AI search visibility report ยท 2026-05-14
How AI assistants see smashwords.com
smashwords.com has an AI visibility score of 48/100. The site passed 12 of 34 tests. Its strongest areas are Readability and Content Structure. The areas to improve are Content Freshness and Schema.org Markup.
How ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity read smashwords.com
Readability70/100
Result: average. 4 of 4 tests passed.
Content is mostly lists of categories; while clear, it lacks descriptive prose for a readability assessment.
Schema.org Markup0/100
Result: weak. 0 of 5 tests passed.
No JSON-LD or Microdata found in the provided HTML. This is a major gap for LLM indexing.
Authority & Trust Signals45/100
Result: weak. 2 of 5 tests passed.
Lacks visible publication dates, author credentials, and modern trust signals like reviews or testimonials.
Citation & Source Quality20/100
Result: weak. 0 of 4 tests passed.
No outbound links to authoritative sources or primary data citations found on the homepage.
Content Freshness0/100
Result: weak. 0 of 4 tests passed.
No visible dates or update signals found in the content or metadata.
Content Structure55/100
Result: weak. 2 of 4 tests passed.
Uses H1 and H2 tags, but the structure is repetitive and lacks semantic HTML elements like <main> or <article>.
Entity Definition50/100
Result: weak. 2 of 4 tests passed.
Brand name is consistent, but lacks a clear 'About' section or author/founder identification on the homepage.
Technical Accessibility40/100
Result: weak. 2 of 4 tests passed.
Robots.txt is standard, but the meta description is empty and social meta tags are missing.
How smashwords.com can improve its AI visibility
- Add Core JSON-LD Schema (high priority)
- Populate Meta Description (high priority)
- Add Recency Signals (high priority)
- Enhance Entity Definition (medium priority)
- Optimize Heading Hierarchy (medium priority)
How smashwords.com compares to its competitors
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