Myles Trudell / Architect had a strong reputation and a beautiful site. AI tools understood the feel of the firm. They just couldn't consistently say when to recommend it. That was a structure problem. Not a content one.
In January 2026, TaG Makes ran a full AI Recommendation Audit on mylestrudell.com across ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Gemini. The scores told a consistent story: strong authority, real identity signals, and a clear structure gap. AI knew who Myles was. It couldn't consistently answer "who should I hire for a custom home on Kiawah Island?" and land on his name.
All three tools agreed on the same core gap: strong on identity, weak on answerability. The site needed structural signals, not new content.
These scores were produced using individual AI audit tools in January 2026. The ARO Score™ methodology was developed and formalized after this engagement. The "before" reflects what the research showed at the time. The "after" reflects the current unified ARO Score™ standard.
This was not a rebuild. The site was already good. The work was targeted and structural, completed in two days. Results surfaced in Gemini and Perplexity within 12 to 14 days of Google Business Profile reindexing.
Within 12 to 14 days of reindexing, Myles Trudell / Architect was appearing as the top recommended result in Perplexity for "Charleston residential architect LEED." Gemini updated simultaneously via the GBP sync.
The current ARO Score™, measured using the unified methodology built after this engagement, is 94 out of 100. All four AI platforms recommend the firm consistently.
The Myles Trudell engagement was one of the early projects that shaped what became the ARO Score™. At the time, scoring used three separate AI audit tools. Since then, TaG Makes developed a unified scoring system measuring AI recommendation probability consistently across all four major platforms. The research is still building. The methodology gets more precise with every case study added.
This is amazing! Thank you, Therese!!
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