AI Visibility Scorecard
MakeUseOf
makeuseof.com · Media & Entertainment
Well-positioned for AI search. Its weakest signals, Structured Data, Backlinks and Social Mentions, are where MakeUseOf still has room to grow.
AI engines read this profile 18 times
Amazon Alexa · Claude · ChatGPT · Apple Intelligence
Top 1% in Media & Entertainment for AI visibility
99
AI Naming Predictability
iAI names companies like this often · 99/100
Media & Entertainment average 17
Top 1% of Media & Entertainment
See what's behind this score →8.24
AEO Visibility
iHighly visible · 8.24/10
Media & Entertainment average 2.5
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Network Authority
iNot connected yet
0 relationships on record. Businesses in Media & Entertainment average 3. Claim your page and Engagemii is your first.
See what's behind this score →35
Muse Index Score
iAI agent readiness
Agent-ready · 35/100
Media & Entertainment average 15
See what's behind this score →4
About MakeUseOf
from our crawl and measurement
"MUO is your guide to modern tech. Learn how to make use of the tech and gadgets around you, and discover cool stuff on the internet." That is how MakeUseOf introduces itself. To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is one of the more visible businesses we measure, scoring 8.24 out of 10.
Our crawl found structured data on the page (WebSite), a sitemap and a readable heading structure. It is missing an llms.txt file.
AI crawlers have read this profile 18 times in our tracking, including AmazonBot (Alexa AI), ClaudeBot (Anthropic) and GPTBot (ChatGPT).
- Company ·
- MakeUseOf
- Website ·
- makeuseof.com
- Industry ·
- Media & Entertainment
- Site status ·
- Live (The website showed an active business site when last checked (Oct 31, 2026).)
- Last scored ·
- Nov 8, 2026
The 6 on-page signals AI reads
Strong · Good · Fair · Weak
Structured Data
Weak
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
Good
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
Fair
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
Fair
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
Fair
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
Strong
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
The 6 off-page signals AI reads
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
Weak
No inbound links found yet.
Domain Authority
Good
Established authority for your domain.
Reference Presence
Strong
Recognized in AI knowledge graphs.
News & Press
Strong
Press and news coverage.
Community
Strong
Forum and community discussion.
Social Mentions
Weak
No social discussion found yet.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines (ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini) can read your site and name it in answers. At 8.24/10, MakeUseOf is well placed; the signals above show what is left to gain.
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on November 8, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/makeuseof
Cite this score: Engagemii (2026). "AEO Score for MakeUseOf." Retrieved from https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/makeuseof
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