AIFSO is AI True Score’s proprietary framework for getting AI to name your business. It measures what AI engines say about you and your competitors, and it is retuned as the engines change.
It is a method, not a score. The only score is the AI True Score, from 300 to 850, in the paid report. The full explanation lives on our AIFSO page.
What does AIFSO mean?
AIFSO stands for Artificial Intelligence Full-Stack Optimization. In plain English, it’s how we work out why AI names someone else when a buyer asks who to call, and what to change so you have the best chance of becoming the answer.
How does the method work?
In three steps, repeated as the engines change.
- Measure. Ask AI engines the questions real buyers ask, and record what they say about you and your competitors, word for word.
- Find the gap. See who AI names instead of you, and what it can and can’t read about you.
- Fix the gap. Change the things that move the answer, in order, then ask again so the change is proved, not assumed.
The results feed a single AI True Score in the paid report.
What does the score look at?
Three parts: Clear · Proven · Named.
- Clear: can AI read your site and understand what you do, who you serve and where?
- Proven: can AI check that your site is what it says it is? Today this measures technical site checks, such as a secure connection, business details labelled in the site’s code, clear headings and pages AI is allowed to crawl.
- Named: when a buyer asks, does AI name you, and who does it name instead?
New to all of this? Start with the plain-English guide to what AEO is.
Where do the Glimpse and the Full Report fit?
- The free AI True Score Glimpse asks AI real buyer questions and shows whether it names you, who it names instead, and your first fix. It asks fewer engines than the full report.
- The paid AI True Score Full Report asks the questions your buyers ask, on every engine in our report, shows who each one names, and gives you your AI True Score with the fixes in order. Questions about it? Reply to the report email and a person answers.
Neither is a promise that any AI will name you. They show you where you stand and give you the best chance of becoming the answer.
How does a Companion fit in?
A Companion is a small second site built from your report and made for AI to read. It doesn’t replace the website you have. It gives AI a clearer place to read your services, areas, proof and buyer questions, and it’s one way to close the gap when your current site can’t carry what AI needs.
Where should I start?
With what AI says about you today.
The fix: Run the free AI True Score Glimpse and read its first fix. If AI names someone else, the paid report shows every question, who each engine names and the fixes in order.
For the whole method, read our AIFSO page.
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