Axel Pfaender – Illustrator

Axel Pfaender Illustrator describes itself simply: "Illustrator based in Stuttgart. I create editorial illustrations and infographics for global brands, magazines and organisations, no AI, lots of attention to detail." Its AI visibility score is 5.2 out of 10: the engines can find it, but they do not have much to hold on to.

On the page it is passable on some structured data and a partly stated business identity. What holds it back is a heading structure that lays out what it offers, the technical files AI engines look for, such as llms.txt or an open robots.txt, sitemaps and entity links AI can follow and credibility markers like credentials or reviews.

Off the page, other sites link to it. There is some, but not much, sign that the domain is only lightly established. Beyond that, AI engines do not yet recognise it as a distinct business, there is no press coverage to draw on, nobody is discussing it where AI engines look and it does not come up on Reddit. None of that can be fixed on the page: it has to be earned.