Public Audit Report

www.bankofamerica.com

https://www.bankofamerica.com/
Scanned on May 2, 2026
65
Overall
C
72
SEO
73/101 passed
58
AEO
30/52 passed
59
GEO
34/58 passed
137
Passed
74
Failed
211
Total Checks
Needs Work
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 72/100 (28 issues)

Failed Checks (28)

  • Title length: 68 characters (too long, keep under 60)meta
  • Heading hierarchy has gaps (e.g. H1 to H3 without H2)content
  • Readability: 0 (difficult — simplify language)content
  • 4 of 33 images missing ALT text (88% have it)content
  • 29 images missing width/height — causes layout shift (CLS)content
  • 8 empty href attributes — fix or remove these linkscontent
  • Inline JS: 61.7 KB — too much, use external scriptsperformance
  • No font preload/preconnect — add for faster renderingperformance
  • Missing X-Content-Type-Options headersecurity
  • No About page link detected — add for credibilitytrust
  • No Privacy Policy link — required by GDPR and improves trusttrust
  • No Terms of Service link — add for legal compliance and trusttrust
  • No /sitemap.xml found — create one for better crawlingtechnical
  • No Web App Manifest — add for installability and modern web signalstechnical
  • No dns-prefetch or preconnect hints — add for faster third-party loadingperformance
  • Missing hreflang x-default — add fallback for unmatched languagestechnical
  • Only 18% responsive images — add srcset for mobilecontent
  • No max-image-preview:large — add to robots meta for Google Discovermeta
  • Event content found but no Event schema — add for event rich resultsschema
  • No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • 1 paragraph(s) exceed 150 words — break up for readabilitycontent
  • H1 length: 0 characters — too short, aim for 20-70content
  • Missing ARIA landmarks — add <main>, <nav>, and skip-to-content link for accessibilityaccessibility
  • 17 duplicate ID(s) found: "top" (2x), "Layer_1" (2x), "student-banking-a" (2x) — must be unique per HTML specaccessibility
  • No RSS/Atom feed in <head> — add for content discovery by aggregators and AItechnical
  • No IndexNow integration — add for instant Bing/Yandex indexing on content changestechnical
  • 1 of 3 H2 sections have < 50 words — add more content or merge thin sectionscontent

Passed Checks (73)

  • Title tag found: "Bank of America - Banking, Credit Cards, Loans and Merrill I..."meta
  • Meta description found (146 chars)meta
  • Description length: 146 chars (optimal)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • UTF-8 charset declaredmeta
  • Language attribute set on HTML tagmeta
  • Theme color set: #ffffffmeta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • Robots: "index, follow"meta
  • meta keywords tag found — deprecated since 2009, Google ignores it. Remove to keep HTML cleanmeta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • 3 H2 tags foundcontent
  • 3657 words on page (good content depth)content
  • 11% long sentences (>20 words) — good readabilitycontent
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • All images use modern formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG) with <picture> fallbackcontent
  • 18 internal links foundcontent
  • 9 external links foundcontent
  • All link texts are descriptive (no "click here" or "read more")content
  • Open Graph title foundsocial
  • Open Graph description foundsocial
  • Open Graph image foundsocial
  • Open Graph URL foundsocial
  • og:type set to "website"social
  • og:site_name: "Bank of America"social
  • Twitter Card: "summary"social
  • Twitter title foundsocial
  • Twitter description foundsocial
  • Twitter image foundsocial
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Apple touch icon foundtechnical
  • Compression: gziptechnical
  • URL length: 30 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • 1 hreflang tags found (multi-language)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 11.2% (good)technical
  • Inline CSS: 0.3 KB (acceptable)performance
  • All 2 external scripts use defer/asyncperformance
  • Cache-Control: max-age=1performance
  • HSTS header present — enforces HTTPSsecurity
  • Content-Security-Policy header presentsecurity
  • Contact page/email link foundtrust
  • Author byline foundtrust
  • 3 JSON-LD schema block(s) foundschema
  • Schema types: Corporation, Organization, WebPageschema
  • <!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
  • No mixed content — all resources use HTTPStechnical
  • All 3 JSON-LD block(s) have valid syntaxschema
  • Viewport includes width=device-width (responsive)meta
  • robots.txt found and allows crawlingtechnical
  • robots.txt includes Sitemap referencetechnical
  • No AI crawlers blocked in robots.txt — AI search and training can access contenttechnical
  • All 5 checked internal links are workingcontent
  • 0% nofollow links (0/28) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • All schema types have required propertiesschema
  • 90 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
  • All 1 hreflang codes are valid ISO 639-1technical
  • Organization schema includes logoschema
  • Title and meta description are different (good)meta
  • OG URL matches canonical URL (consistent)social
  • Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
  • 87 links on page (within limit)content
  • DOM size: ~1000 elements (good)performance
  • No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
  • No render-blocking scripts in head (good)performance
  • 1 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • All 3 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No iframes on pagesecurity
AEO — 58/100 (22 issues)

Failed Checks (22)

  • Only 2 semantic elements — add <article>, <section>, <main>discoverability
  • No definition lists (<dl>) — great for term/value pairsdiscoverability
  • No code blocks — add <code>/<pre> for technical contentdiscoverability
  • No FAQ section found — add Q&A content for AI citationstructure
  • No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
  • No numbered steps or ordered lists — add for "how to" AI answersstructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • No date information — AI prefers fresh, dated contentcitation
  • No source citations — reference studies and data for authoritycitation
  • No recent year mentioned — AI prefers up-to-date contentcitation
  • Only 1 concise answer paragraph(s) after headings — add 2+ short summaries (40-200 chars) right after H2/H3 tagscitation
  • No Speakable schema — add for voice assistant optimizationvoice
  • No SearchAction schema — add for enhanced search presencevoice
  • Few Q&A blocks — add question headings followed by answer paragraphsvoice
  • No /llms.txt found — add one to guide AI crawlers (emerging standard)discoverability
  • robots.txt does not explicitly allow AI crawlers (GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, Google-Extended)discoverability
  • No sameAs links in schema — add social profiles for brand recognitioncitation
  • No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
  • No video content — multimedia increases AI engagement and citation ratediscoverability
  • Statistics lack source references — attribute data to boost AI trustcitation
  • No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure
  • Brand name used inconsistently (36 partial vs 4 full) — standardizecitation

Passed Checks (30)

  • Structured data found — AI can understand your contentdiscoverability
  • 3657 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 15 content sections — well-structured for AIdiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 60 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 26 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • Question-style headings found — ideal for AI snippetsstructure
  • 19 lists found — structured content for AIstructure
  • Concise answer paragraphs after headings — great for AI citationstructure
  • 89% short sentences — easy for AI to extractstructure
  • 96% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Avg 909 words/section — sufficient depthstructure
  • Author information found — builds E-E-A-Tcitation
  • Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
  • Organization schema found — AI can identify your brandcitation
  • 3/5 E-E-A-T signals presentcitation
  • 15 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 383 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • First paragraph is snippet-ready (20-60 words)voice
  • Avg 12 words/sentence — easy reading levelvoice
  • Active voice dominant (9% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • Pronoun density: 8.3% — engaging, user-focusedvoice
  • Summary/conclusion section found — AI can extract key pointsvoice
  • 6 H2/H3 headings — good content structure for AIvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • Freshness signal found (Last-Modified header or dateModified)citation
  • Brand name consistent across 3/3 signals (title, OG, schema)citation
  • Content updated within 90 days — fresh content gets 3.2x more AI citationscitation
GEO — 59/100 (24 issues)

Failed Checks (24)

  • Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
  • No freshness signals — add dates, update timestampsoverview
  • Title and H1 don't align — confusing for AI topic matchingoverview
  • No step-by-step content — add numbered guides for AIoverview
  • 54% optimal paragraphs — aim for 20-80 words per paragraphoverview
  • No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
  • No source citations — reference studies and data for authorityauthority
  • No FAQ Schema — add for Google rich results + AI Overviewformat
  • No comparison content — add vs. sections for AI recommendationsformat
  • 4 images missing ALT textformat
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • Only one list type — use both <ul> and <ol> for content varietyformat
  • Only 2/6 formatting types — use bold, lists, tables, quotes, codeformat
  • Single-perspective content — add "on the other hand..." for balanceformat
  • No conclusion — add recommendations or a verdict sectionformat
  • 2/14 semantic elements — add <article>, <figure>, <time>, etc.semantic
  • No <time> elements — wrap dates in <time datetime="...">semantic
  • Few data points with units — add specific numbers (e.g., "300+ users")semantic
  • Few sections have subtopics — add H3 subheadings for depthsemantic
  • Only 0 data points — add 5+ statistics for +30-40% AI visibility (Princeton study)authority
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • Only 1/6 question types — add What, Why, How headingsoverview
  • No <figure>/<figcaption> — wrap images with descriptive captions for AIformat
  • No authoritative sameAs links — add Wikipedia/Wikidata/LinkedIn URIs to schema for Knowledge Graph alignmentauthority

Passed Checks (34)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • Comprehensive content (3657 words, 3 sections)overview
  • 3-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • 3/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Brand identity consistent (OG + Schema)authority
  • Original research/data signals foundauthority
  • Expert quotes or testimonials found — authority signalauthority
  • Case study or examples found — AI values concrete examplesauthority
  • 5 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 1 links to authoritative sources — boosts credibilityauthority
  • 8 unique external domains — diverse sourcesauthority
  • HowTo Schema foundformat
  • Summary/conclusion section foundformat
  • Data visualization elements found (tables/charts)format
  • Actionable advice found — AI prefers practical contentformat
  • 1 entity types in Schema — AI can classify contentsemantic
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 6 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Page size: 303 KB — reasonabletechnical
  • Open Graph fully configured (title, description, image)technical
  • Canonical URL set — prevents AI from citing duplicatestechnical
  • Page allows AI indexing (no noindex/nosnippet)technical
  • 3 Schema types — rich structured datatechnical
  • HTML lang="en-US" set (add og:locale for completeness)technical
  • 2 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • All image ALT texts are descriptive (>5 chars)format
  • 3657 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • First 200 words contain topic keywords — AI extracts primarily from the startoverview
  • Definition + list combo — strong featured snippet candidateoverview
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic

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