
- Re-audit after each round of fixes to prove the score moved.
- Pair with more skills as your site grows.
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