17 of 24 indie sites I checked didn't show up in a "best [their category]" search at all. that's the search AI tools pull answers from
if you want to see where you stand there's a free check on heyGetFound.com. $5/mo if you want it re-checked every month
5 of 24 sites had no structured data at all. that's the stuff that tells a model what you are without guessing
lowest score so far is 16. highest is 100. the 100 wasn't a big company, just someone who did the boring stuff
quick tip: put what your product does in plain words in the first line of your homepage. not the tagline, the actual thing. models quote that
weird one. a landing page with 81 characters of readable text scored 80. the structured data carried it. still wouldn't recommend it
building something? drop your link and what it does in one line. I'll run the AI visibility check and reply with what's missing. doing as many as I can
indie founder tip: get listed somewhere that isn't your own site. one honest review or directory page does more for AI search than another homepage rewrite
building GetFound in public, week 1. 37 indie sites checked, 14 cold emails, replied to 23 founders on X. 1 wrote back, to say their site was a day old. fair. 0 sales. still going
hot take: one stranger on reddit saying your thing is good is worth more than your whole homepage now. AI search trusts people talking about you, not you talking about you
building a SaaS or an app? drop the link. I'll tell you in plain english if ChatGPT and Perplexity can find it, and the one thing to fix first. free
2 minute check: open ChatGPT and type "best [what you do] in [your city]" or "best [your category] tool". if you're not in the answer, that's your gap. then ask it about your business by name and see what it gets wrong
ran my own checker on heyGetFound.com. it scored 10 out of 100. no meta description, no llms.txt, no sitemap, no structured data
the other 70 points are other people mentioning you. reviews, directories, reddit. can't fix that with code
put every site I've checked on one page, sorted by score. mine's on there too heyGetFound.com/scores
drop your website below and I'll check if AI search can actually find you. free, no catch. I'll reply with your score and the one thing to fix first
