Overall Summary
Achromatic Studio has a technically solid foundation with strong schema diversity, analytics instrumentation, and canonical implementation across all four crawled pages. The site clearly communicates its 'Living Website' proposition and has made meaningful investments in structured data and measurement tooling. However, several high-impact AEO gaps remain: LCP is critically slow at 5.5s, fewer than half of images carry alt text, og:image is missing on all pages, and the site lacks llms.txt, an AI content policy, and author-level trust signals needed to compete in AI-cited results.
Focus Intro
The highest-leverage opportunities sit at the intersection of technical performance and authority signals. Fixing LCP, completing image alt coverage, and adding og:image will address immediate visibility gaps. Layering in FAQ-driven heading structures, author bios, and an llms.txt file will position the site for AI engine retrieval as that channel grows.
Priorities JSON
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