Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, it's completely free. No account registration is required — just enter a URL and start analyzing immediately. There is a rate limit of 5 analyses per 10 minutes, but this is sufficient for normal use.

Scores are reference values from automated analysis and do not guarantee actual search rankings or AI citations. However, each item is designed based on Google's official documentation and web standards, so results serve as reliable guidelines for identifying areas of improvement. The full scoring logic is published in a blog post for transparency.

PageSpeed Insights focuses on page load speed and Core Web Vitals. IndexReady covers those signals and adds 15 SEO checks (title tag, meta description, structured data, canonical, etc.) and 11 GEO checks (llms.txt, AI crawler permissions, answer paragraph structure, citation quality). PageSpeed Insights data is fetched as part of IndexReady's analysis, so you can see speed plus SEO/GEO implementation status in one report.

GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) is the practice of optimizing your content to be cited and referenced by AI search engines and generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Claude. While traditional SEO aims for higher rankings in search results, GEO aims to be selected as an information source within AI-generated answers. As citation traffic from AI Overview and chat-style AI search increases, IndexReady tracks the items that traditional SEO checks tend to miss as a separate category.

Yes. The GEO category covers optimization for AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity, as well as Google AI Overview summaries. Specifically, it evaluates whether your content has structured data, clear answer paragraphs, FAQ patterns, and statistical data — all factors that make it easier for AI to extract and cite your information.

llms.txt is a file that provides AI models with an overview of your site's structure and content. Just as robots.txt communicates crawling directives to search engine bots, llms.txt helps AI efficiently understand your site's content. Place it in your site's root directory with information about your service overview, key pages, and technical details. IndexReady also evaluates the presence of llms-full.txt, a more detailed companion file.

Yes, there is a limit of 5 requests per 10 minutes per IP address. This is necessary for stable server operation and to comply with PageSpeed Insights API rate limits. If you reach the limit, wait about 10 minutes before trying again.

Any publicly accessible web page via HTTP or HTTPS can be analyzed. This includes blog posts, corporate websites, landing pages, e-commerce product pages, and more. Pages requiring login (admin panels, member-only content) and private network URLs cannot be analyzed.

Any public URL is analyzable. Comparing your own site against competitor sites side-by-side is a valid use case. The tool only sees information available on public pages, so it can't reveal a competitor's strategy or unpublished changes — treat the output as objective comparison material based on the public state of each page.

Common causes include: (1) the input URL returns 404 or 5xx; (2) the page requires login or sits on an internal network; (3) content only appears after JavaScript executes (IndexReady evaluates the HTML returned by the server); (4) the site blocks HEAD or GET requests; (5) the PageSpeed Insights API returns an error (in which case the other 24 items still score correctly).

If PageSpeed Insights API data cannot be retrieved, the PageSpeed Performance and Core Web Vitals items will receive partial scores. This may be due to Google's API rate limits, the target page's response time, or network conditions. The remaining 24 items are scored normally, so the analysis results remain useful.

The results page displays each item as OK (green), Warning (yellow), or Error (red). Start by fixing Error items first for the most efficient improvements. Each item includes improvement hints, and the Scoring Criteria page and related blog articles provide more detailed guidance on how to address each issue.

Yes. You can share or bookmark the result page URL directly. CSV and PDF exports are available for team sharing and report creation. Past analyses are automatically saved in your browser (up to 20 entries) and can be reviewed anytime in the Analysis History section. Share buttons for X (Twitter) and Facebook are also provided.

Results are processed in memory and are not persisted to a database. The result page URL contains the analyzed URL as a parameter, so sharing the URL re-runs the analysis on the recipient's end — that is a re-analysis from URL parameters, not stored data. Standard server access logs (IP address, user agent) may be recorded for operational purposes. See the Privacy Policy for details.

Yes. The judgment criteria and point allocations for every item are listed on the Scoring page, and the design rationale is explained in the "Scoring Logic Explained" blog post. The scoring is intentionally transparent so readers can trace the reasoning behind any score.