AI Visibility Scorecard
Smith and Howard
bpscpas.com · Finance & Insurance
Somewhat visible. AI bots can read Smith and Howard, but it is missing the structured signals that push citation rate above competitors.
AI engines read this profile 9 times
Meta AI · ChatGPT · Apple Intelligence · Claude
#45,741 of 793,096 in Finance & Insurance for AI visibility
6
AEO Visibility
iVisible · 6/10
30
Muse Index Score
iAI agent readiness
Agent-ready · 30/100
0
AI Adoption
iNone detected · 0/100
About Smith and Howard
from our crawl and measurement
"(BPS), one of the largest locally owned public accounting firms in South Carolina, has joined forces with Smith + Howard, a nationally recognized accounting and advisory firm headquartered." That is how Smith and Howard of Columbia, SC introduces itself. To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 6.0 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.
Our crawl found structured data on the page (WebPage, ImageObject, BreadcrumbList) and a readable heading structure. It is missing an llms.txt file and a sitemap.
AI crawlers have visited 5 times in our tracking, including GPTBot (ChatGPT), Applebot (Siri) and ClaudeBot (Anthropic).
The 6 signals AI reads
Strong · Good · Fair · Weak
Structured Data
Good
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
Strong
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
Strong
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
Good
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
Fair
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
Good
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
Strong
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Authority
Weak
Little domain authority yet.
Reference Presence
Weak
Not in AI knowledge graphs yet.
News & Press
Weak
No press coverage found yet.
Community
Weak
No community discussion yet.
Social Mentions
Weak
No social discussion found yet.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 6/10, Smith and Howard has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why Smith + Howard?
Unmatched Expertise: Bringing a deep bench of experts nationwide allows us to expand the services we offer clients and contribute in meaningful ways to every aspect of their growth and sustainability. Values + Culture: Smith + Howard shares our commitment to integrity, excellence, and teamwork, making this a natural fit for our people and our mission.
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Source & Attribution
Scored by Engagemii on August 1, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
Source URL: https://engagemii.com/aeo/brands/bpscpas
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