AI search visibility audit in Pretoria
An AI search visibility audit checks whether AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Overviews can find, read and cite your business. We run the audit in Pretoria from R2,500 and give you a prioritised fix list, not just a score.
An AI search visibility audit checks whether AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Overviews can find, read and cite your business. We run the audit in Pretoria from R2,500 and give you a prioritised fix list, not just a score. A free 30-second score tells you there is a problem. It does not tell you what to do about it. Our audit is the diagnosis and the prescription, built for Pretoria businesses serious about AI visibility.
What is ai search visibility audit?
An AI search visibility audit is a structured check of how legible and citable your business is to AI-powered search. It looks at whether AI crawlers can access your site, whether your content is structured so it can be lifted into an answer, whether you have schema and llms.txt, what AI assistants currently say about you when prompted, and where competitors are being named instead of you. The output is a clear picture of where you stand and exactly what to fix, in priority order.
A free 30-second score tells you there is a problem. It does not tell you what to do about it. Our audit is the diagnosis and the prescription, built for Pretoria businesses serious about AI visibility. Free score tools are a lead-capture trick. A real audit tests your actual presence inside the assistants and hands you a ranked action plan.
Why Pretoria businesses work with us
Juicy Designs audits sites against the same standards we use to build King Price Insurance content for AI citation. We know what AI search rewards because we engineer for it daily.
Clients include King Price Insurance, easySure, Lazarus Motor Company, Jaguar Land Rover Centurion and Steelworx.
How ai search visibility audit works with us
Technical and crawler check
We confirm AI crawlers like GPTBot, ClaudeBot and PerplexityBot can reach your site, check robots.txt and llms.txt, and flag anything blocking ingestion.
Content and schema review
We assess whether your content is structured to be lifted into answers, audit your schema coverage, and find the pages that are close to winning but missing the structure.
Live AI presence test
We prompt ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Copilot and Google AI Overviews with your buyers' real queries and record whether you appear, and who appears instead.
Prioritised fix list
You get a ranked action plan: what to fix first for the biggest visibility gain, what is quick, and what needs ongoing work. No vague scores, just next steps.
Why ai search visibility audit matters in 2026
Most businesses have no idea whether AI search can see them, because the tools they have always used do not measure it. Google Analytics will not tell you that ChatGPT never names you. Your rankings report will not show that Perplexity cannot read your site because a crawler is blocked. This is a blind spot, and it is widening as more buyers move their research into AI assistants. The first step to fixing AI visibility is measuring it honestly, and that is what an audit does. It replaces the vague worry that you might be falling behind with a specific, evidenced picture of where you stand and what to do about it. Acting on guesswork wastes money. An audit means every rand you then spend on improvement is aimed at a gap you have actually confirmed.
How we approach ai search visibility audit
A proper AI visibility audit works across several layers. The technical layer checks whether AI crawlers can physically reach and read your site: robots.txt, llms.txt, render-blocking issues and crawl errors. The structure layer assesses your schema coverage and whether your content is built so answers can be extracted from it. The content layer reviews whether your key pages are clear, deep and quotable enough for engines to trust and lift. The presence layer is the part most score tools skip entirely: we actually prompt ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Copilot with the queries your buyers use, and record whether you appear, how you are described, and which competitors are named instead. Finally, the priority layer turns all of that into a ranked action plan, because a list of twenty problems is not useful unless you know which three to fix first for the biggest gain. The output is a diagnosis and a prescription, not just a number.
AI search visibility audit deliverables
Every engagement includes the work below, so you can see exactly what is being done for your money.
Common mistakes we fix
The biggest audit mistake businesses make is mistaking a free 30-second score for a real assessment. A score gives a number with no path forward. The second is auditing only the technical layer and ignoring actual AI presence, so you fix crawl issues without ever checking whether the assistants now name you. The third is auditing without competitor context, which leaves you blind to where rivals are quietly winning the answers. The fourth is acting on the audit findings in the wrong order, fixing easy cosmetic issues while the one crawler block keeping you invisible goes untouched. Our audit avoids all four: real presence testing, competitor context, and a priority order that fixes the highest-impact gap first.
Who this is for
An AI visibility audit suits any business that suspects it is falling behind in AI search but cannot see the specifics, any business about to invest in SEO or a new site that wants to know where it stands first, and any business whose competitors seem to be getting recommended by AI when they are not. It is especially worthwhile before committing to an ongoing programme, because it tells you exactly what that programme should prioritise. It is also valuable as a standalone sanity check, with no obligation to take further work. If you have ever wondered whether ChatGPT or Gemini would recommend your business and had no way to find out, the audit answers that.
AI search visibility audit pricing in Pretoria
Prices in South African Rand, excluding VAT. No long lock-in contracts.
Essentials audit
Technical and crawler check, schema and llms.txt review, and a live AI presence test across the major assistants, with a prioritised fix list.
LET'S CHATFull audit
Everything in essentials plus competitor comparison, a content-by-content AEO review of your key pages, and a 30-minute walkthrough call.
LET'S CHATAudit and roadmap
The full audit plus a 90-day implementation roadmap mapped to the AEO, GEO and AI SEO work that will close the gaps fastest.
LET'S CHATNot sure which fits? Book a twenty-minute call. No pitch, no contract, just a straight read on what you need.
AI search visibility audit questions, answered
What is an AI search visibility audit?
It is a structured check of whether AI assistants like ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot and Google AI Overviews can find, read and cite your business. It covers crawler access, schema, content structure and your actual presence inside the assistants, and ends with a prioritised fix list.
How is this different from a free AI score tool?
A free score gives you a number in 30 seconds. Our audit tests your real presence inside the AI assistants, compares you to competitors, and hands you a ranked action plan. A score tells you something is wrong. An audit tells you what to do about it.
How much does an AI visibility audit cost in Pretoria?
The essentials audit is R2,500, the full audit is R5,500, and the audit with a 90-day roadmap is R9,500. All are once-off, with no obligation to take ongoing work afterwards.
How long does the audit take?
Most audits are turned around within 48 hours of getting access to your site. The full audit with competitor comparison and a walkthrough call may take a few days longer to schedule the call.
Which AI assistants do you test?
ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Perplexity, Microsoft Copilot and Google AI Overviews. We prompt each with the real queries your buyers use, so you see exactly where you appear and where a competitor is named instead.
What do I actually receive?
A clear report covering technical and crawler issues, schema and llms.txt gaps, content structure problems, your live AI presence, and a prioritised list of fixes ranked by impact. The higher tiers add competitor comparison and a roadmap.
Do I need to do the fixes myself?
No. The audit hands you the plan. You can implement it yourself, give it to your developer, or have us do the work through our AEO, GEO or AI SEO programmes. There is no obligation to take ongoing work.
Will the audit tell me if AI crawlers are blocked?
Yes, that is one of the first checks. Many sites accidentally block GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot or Google-Extended in robots.txt, which makes them invisible to those models. We flag and explain how to fix it.
Can you audit a competitor's site too?
We can include competitor comparison in the full audit, showing where they are visible in AI search and you are not. We do not do standalone audits of third-party sites without your own site in scope.
Is the audit worth it if my site is brand new?
Yes, often more so. Auditing early means you build AI visibility in from the start rather than retrofitting it. We will tell you exactly what to prioritise before bad structure becomes expensive to undo.
What happens after the audit?
You decide. Many clients take the fix list and implement it themselves, others move onto an AEO, GEO or AI SEO programme with us. The audit stands alone and is yours to use however you like.
Why audit with Juicy Designs?
We audit against the same standards we use to build AI-cited content for clients like King Price Insurance. We know what AI search rewards because we engineer for it every day, not because we read about it.
AI search visibility audit, done properly
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