The Google + AI Visibility Audit

Before we build anything, we read your studio the way Google + AI do.

Once the structure is fixed, your studio starts appearing in Google and AI search, often within 60 to 90 days. Not by reinventing your brand. By making the authority you already have legible to Google, Google Maps, ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and Claude.
400+Studios audited in the last 3 months
12Point structural visibility audit
60–90Day visibility foundation
15+Years in the design & visibility industry
A real audit, not a template

This is the actual audit we produced for Studio Eckström, a luxury interior design firm.

Every studio receives its own. Below, we walk through the real document, page by page, so you can see exactly what we look at and the specific fixes we make. This is the opposite of a generic SEO report.

Section 01Visibility audit, The diagnosis
The diagnosis

We separate brand strength from search structure.

Almost every studio we audit already has the hard part: beautiful work and real authority. The gap is structure. We begin by naming exactly what is strong and what Google and AI cannot yet read.

  • Strong luxury and editorial authority already in place
  • A gap in Google and AI transactional structure: metadata, services, locations, and entities
  • High opportunity to lift qualified inquiries from credibility that already exists
Section 02Visibility audit, Authority inventory
Authority inventory

We catalogue the authority you already have.

Before changing anything, we map every asset that already builds trust, positioning, press, craft, and proof, so nothing strong gets lost in the rebuild.

  • Positioning & reach: Omaha luxury, nationwide capability, $150K to $4M+ projects
  • Press & recognition: Architectural Digest, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Veranda, Kips Bay, Houzz
  • Craft & process: full-service, historic renovation, custom millwork, sourcing, contractor coordination
  • Story & proof: founders, a narrative-led philosophy, strong testimonials, an editorial website
Section 03Visibility audit, The 12 visibility gaps
The 12 visibility gaps

We find exactly where Google and AI lose the thread.

This is where most agencies stay vague. We pinpoint the specific structural gaps holding back discovery. For this studio, twelve precise issues:

  • Metadata needs a stronger transactional structure
  • Service pages need clearer keyword and location alignment
  • Location strategy needs to be organised
  • Google profile shows 5.0 stars on only 4 reviews
  • Press authority is strong but not connected to search intent
  • Project pages need stronger search and AI readability
  • Internal linking across services, press and process is thin
  • AI tools need repeated, consistent descriptions of scope
  • Some pages need more direct transactional signals
  • A blog or insight layer for AI-style questions is not yet built
  • Contact flow exists but can better qualify high-value clients
  • Entity signals for budget and service area need repetition
Section 04Visibility audit, How clients search now
How clients search now

We show how your buyers actually search.

High-value clients, architects, builders, relocation buyers, and press readers no longer rely on referrals or Instagram alone. A serious client rarely searches the studio by name first. They search by intent, with queries like these:

Omaha luxury interior designerhistoric home renovation designer Omahafull-service residential interior designerinterior designer for a $1M renovationKips Bay interior designer Midwestinterior designer with an Architectural Digest featureluxury interior designer nationwidebest interior designer Omaha
Section 05Visibility audit, The searches you should own
The searches you should own

We map high-value searches to your business.

We group dozens of high-intent queries into clear clusters, so every page on the site has a job and a specific search to win, instead of competing for nothing in particular.

Omaha & Nebraska luxuryHistoric & residentialFull-service luxuryNational & press-drivenClient intent
Section 06Visibility audit, Competitive reality
Competitive reality

We see who is winning, and why it is structure, not talent.

We verify your real competitors through live Google and Houzz research. The most visible firm is often not the most talented, just the clearest: services, locations, metadata, profile, reviews, project pages, press, internal links, and consistent business information. Then we show exactly where you already out-rank them on authority, so we amplify it.

Section 07Visibility audit, Page-by-page website fixes
Page-by-page website fixes

We audit every page: strengthen, refine, build.

Every page gets a specific instruction, not a generic checklist. The plan labels each area to strengthen, refine, or build new:

  • Strengthen homepage metadata and search clarity
  • Strengthen service page structure and keywords
  • Strengthen portfolio and project page search language
  • Refine About page entity clarity and press connection
  • Refine testimonials structure and FAQ search value
  • Strengthen the contact path and qualification
  • Build an internal linking map across services, press and process
  • Build AI-readable service copy, location signals, and a blog layer
Section 08Visibility audit, Google Business Profile
Google Business Profile

We turn your Google profile into a local trust engine.

We fix the profile high-value clients glance at first. Here, a 5.0 rating sat on only four reviews under a single category. The specific work:

  • Refine primary and secondary categories (interior designer, decorator, design consultant, architectural designer)
  • Add a complete service list: full-service residential, historic renovation, new construction interiors, custom millwork, FF&E procurement, project management
  • Add service-area signals across markets and a steady, full-service review strategy
  • Add project and process photography, and use keywords naturally in the description
  • Post press and recognition updates, and add Q&A on range, process and timelines
  • Connect site, Instagram, Pinterest and profile; keep address, phone and hours consistent
Section 09Visibility audit, The exact metadata
The exact metadata

We write the actual titles and descriptions.

No placeholders. We deliver search-tuned titles and descriptions for every core page, written for both Google and AI. For example:

  • Homepage: Studio Eckström | Luxury Interior Designer in Omaha & Nationwide
  • Services: Luxury Interior Design Services in Omaha & Nationwide
  • Portfolio: Luxury Interior Design Portfolio | Omaha, Nebraska & Nationwide
  • Press: Studio Eckström Press | Architectural Digest, WSJ, Kips Bay & More
Section 10Visibility audit, What AI should say about you
What AI should say about you

We define how AI describes and recommends you.

We write the clear, repeatable entity description AI needs, then engineer the answer you should earn for a prompt like “Who should I consider for a luxury full-service interior design project in Omaha?” The aim is to become the stronger, clearer, more recommendable candidate in the moments that matter.

Section 11Visibility audit, Conversion & content
Conversion & content

We build the form and content that qualify clients and own search.

A qualifying contact form protects your time and signals budget and scope to search at the same moment, paired with a content layer that answers the questions high-value clients actually ask:

  • Form fields that qualify: project type, location, estimated investment, timeline, full-service or consulting, builder or architect involved, nationwide travel
  • Content that owns high-intent search: how to hire a luxury designer, what full-service includes, the cost of luxury design, renovating a historic home, planning a $500K+ renovation
  • Each piece educates the client and informs the algorithm at the same time
Section 12The visibility fix plan, four phases
Section 12

A focused 30 to 90 day foundation, in four phases.

The fixes are sequenced, measured, and built to last, one foundation phase across four work streams.

Phase 01

Foundation Review

  • Website structure review
  • Metadata audit
  • Google Business Profile review
  • Press and authority signal review
  • Keyword and competitor research
  • Priority service and location mapping
Phase 02

Website & Visibility Structure

  • Homepage search clarity
  • Service and project page refinement
  • Metadata direction
  • Internal linking map
  • Google category and service direction
  • AI-readable positioning language
  • Contact path improvement
Phase 03

Trust & Authority Alignment

  • Connect site, projects and press
  • Align testimonials and profile
  • Link Instagram and Pinterest
  • Use press language for authority
  • Build a review strategy
  • Create a content roadmap and visibility tracker
Phase 04

AI + Google Readiness

  • Prepare pages for AI-style questions
  • Improve entity, service and location clarity
  • Improve project range clarity
  • Create a search-intent roadmap
Section 13Expected outcome after the foundation is corrected
Section 13

What improves once the foundation is corrected.

Realistic, compounding improvement that turns the credibility you already have into a stronger client-acquisition path.

  • Clearer online positioning
  • Stronger Google understanding
  • Better AI search readability
  • Improved service and location relevance
  • Stronger Google profile trust
  • Better inquiry path for high-value clients
  • Found more often for project-ready searches
  • Improved quality of direct inquiries over time

This is the same audit we run for every studio.

If your work is already strong, the next step is making sure Google and AI can read it. We will show you, in detail, where your studio is easy or hard to understand, and exactly what to fix.