WORKFLOW 02
Technical Readiness for GEO | Crawl and Access Checks
Remove public-layer blockers before asking why a page is not being cited.
A crawler check answers whether a URL is reachable under documented rules. It does not prove indexing, retrieval or citation. Keep those claims separate.
01Check the exact URLRobots.txt, meta robots and X-Robots-Tag
02Fix the public issueCanonical, status, rendering and internal links
03Re-test on the same URLRecord date, result and owner
Starter tools for this step
CCrawlerCheckChecks robots.txt, meta robots and X-Robots-Tag access for search and AI crawlers.FreeGGeoptiePrompt monitoring paired with content analysis and unlimited audit reports on public plans.$41/mo annual effectiveWWritesonicVisibility monitoring connected to site audits, content generation and a staged Action Center.$79/mo annualOOtterlyAIA low-friction daily visibility monitor with a URL audit layer and multi-country support.$29/mo Lite
What a tool cannot prove
One positive response is not a ranking guarantee. A crawler permission is not a citation. A vendor case study is not independent validation. Keep the evidence boundary in the report.