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AI Visibility Scorecard
Smashwords
smashwords.com · publishing
Somewhat visible. AI bots can read Smashwords, but it is missing the structured signals that push citation rate above competitors.
AI engines read this profile 4 times
ChatGPT Search · Meta AI · ChatGPT · Perplexity
#19,387 of 1,855,468 in Media & Entertainment for AI visibility
6.8
/10
AEO Score
About Smashwords
from our crawl and measurement
"How to read ebooks on my tablet or mobile device on my desktop or laptop computer on my ebook reader How to purchase ebooks Check out our full FAQ Have a question not already answered in." That is how Smashwords introduces itself. Its AI visibility score is 6.8 out of 10: the engines can find it, but they do not have much to hold on to.
The page falls short on a clearly stated business identity, the technical files AI engines look for, such as llms.txt or an open robots.txt, structured data describing the business, a heading structure that lays out what it offers, credibility markers like credentials or reviews and sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off the page, other sites link to it, the domain reads as established, it turns up in press coverage and it comes up on Reddit. There is some, but not much, sign that there is little discussion of it. Beyond that, AI engines do not yet recognise it as a distinct business.
AI crawlers have visited 4 times in our tracking, including OAI-SearchBot (OpenAI), Meta AI and GPTBot (ChatGPT). There is not much on the page to read either, about 133 words. The site links to no social profiles, so there is nothing tying the brand to a wider presence. The business dates to 2008.
The 6 signals AI reads
Higher is better · 0-10
Structured Data
1
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
2
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
4
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
1
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
3
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
2
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
10
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Trust
5
Established authority for your domain.
Entity Presence
0
Not in AI knowledge graphs yet.
News Mentions
6
Press and news coverage.
Community
4
Forum and community discussion.
9
Reddit mentions and discussion.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 6.8/10, Smashwords has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
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The exact fixes for Smashwords
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Your potential customers are asking ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude questions about your product category. These AI models are giving answers without sending traffic to your website. You're not losing rank. You're losing visibility entirely.
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on August 1, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/smashwords
Cite this score: Engagemii (2026). "AEO Score for Smashwords." Retrieved from https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/smashwords
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