Public Audit Report

www.zs.com

https://www.zs.com/
Scanned on April 15, 2026
54
Overall
D
67
SEO
64/96 passed
41
AEO
21/51 passed
40
GEO
23/58 passed
108
Passed
97
Failed
205
Total Checks
Poor
Rating

Quick Wins — Top 5 Issues to Fix

SEO — 67/100 (32 issues)

Failed Checks (32)

  • Missing or non-UTF-8 charsetmeta
  • Missing language attribute on HTML tagmeta
  • No theme-color meta tag — improves mobile browser appearancemeta
  • No H2 tags foundcontent
  • Heading hierarchy has gaps (e.g. H1 to H3 without H2)content
  • Readability: 0 (difficult — simplify language)content
  • 45% long sentences (>20 words) — break up for readabilitycontent
  • Missing og:type — defaults to "website"social
  • Missing og:site_name — helps brand recognition in sharessocial
  • No apple-touch-icon — iOS home screen will lack custom icontechnical
  • No hreflang tags — add if targeting multiple languagestechnical
  • 1 render-blocking scripts — add defer or async attributeperformance
  • No font preload/preconnect — add for faster renderingperformance
  • Missing X-Content-Type-Options headersecurity
  • No Content-Security-Policy header — XSS risksecurity
  • No Contact page link detected — add for trust signalstrust
  • No Privacy Policy link — required by GDPR and improves trusttrust
  • No Terms of Service link — add for legal compliance and trusttrust
  • No JSON-LD structured data foundschema
  • 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
  • 0% sentences use transition words — aim for 20%+content
  • Hero image has loading="lazy" — delays LCP! Remove lazy from above-fold imagesperformance
  • No max-image-preview:large — add to robots meta for Google Discovermeta
  • Missing X-Frame-Options — clickjacking risksecurity
  • No Referrer-Policy header — may leak URL datasecurity
  • No Permissions-Policy — restrict camera/mic/geo accesssecurity
  • 3 render-blocking script(s) in head — add defer or asyncperformance
  • Missing ARIA landmarks — add <main>, <nav>, and skip-to-content link for accessibilityaccessibility
  • 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

Passed Checks (64)

  • Title tag found: "ZS: Global management consulting and technology firm"meta
  • Title length: 52 characters (optimal)meta
  • Meta description found (121 chars)meta
  • Description length: 121 chars (optimal)meta
  • Viewport meta tag found (mobile-friendly)meta
  • No meta refresh redirect (good)meta
  • No robots meta tag (default: index, follow)meta
  • meta keywords tag found — deprecated since 2009, Google ignores it. Remove to keep HTML cleanmeta
  • Single H1 tag foundcontent
  • Title-H1 alignment: 50% word overlap (good)content
  • 406 words on page (good content depth)content
  • All 10 images have ALT textcontent
  • All 10 images have width/height attributes (prevents CLS)content
  • JS-based lazy loading detectedcontent
  • All images use modern formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG) with <picture> fallbackcontent
  • 22 internal links foundcontent
  • 1 external links foundcontent
  • No empty href attributes 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
  • Twitter Card: "summary_large_image"social
  • Twitter title foundsocial
  • Twitter description foundsocial
  • Twitter image foundsocial
  • HTTPS enabledtechnical
  • Canonical tag foundtechnical
  • Canonical tag is self-referencing (correct)technical
  • Favicon foundtechnical
  • Compression: gziptechnical
  • URL length: 19 chars (good)technical
  • URL uses hyphens or no separators (good)technical
  • No deprecated HTML tags foundtechnical
  • Text-to-HTML ratio: 12.4% (good)technical
  • Inline CSS: 0.0 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Inline JS: 4.2 KB (acceptable)performance
  • Cache-Control: must-revalidate, max-age=7200performance
  • HSTS header present — enforces HTTPSsecurity
  • About page link found — builds trust and E-E-A-Ttrust
  • Author byline foundtrust
  • <!DOCTYPE html> declaredtechnical
  • No mixed content — all resources use HTTPStechnical
  • 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 (0/23) — good link equity flowcontent
  • OG image uses absolute URL (correct)social
  • 12 first-person pronouns — strong personal experiencecontent
  • 100% responsive images (srcset/picture)content
  • H1 length: 66 characters (optimal)content
  • Title and meta description are different (good)meta
  • OG URL matches canonical URL (consistent)social
  • Viewport allows zoom (good for accessibility)accessibility
  • 27 links on page (within limit)content
  • DOM size: ~490 elements (good)performance
  • No snippet blocking detected (good — content is fully accessible)technical
  • 1 third-party script domain(s) (acceptable)performance
  • All 0 form input(s) have labels or aria-labelsaccessibility
  • No duplicate IDs found (6 unique IDs)accessibility
  • No iframes on pagesecurity
AEO — 41/100 (30 issues)

Failed Checks (30)

  • No structured data — AI systems struggle to categorize your pagediscoverability
  • Only 0 content sections — segment your content betterdiscoverability
  • 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 question-style headings — try "How to...", "What is..."structure
  • Few or no lists — add bullet/numbered lists for better AI parsingstructure
  • No data tables — tables help AI compare and cite datastructure
  • No concise answer paragraphs detected — add short summaries after headingsstructure
  • No numbered steps or ordered lists — add for "how to" AI answersstructure
  • Few key-value patterns — use "**Label:** value" format for AIstructure
  • Avg 0 words/section — expand sections for AI comprehensionstructure
  • No author information — AI values attributed contentcitation
  • No date information — AI prefers fresh, dated contentcitation
  • No Organization schema — AI may not recognize your brandcitation
  • Only 1/5 E-E-A-T signals — add about, contact, author infocitation
  • Only 0 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
  • First paragraph too short for AI snippetsvoice
  • No SearchAction schema — add for enhanced search presencevoice
  • Avg 21 words/sentence — simplify for AI and voicevoice
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways for AI extractionvoice
  • Only 3 H2/H3 headings — add more to structure your contentvoice
  • Few Q&A blocks — add question headings followed by answer paragraphsvoice
  • No /llms.txt found — add one to guide AI crawlers (emerging standard)discoverability
  • No sameAs links in schema — add social profiles for brand recognitioncitation
  • Brand name inconsistent — align site name across title, og:site_name, Organization schemacitation
  • No Table of Contents — add jump links for AI content navigationstructure
  • No video content — multimedia increases AI engagement and citation ratediscoverability
  • No <details>/<summary> elements — use for expandable Q&A contentstructure

Passed Checks (21)

  • 406 words in HTML — good content for AI parsingdiscoverability
  • Clean URL structurediscoverability
  • 3 semantic HTML5 elements founddiscoverability
  • Description + OG description both present — clear topic signalsdiscoverability
  • 3 named entities found — helps AI understand contextdiscoverability
  • 22 internal links — good topic cluster signaldiscoverability
  • 55% short sentences — easy for AI to extractstructure
  • 100% concise paragraphs — scannable for AIstructure
  • Statistics and data found in content — highly citablecitation
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustcitation
  • 2 external links — references authoritative sourcescitation
  • Content references 2026/2025 — fresh contentcitation
  • Topic focus: 100% — title keywords found in contentcitation
  • 23 conversational words — good for AI summariesvoice
  • Active voice dominant (10% passive) — AI-friendlyvoice
  • Pronoun density: 2.2% — engaging, user-focusedvoice
  • No AI-blocking robots directives — AI crawlers can access contentdiscoverability
  • Freshness signal found (Last-Modified header or dateModified)citation
  • AI crawlers allowed in robots.txt (0/4 explicitly listed)discoverability
  • Content updated within 90 days — fresh content gets 3.2x more AI citationscitation
  • Statistics with source attribution — highly credible for AI citationcitation
GEO — 40/100 (35 issues)

Failed Checks (35)

  • Few question headings — add Q&A headings for AI Overviewoverview
  • Content may be too thin for AI Overview (406 words, 0 sections)overview
  • Title and H1 don't align — confusing for AI topic matchingoverview
  • No step-by-step content — add numbered guides for AIoverview
  • 0% optimal paragraphs — aim for 20-80 words per paragraphoverview
  • No author schema — add for AI trust signalsauthority
  • Incomplete brand identity — add og:site_name + Organization schemaauthority
  • No original data signals — "our research shows..." boosts AI citationauthority
  • No expert quotes — add professional opinions for credibilityauthority
  • No links to authoritative sources — cite Google, Schema.org, etc.authority
  • Few external source domains — diversify your referencesauthority
  • No FAQ Schema — add for Google rich results + AI Overviewformat
  • No HowTo Schema — add for step-by-step rich resultsformat
  • No comparison content — add vs. sections for AI recommendationsformat
  • No summary section — add Key Takeaways or TL;DR for AIformat
  • No BreadcrumbList schema — add for better AI contextformat
  • No data tables or charts — add structured data visualizationsformat
  • No lists found — add lists for structured contentformat
  • Only 0/6 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
  • No entity Schema types — add Person, Product, or Organization schemasemantic
  • 3/14 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 Schema type(s) — add more for AI contexttechnical
  • No HTML lang attribute — AI needs language contexttechnical
  • First 200 words lack topic keywords — AI may skip your content for extractionoverview
  • Missing definition or list format — combine "X is..." with lists for snippetsoverview
  • Only 1 data points — add 5+ statistics for +30-40% AI visibility (Princeton study)authority
  • Author lacks credentials — anonymous content is a GEO penaltyauthority
  • Only 2/6 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 (23)

  • Definition-style content found — featured snippet candidateoverview
  • Content freshness signals detectedoverview
  • 2-level heading hierarchy — deep content structureoverview
  • Source citations found — increases AI trustauthority
  • 2/5 trust signals foundauthority
  • Case study or examples found — AI values concrete examplesauthority
  • 5 industry terms used — domain expertise signalauthority
  • 10 images all with ALT text — AI can understand visualsformat
  • Actionable advice found — AI prefers practical contentformat
  • 100% title keywords in first 200 words — good prominencesemantic
  • 11 contextual links — good cross-referencingsemantic
  • Content categorization found — clear topic classificationsemantic
  • Mobile-friendly (viewport set)technical
  • HTTPS secure — trusted by AI systemstechnical
  • Page size: 30 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
  • 2 ARIA landmarks found — good accessibility for AItechnical
  • All image ALT texts are descriptive (>5 chars)format
  • 406 words — sufficient depth for AI analysisoverview
  • No snippet restrictions — AI can freely extract content (good)technical
  • Link anchor texts are descriptive — good AI context signalsemantic

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