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AI Visibility Scorecard
SB Nation
sbnation.com · online media
Well-positioned for AI search. The breakdown below shows where SB Nation is still leaving points on the table.
AI engines read this profile 4 times
Claude · ChatGPT Search · ChatGPT
#59 of 219,410 in Sports & Recreation for AI visibility
7.8
/10
AEO Score
About SB Nation
from sbnation.com
Come fan with us. SB Nation is the largest independent sports media brand, consisting of SBNation.com, MMAFighting.com and over 300 fan-centric team communities.
The 6 signals AI reads
Higher is better · 0-10
Structured Data
4
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
5
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
7
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
5
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
3
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
6
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
10
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Trust
6
Established authority for your domain.
Entity Presence
10
Recognized in AI knowledge graphs.
News Mentions
9
Press and news coverage.
Community
8
Forum and community discussion.
8
Reddit mentions and discussion.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 7.8/10, SB Nation has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
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The exact fixes for SB Nation
Which AI engines already crawl you
Weekly ChatGPT & Claude citation tracking
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on July 16, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
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