Patterns 30
Recognisable visibility problems, described as symptoms → likely causes → recommended response, each linked to the framework that fixes it.
Pattern
80
Organic Traffic Decline
Overall organic traffic is trending down across the site or a section.
Measurement & Intelligence
Pattern
82
High Impressions, Low Clicks
Pages appear often in results but earn few clicks.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
85
Pages Not Indexed
Important pages are missing from the index.
Technical SEO
Pattern
80
Keyword Cannibalisation
Multiple pages compete for the same query and none wins cleanly.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
74
AI Does Not Recommend Brand
AI engines answer category questions without mentioning you.
GEO & AI Search
Pattern
74
Weak Authority
Content is good but the brand lacks the authority to out-rank or out-cite rivals.
Authority & Trust
Pattern
80
Thin Content
Pages lack the depth to satisfy intent or add information gain.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
81
Poor Internal Linking
Internal links fail to route authority or express topic structure.
Technical SEO
Pattern
81
Content Decay
A previously strong page is steadily losing visibility.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
79
Poor Commercial Intent Coverage
Visibility skews informational and misses buying-stage queries.
Commercial SEO
Pattern
76
Local Visibility Gap
The brand is invisible for location-qualified queries and answers.
Commercial SEO
Pattern
74
Weak Entity Recognition
Engines and AI cannot confidently identify the brand as a distinct entity.
Authority & Trust
Pattern
80
Schema Errors
Structured data is missing, invalid or misdescribes the page.
Technical SEO
Pattern
82
Duplicate Content
Near-identical pages compete and dilute signals.
Technical SEO
Pattern
82
Orphan Pages
Pages exist but nothing links to them internally.
Technical SEO
Pattern
77
Featured Snippet / AI Answer Loss
A page lost its featured snippet or its place in the AI answer.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
79
Declining Rankings
Positions for target queries are sliding down.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
84
Broken Internal Links
Internal links point to missing or redirected pages.
Technical SEO
Pattern
82
Slow Site
Pages load slowly and fail Core Web Vitals.
Technical SEO
Pattern
78
Low Conversion Despite Rankings
Pages rank and get traffic but few visitors convert.
Commercial SEO
Pattern
75
Weak Reviews
Too few, too narrow or too negative reviews to build trust.
Authority & Trust
Pattern
79
Crawl Budget Waste
Crawlers spend budget on low-value URLs instead of important pages.
Technical SEO
Pattern
81
Redirect Issues
Redirect chains, loops or wrong-type redirects harm crawling and equity.
Technical SEO
Pattern
79
Low Topical Authority
The site is not seen as an authority on its core topics.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
75
Weak E-E-A-T Signals
Pages lack the experience, expertise, authority and trust signals engines and AI reward.
Authority & Trust
Pattern
80
Poor Click-Through Rate
Listings under-perform their position on clicks.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
73
No Brand Mentions
The brand is rarely mentioned across the web that models learn from.
Authority & Trust
Pattern
74
No AI Citations
AI answer engines never cite the site as a source.
GEO & AI Search
Pattern
77
Thin Category Pages
Category and collection pages are shallow and under-optimised.
Content Optimisation
Pattern
78
Stale Metadata
Titles, meta and structured data are outdated or inconsistent.
Content Optimisation
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