Technical SEO for AI

Technical optimizations that improve your AI visibility.

Schema Markup

Essential Schema Types

Organization

{
  "@type": "Organization",
  "name": "Your Company",
  "url": "https://example.com",
  "logo": "https://example.com/logo.png"
}

Article

{
  "@type": "Article",
  "headline": "Article Title",
  "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Author Name" },
  "datePublished": "2024-01-15"
}

FAQ

{
  "@type": "FAQPage",
  "mainEntity": [{
    "@type": "Question",
    "name": "Question text?",
    "acceptedAnswer": {
      "@type": "Answer",
      "text": "Answer text."
    }
  }]
}

Validation

Test your schema at:

• [Google Rich Results Test](https://search.google.com/test/rich-results)
• [Schema.org Validator](https://validator.schema.org/)

Site Structure

URL Structure

• Use descriptive, keyword-rich URLs
• Keep URLs short and readable
• Use hyphens, not underscores

Internal Linking

• Link related content
• Use descriptive anchor text
• Create topic clusters

Navigation

• Clear, logical hierarchy
• Breadcrumb navigation
• XML sitemap

Crawlability

Robots.txt

Allow AI crawlers:

User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Anthropic
Allow: /

Meta Tags

<meta name="robots" content="index, follow">

Performance

Core Web Vitals

• LCP < 2.5s
• FID < 100ms
• CLS < 0.1

Mobile Optimization

• Responsive design
• Touch-friendly elements
• Fast mobile load times

Technical Checklist

• ☐ Schema markup implemented
• ☐ Robots.txt allows AI crawlers
• ☐ XML sitemap submitted
• ☐ HTTPS enabled
• ☐ Mobile-friendly
• ☐ Core Web Vitals passing
• ☐ Clean URL structure
• ☐ Internal linking optimized