Eric Bates Images

Eric Bates Images, based in Montreal, QC, describes itself simply: "Whether it’s scaling rocks, exploring on water, capturing moments in nature, or crafting an authentic lifestyle shoot, I’ll scout the locations and talent and capture the hero shots you’ve." To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 5.3 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.

On the page itself the strengths are clear: a clear heading structure, a clearly stated business identity and crawler access and the files AI engines look for. It is passable on some structured data and partial sitemap and link coverage. What holds it back is credibility markers like credentials or reviews.

Away from its own site, AI engines recognise it as a distinct business. There is some, but not much, sign that the domain is only lightly established. Beyond that, almost no other sites link to it, there is no press coverage to draw on, nobody is discussing it where AI engines look and it does not come up on Reddit. Those are earned elsewhere on the web, not fixed on the site itself.

It does link out to several social profiles, which helps engines tie the brand together.