How do I prioritize which pages to optimize for AI search?

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  • How do I find the highest-impact pages for AI optimization?
  • What's the best order to optimize content for AI search?

Scrunch recommends that users prioritize pages to optimize for AI search by mapping out their website and focusing on pages that receive a high volume of AI bot traffic but have a low number of AI citations. This indicates that AI agents are visiting these pages to answer questions but that the user’s brand is not shaping AI answers.

Additional context: Beyond prioritizing high-traffic, low-citation pages, Scrunch also recommends that users focus on pages tied to their most important prompts and pages related to prompts where competitors currently outperform them in AI responses.

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Example

For example, a Scrunch user would prioritize and optimize pages for AI search following this workflow:

  1. Find high-traffic, low-citation pages: Identify pages receiving AI bot visits but earning few citations across tracked prompts—a clear signal of untapped potential.
  2. Audit shortlisted pages: Run Site Optimization on pages to surface technical and editorial issues that prevent AI agents from citing them.
  3. Optimize page content: Use Site Optimization to update pages based on data-backed recommendations.
  4. Deliver optimized content directly to LLMs: Deploy updated content via Agent Pages to serve AI-optimized pages to LLMs without impacting the human website experience.

Follow-up question: What metrics tell me my prioritization strategy is working?

Scrunch recommends measuring brand presence lift, share of voice gains, and citation increases over 2-3-week windows.