Why can't search engines find date information on your site?

Your site has no date signals like publication dates or last modified timestamps. Search engines can't determine when your content was created or updated, which hurts freshness rankings and user trust.

What does missing opening content mean for your SEO?

Your pages lack clear opening content that directly answers user queries. This prevents search engines from extracting featured snippets and reduces your chances of appearing in answer boxes.

Why is your robots.txt file returning a 404 error?

Your robots.txt file can't be accessed, returning a 404 error. This prevents search engines and AI crawlers from understanding which parts of your site they should or shouldn't index.

What happens when your llms.txt file is missing?

Your site lacks an llms.txt file, which tells AI systems how to interact with your content. Without it, AI crawlers can't follow your preferred guidelines for content usage.

How do freshness issues impact your search rankings?

Missing date signals hurt your content freshness scoring. Search engines can't tell if your content is current or outdated, leading to lower rankings for time-sensitive queries.

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Shofo SEO & AI Visibility Audit

Shofo is a video data platform that provides custom datasets sourced from millions of hours of video content. AI labs and researchers use it to access cleaned, segmented, and labeled video data that accelerates computer vision model training and reduces data preparation overhead.

shofo.ai

SEO + AEO + E-E-A-T combined

Audited March 07, 2026 · 2 pages analyzed

Overall Scores

Area	Score	Grade
SEO	76%	C
AEO (AI Visibility)	7%	F
E-E-A-T	42%	F
Combined	42%	—

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E-E-A-T Breakdown

Signal	Score	Issue
Trustworthiness	51%	Found, No privacy policy link detected, 6 security headers missing, No terms of service link detected
Expertise	67%	56 words, 1 headings, 4 outbound links
Authoritativeness	20%	No Organization JSON-LD schema found, No JSON-LD schema types detected, No third-party review or trust signals detected
Experience	26%	Found, Freshness issues, No first-hand experience signals detected

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Recommendations

Freshness issues: no date signals found AEO
Add date markup (datePublished, dateModified) so AI engines know content is current. Stobo generates the JSON-LD.
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Generate freshness code for shofo.ai
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No opening content found AEO
Add a direct answer in the first 40-60 words of the page. AI engines pull from the opening paragraph.
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stobo this site: shofo.ai
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robots.txt not accessible (HTTP 404) AEO
Update robots.txt to allow AI crawlers like GPTBot and ClaudeBot. Stobo generates an AI-friendly version.
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Generate a robots.txt for shofo.ai
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Frequently asked questions

Why can't search engines find date information on your site?: Your site has no date signals like publication dates or last modified timestamps. Search engines can't determine when your content was created or updated, which hurts freshness rankings and user trust.
What does missing opening content mean for your SEO?: Your pages lack clear opening content that directly answers user queries. This prevents search engines from extracting featured snippets and reduces your chances of appearing in answer boxes.
Why is your robots.txt file returning a 404 error?: Your robots.txt file can't be accessed, returning a 404 error. This prevents search engines and AI crawlers from understanding which parts of your site they should or shouldn't index.
What happens when your llms.txt file is missing?: Your site lacks an llms.txt file, which tells AI systems how to interact with your content. Without it, AI crawlers can't follow your preferred guidelines for content usage.
How do freshness issues impact your search rankings?: Missing date signals hurt your content freshness scoring. Search engines can't tell if your content is current or outdated, leading to lower rankings for time-sensitive queries.

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