# AEO Audit for candyissweet.com **Target:** https://candyissweet.com/ **Score:** 48 / 100 **Generated:** 2026-05-13T17:44:20.564Z **Pages crawled:** 9 **Findings:** 24 pass · 65 warn · 2 fail · 0 unknown --- ## 1. Crawl Summary - ✅ **Fetched 9 of 9 pages successfully** Target: https://candyissweet.com ## 2. Data Found | Data Point | Found? | Source | Notes | |---|---:|---|---| | Pricing | No | — | — | | Customer logos | No | — | — | | Social proof | No | — | — | | Recent launches | Yes | Press/news pages | https://candyissweet.com/blog/ | | Blog post activity | Yes | Blog | https://candyissweet.com/blog/ | | New hires | No | — | Often only on a /blog/team or LinkedIn page | | Headline copy | Yes | Homepage | THE BEST COWORKING IN LANCASTERGATHER. IMAGINE. CREATE. THRIVE. COWORK | | Positioning | No | — | — | | Executive team | No | Navigation links | — | | Product/service descriptions | Yes | Homepage | From meta description | | Case studies or testimonials | Yes | Homepage | testimonial | | Contact/demo/signup paths | Yes | Navigation links | — | ## 3. Homepage Audit - ⚠️ **Page load time: 2.19s** Acceptable — consider optimizing for faster crawl times. - ⚠️ **Long meta description (203 chars)** Snippets truncate around 160 chars. Tighten to keep the key sentence visible. - ⚠️ **Twitter Card: missing title, description, image** Add twitter:card, twitter:title, twitter:description, twitter:image for richer previews in social and AI agent surfaces. - ❌ **Alt text coverage: 16%** 4/25 images have alt text. - ✅ **Homepage fetched successfully** HTTP 200 · 391336 bytes · 2190ms - ✅ ** declared** - ✅ **Single H1** THE BEST COWORKING IN LANCASTERGATHER. IMAGINE. CREATE. THRIVE. COWORK - ✅ **`` present (45 chars)** - ✅ **Canonical present** https://candyissweet.com/ - ✅ **Open Graph tags complete** - ✅ **Critical content is server-rendered** Raw and rendered text are within 3% of each other. - ✅ **Content volume: 1728 words** Substantive content — AI models have enough to summarize and recommend. - ✅ **Heading structure: 41 (h1:1, h2:30, h3:10)** Multiple headings help AI chunk and outline your page. - ✅ **Internal links: 45** 45 internal + 19 external links help crawlers navigate. ## 4. Schema / Structured Data Audit - ⚠️ **Organization missing** Adding Organization JSON-LD helps LLMs identify your entity. - ⚠️ **SoftwareApplication missing** Adding SoftwareApplication JSON-LD helps LLMs identify your entity. - ⚠️ **FAQPage JSON-LD missing** Add an FAQPage block on pages that answer common questions — high-value for AI summaries. - ✅ **4 JSON-LD block(s) found** Types: WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList, WebSite - ✅ **WebSite present** ## 5. robots.txt and sitemap.xml Audit - ⚠️ **robots.txt does not reference a Sitemap** Add `Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml` to robots.txt. - ✅ **robots.txt present** 30 chars - ✅ **sitemap.xml present (17 URLs)** ## 6. LLM / AI Crawler Accessibility - ⚠️ **llms.txt missing** Add /llms.txt — a concise, link-rich summary that helps LLMs orient on your site. - ⚠️ **GPTBot not explicitly addressed** No User-agent: GPTBot block in robots.txt. We recommend explicit Allow rules so crawlers don't fall back to defaults. - ⚠️ **ClaudeBot not explicitly addressed** No User-agent: ClaudeBot block in robots.txt. We recommend explicit Allow rules so crawlers don't fall back to defaults. - ⚠️ **PerplexityBot not explicitly addressed** No User-agent: PerplexityBot block in robots.txt. We recommend explicit Allow rules so crawlers don't fall back to defaults. - ⚠️ **Google-Extended not explicitly addressed** No User-agent: Google-Extended block in robots.txt. We recommend explicit Allow rules so crawlers don't fall back to defaults. - ⚠️ **OAI-SearchBot not explicitly addressed** No User-agent: OAI-SearchBot block in robots.txt. We recommend explicit Allow rules so crawlers don't fall back to defaults. - ⚠️ **Applebot-Extended not explicitly addressed** No User-agent: Applebot-Extended block in robots.txt. We recommend explicit Allow rules so crawlers don't fall back to defaults. - ⚠️ **CCBot not explicitly addressed** No User-agent: CCBot block in robots.txt. We recommend explicit Allow rules so crawlers don't fall back to defaults. - ⚠️ **skill.md missing** Add /skill.md describing what your site lets agents do — speeds up agent task routing. - ⚠️ **/.well-known/security.txt missing** Publish a /.well-known/security.txt with at least a Contact: line. Crawlers and security researchers expect it; AI systems use it as a trust signal. ## 7. Positioning Clarity - ⚠️ **No pricing/plans link found** AI summaries commonly include pricing. Add a /pricing page even if pricing is custom. - ⚠️ **Value-prop language not detected** Pages with phrases like 'we help X', 'platform for Y', 'built for Z' are easier for LLMs to summarize. - ✅ **About/Team path discoverable** - ✅ **H1 communicates value** THE BEST COWORKING IN LANCASTERGATHER. IMAGINE. CREATE. THRIVE. COWORK - ✅ **Contact / signup path discoverable** ## 8. Missing or Hard-to-Find Information - ❌ **6 data point(s) could not be found from public pages** · Pricing · Customer logos · Social proof · New hires · Positioning · Executive team ## 9. Recommended Fixes - ⚠️ **Add /llms.txt** A short Markdown-flavored summary at the root. Include your H1, value prop, top 5–10 links, and pricing summary. - ⚠️ **Add a /pricing page** Even contact-us pricing benefits from a /pricing page that LLMs can link to in answers. - ⚠️ **Add Organization JSON-LD** Include name, url, logo, sameAs (your social profiles). LLMs use this to resolve your brand entity. - ⚠️ **Speed up homepage rendering** AI crawlers commonly time out around 3s. Cache the HTML, ship less JS for the first paint, and pre-render the hero section server-side. - ⚠️ **Add a meta description** 50–160 chars. Repeat your core value prop in plain language; this often becomes the AI snippet. ```html <meta name="description" content="CrawlProof shows you exactly how AI crawlers see your site, then tells you what to fix." /> ``` - ⚠️ **Add Twitter Card meta tags** Used by social platforms and AI agents for richer previews. ```html <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Your Page Title" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="50–160 char description." /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://yoursite.com/og-image.jpg" /> ``` - ⚠️ **Add alt text to all meaningful images** Decorative-only images can use empty alt='', but logos, screenshots, and product images need descriptive alt. - ⚠️ **Allow GPTBot in robots.txt** Add an explicit User-agent: GPTBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - ⚠️ **Allow ClaudeBot in robots.txt** Add an explicit User-agent: ClaudeBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - ⚠️ **Allow PerplexityBot in robots.txt** Add an explicit User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - ⚠️ **Allow Google-Extended in robots.txt** Add an explicit User-agent: Google-Extended Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - ⚠️ **Allow OAI-SearchBot in robots.txt** Add an explicit User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - ⚠️ **Allow Applebot-Extended in robots.txt** Add an explicit User-agent: Applebot-Extended Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - ⚠️ **Allow CCBot in robots.txt** Add an explicit User-agent: CCBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - ⚠️ **Add /skill.md** Describe what an agent can do with your site (e.g., 'Search docs', 'Look up pricing'). Useful for agentic flows. - ⚠️ **Publish /.well-known/security.txt** A security contact builds trust with crawlers and researchers. Minimal example: ``` Contact: mailto:security@yourdomain.com Expires: 2027-01-01T00:00:00.000Z Preferred-Languages: en ``` - ⚠️ **State your audience explicitly** Use phrases like 'Built for B2B SaaS marketing teams' on the homepage and About page. - ⚠️ **Reference your sitemap in robots.txt** Add `Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml` so crawlers don't have to guess. - ⚠️ **Add Product / SoftwareApplication JSON-LD** On /pricing and feature pages — include offers, name, applicationCategory. - ⚠️ **Add FAQPage JSON-LD** Wrap your homepage FAQ in FAQPage JSON-LD; it routinely lifts AI answer inclusion. ## 10. Priority To-Do List - [ ] **P2** — Add /llms.txt A short Markdown-flavored summary at the root. Include your H1, value prop, top 5–10 links, and pricing summary. - [ ] **P2** — Add a /pricing page Even contact-us pricing benefits from a /pricing page that LLMs can link to in answers. - [ ] **P2** — Add Organization JSON-LD Include name, url, logo, sameAs (your social profiles). LLMs use this to resolve your brand entity. - [ ] **P3** — Speed up homepage rendering AI crawlers commonly time out around 3s. Cache the HTML, ship less JS for the first paint, and pre-render the hero section server-side. - [ ] **P3** — Add a meta description 50–160 chars. Repeat your core value prop in plain language; this often becomes the AI snippet. ```html <meta name="description" content="CrawlProof shows you exactly how AI crawlers see your site, then tells you what to fix." /> ``` - [ ] **P3** — Add Twitter Card meta tags Used by social platforms and AI agents for richer previews. ```html <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <meta name="twitter:title" content="Your Page Title" /> <meta name="twitter:description" content="50–160 char description." /> <meta name="twitter:image" content="https://yoursite.com/og-image.jpg" /> ``` - [ ] **P3** — Add alt text to all meaningful images Decorative-only images can use empty alt='', but logos, screenshots, and product images need descriptive alt. - [ ] **P3** — Allow GPTBot in robots.txt Add an explicit User-agent: GPTBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - [ ] **P3** — Allow ClaudeBot in robots.txt Add an explicit User-agent: ClaudeBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - [ ] **P3** — Allow PerplexityBot in robots.txt Add an explicit User-agent: PerplexityBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - [ ] **P3** — Allow Google-Extended in robots.txt Add an explicit User-agent: Google-Extended Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - [ ] **P3** — Allow OAI-SearchBot in robots.txt Add an explicit User-agent: OAI-SearchBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - [ ] **P3** — Allow Applebot-Extended in robots.txt Add an explicit User-agent: Applebot-Extended Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - [ ] **P3** — Allow CCBot in robots.txt Add an explicit User-agent: CCBot Allow: / block so this AI crawler can read your site. - [ ] **P3** — Add /skill.md Describe what an agent can do with your site (e.g., 'Search docs', 'Look up pricing'). Useful for agentic flows. - [ ] **P3** — Publish /.well-known/security.txt A security contact builds trust with crawlers and researchers. Minimal example: ``` Contact: mailto:security@yourdomain.com Expires: 2027-01-01T00:00:00.000Z Preferred-Languages: en ``` - [ ] **P3** — State your audience explicitly Use phrases like 'Built for B2B SaaS marketing teams' on the homepage and About page. - [ ] **P3** — Reference your sitemap in robots.txt Add `Sitemap: https://yoursite.com/sitemap.xml` so crawlers don't have to guess. - [ ] **P3** — Add Product / SoftwareApplication JSON-LD On /pricing and feature pages — include offers, name, applicationCategory. - [ ] **P3** — Add FAQPage JSON-LD Wrap your homepage FAQ in FAQPage JSON-LD; it routinely lifts AI answer inclusion. --- _Report by [CrawlProof](https://crawlproof.com). Reusable after every major website change._