Our own AI visibility audit: starting from zero
We ran our Expert AI Visibility Audit on this website two days after it launched. It scored 0 out of 100. This page tracks every fix we make and every re-test, and we'll publish the results either way.
The baseline, 29 September 2026
We ran our own Expert AI Visibility Audit on this site: 19 questions New Zealand businesses ask about getting recommended by AI, asked up to five times each on ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Perplexity, Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews. That's 507 answers, and we counted any answer that named or linked aivisibilityaudit.co.nz.
What we found
- Google and Bing hadn't indexed the site yet, so most AI tools couldn't find it.
- Our name is also the name of the service. "AI Visibility Audit" is used by other businesses overseas, so AI mixed us up with them.
- ChatGPT found us in 3 of 6 answers when asked about us by name, and described Rove correctly. Claude didn't find us once.
- No page on our site said what the audit costs, so AI quoted other businesses' prices instead.
- In buying questions, AI named established NZ SEO agencies and overseas tools. It never named us.
What we've fixed
| Date | Fix |
|---|---|
| 29 Sep | Added a pricing page that answers "How much does an AI visibility audit cost in New Zealand?" |
| 29 Sep | Business details added for search engines and AI: name, address, phone, founder and profiles |
| 29 Sep | Linked Rove's LinkedIn page and our founder's profile from every page |
| 29 Sep | Submitted the site to Google Search Console, Bing Webmaster Tools and IndexNow |
| 29 Sep | Updated Rove's Google Business Profile with the audit and the free check as services |
| 29 Sep | Relaunched Rove's own site, rove.agency, which now links here |
| 29 Sep | Improved text contrast so the site is easier to read for everyone |
| 29 Sep | Published this case study, a plain-English guide to AEO, GEO and AI SEO, and a free checker page |
What we're aiming for by 13 October
We set these targets before making any fixes, so we can't move the goalposts.
Site indexed on Google and Bing
Claude finds the site in at least 3 of 6 answers about us
At least 4 of 8 price answers give our real price (NZ$1,295 + GST)
Named in at least one buying-question answer on at least two AI tools
Re-tests
| Date | Test | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Full audit, 19 questions | 0/100 (0 of 507 answers) | Baseline. Site not yet indexed. |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Full audit, 19 questions | Due | Scored against the four targets above |
Want to know where you stand?
Run the free AI visibility check on your own business, read our plain-English guide to AEO, GEO and AI SEO, or book your full audit.
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- 3 questions your clients ask, e.g. “Who are the best engineers in Christchurch?”
- Each asked 3 times on ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Perplexity
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Good for: a quick read on where you stand.
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- Up to 8 questions your clients actually ask
- Each asked 5 times on 6 AI tools, against your competitors
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