Title tag, 15–65 charactersThe blue headline in Google results and the text in the browser tab.
Structured data (JSON-LD or microdata)Machine-readable facts - address, phone, hours. This is what puts a business in a map card instead of a plain link.
At least 300 words on the pageA page with almost no words gives search engines nothing to match a search against.
llms.txt or AGENTS.md for AI searchPlain text files that tell ChatGPT and Perplexity what your business does. Almost nobody in Austin has one yet.
What’s already working
Site responds
Served over HTTPS
Meta description, 70–165 characters
Mobile viewport declared
One clear H1 heading
Every Austin retail & ecommerce business is scored on the same nine checks — can it be reached, is it secure, does it say who it is, can a phone read it, can an AI answer engine cite it. See the full retail & ecommerce ranking →