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Show HN: Maverank, a free AI-readiness check for your website

David launched Maverank, a free AI-readiness checker that scores a website out of 100 on factors such as blocked crawlers, JavaScript-only content, and unclear product descriptions, with a 7-day trial offering additional checks. The tool lets users re-check, share, or compare scores on a leaderboard, and David states that scoring 100 does not guarantee ChatGPT will recommend the site.

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Hi HN, I'm David. I build SaaS products and lately I've been a bit obsessed with whether ChatGPT recommends mine or a competitor's.

I built Maverank's free checker to find problems I could fix on my own sites. Things like blocked crawlers, content that only loads with JavaScript, or pages that don't explain what the product does.

Enter a URL and you'll get a score out of 100, a breakdown of the checks, and suggestions for what to fix. You don't need an account for the free check, but more checks are available through a 7-day trial.

Scoring 100 doesn't mean ChatGPT will recommend you. It's a way to spot problems that could make your site harder to read or understand.

After making changes, you can check again, share your score, or compare it with sites on the leaderboard.

I'd appreciate hearing what it finds on something you've built, especially if a check gets something wrong or suggests an unhelpful fix.

Comments URL: [https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49907482](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49907482)

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