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GEO Penalty Checklist
48 common mistakes that suppress your AI citation rate. Check each one — your score shows the severity of what you’re doing wrong.
GEO PENALTY CHECKLIST
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How to use this checklist
1
Check every item that applies to your site
A checked item means you have that problem. Unchecked means you don’t. Be honest — checking things off doesn’t fix them, it just tells you what to fix.
2
Focus on Critical severity first
Critical issues suppress citation rate regardless of other optimisations. A site with one Critical issue and perfect everything else will still have a low citation rate.
3
Use the fix guidance for each item
Each checklist item includes a specific fix action. These are direct interventions — not general advice. Implement the fix, remove the check.
4
Re-run after each sprint
As you address issues, uncheck them. Your score should improve over 4–8 week cycles as AI crawlers re-index your updated content.
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