Client Success Story

From invisible to AI-recommended in 8 weeks

How GDP transformed a major e-commerce brand from zero AI visibility to appearing in ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity recommendations, driving a 340% increase in AI-sourced discovery.

340%

AI visibility increase

340%

AI mention increase

In 8 weeks

34 → 89

Beacon score

D grade to A grade

12 → 85

AI readiness

From critical to excellent

6

AI assistants

Now recommending the brand

The Challenge

Strong on Google. Invisible to AI.

The client was ranking well on traditional search and enjoyed steady organic traffic. But when customers asked AI assistants for product recommendations, this brand never appeared. They were winning yesterday's game while losing tomorrow's.

87%

of pages had no structured data

AI assistants had no way to understand what the company sold

0

llms.txt or AI bot configuration

AI crawlers were operating blind with no welcome file

0%

AI assistant visibility

Brand never appeared in ChatGPT, Claude, or Perplexity recommendations

GDP Beacon Diagnostic

The initial scan told the whole story

Our first Beacon scan revealed critical gaps across every category. AI readiness scored a devastating 12 out of 100, meaning AI assistants had almost no structured data to work with.

Overall

D
34/100

Performance

72/100

SEO

65/100

AI Readiness

12/100

Security

78/100

Accessibility

45/100

What We Did

A 5-phase AI readiness transformation

We used GDP Beacon to diagnose every gap, then worked through a systematic optimization plan, addressing the most impactful issues first.

All changes deployed in 8 weeks
01

AI Welcome Files

Created llms.txt and llms-full.txt with comprehensive brand context, product details, and content priorities for AI assistants.

02

Structured Data Architecture

Deployed Schema.org markup across all pages: Organization, Product, FAQ, HowTo, and AggregateRating schemas.

03

AI Crawler Configuration

Configured robots.txt with explicit AI bot access rules and set up dedicated crawl paths for all major AI assistants.

04

Answer-Ready Content

Restructured content into AI-extractable formats: clear summaries, structured FAQs, comparison tables, and highlighted benefits.

05

Authority Signals

Integrated E-E-A-T markup, author information, trust signals, and knowledge graph alignment across the entire site.

The Results

Every category transformed

After 8 weeks of targeted optimization, the second Beacon scan showed a complete transformation. The overall score jumped from a D to a solid A.

Overall

A
89/100

Performance

92/100

SEO

88/100

AI Readiness

85/100

Security

94/100

Accessibility

82/100
The Transformation

The numbers speak for themselves

Category

Before

After

Overall
34
89+55
Performance
72
92+20
SEO
65
88+23
AI Readiness
12
85+73
Security
78
94+16
Accessibility
45
82+37

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