Why this page exists
The report module is designed as a first-step signal sheet for compliance-style visibility work, then a paid worksheet with evidence and screenshot guidance.
GMC misrepresentation audit
GMC Misrepresentation & Product Listing Readiness Audit
A practical check for storefronts worried about listing eligibility, policy consistency, and recommendation trust from Google Shopping, marketplaces, and AI shopping agents.
Who it is for
Small-to-mid Shopify/WooCommerce DTC founders and store operators already focused on AI-discovery growth.
What the audit checks
The report connects each visibility problem to crawl evidence, AI answer samples, competitor risk, and a concrete repair step.
Sample report evidenceChargeable audit v0.2
Price/stock uncertainty is a listing blocker
Inconsistent or hidden price/stock signals are one of the most common causes of lower listing trust and recommendation confidence.
Policy clarity reduces misrepresentation risk
When shipping, returns, and warranty are hard to find, AI shopping assistants and merchant systems downgrade recommendations.
Technical compliance checks protect discovery velocity
Even with good catalog quality, blocked crawlers or weak policy links can suppress visibility from AI-first discovery.
Buyer prompts to sample
Turn vague AI recommendations into repeatable tests.
why my Google merchant listing was removedGMC misrepresentation policyecommerce product data mismatchAI shopping agent product trust signals
- Free 5-point GMC readiness precheck
- Risk list with screenshot guidance
- Action priority for listing and policy pages
- Agent readability checklist aligned to shopping workflows
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Free 5-point precheck
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- Check whether price and availability are visibly consistent with product content.
- Check whether shipping, return, and refund language is crawlable and linked.
- Check whether contact/support paths are visible on important flows.
- Check robots/sitemap rules for catalog and policy discovery.
- Check Product schema and Offer fields for basic merchant-quality consistency.
GMC style risk playbook
Compliance-style risk audit template with concrete fixes.
Use this template when a store owner asks 'why are merchants misclassifying or not recommending me?'. Keep it short, factual, and screenshot-friendly.
GMC misrepresentation quick capture sheet
Collect these 8 fields once, then attach screenshots for every item that fails.
Product identity
Page name, URL, category, brand, variant, and selected option shown to shopper.
Price and stock
Visible price, currency, inventory/availability state, and add-to-cart CTA behavior.
Shipping and returns
Shipping regions, fees/ETA, return window, and refund condition text.
Trust pages
Support email/phone/chat path, contact form, terms, privacy, and warranty link.
Proof
Review/testimonial presence, return notes, policy references, and UGC/press links.
Crawler access
Robots rules for AI crawlers + sitemap visibility + cache/Cloudflare policy behavior.
Failure patterns and minimum fix
Use this matrix to prioritize first-issue fixes for stores with constrained inventory or trust consistency.
PatternPrice visible but stock hidden
Shoppers and systems can see price but not stock logic, causing trust friction.
Expose stock state per selected variant near the call-to-action and keep it synchronized with feed fields.PatternPolicy exists but unreachable
Policy exists but is hidden behind scripts or non-crawlable links.
Move policy links to plain crawlable footer and link product pages with support language.PatternRobots blocks discovery
Root path or policy paths are denied to bots, and alternatives are never surfaced.
Allow crawler access for product, collection, FAQ, and policy paths, then re-test.Fix priority by business impact
Most stores unblock most risk by fixing visibility + proof first, schema second.
| Section | Evidence check | Immediate action | Evidence owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homepage and pricing | Price + availability + cart flow | Add explicit availability and stock state | Founder + Merchant operator |
| Trust center | Shipping, returns, refund link | Consolidate policy pages and add visible quick summary | Developer + Founder |
| Crawler and discovery | robots + sitemap + llms summary | Allow AI/search crawler access for core pages | Founder + Developer |
Run a free preview for your store.
Submit a store URL, brand name, competitors, and buyer queries. The preview runs a real crawl first, then prepares the audit evidence for a paid report.