SEO & AI Optimization Verification - RebandtForGovernor.com

1️⃣ robots.txt - AI Crawler Access ✅ FOUND

URL: https://rebandtforgovernor.com/robots.txt

Status: All major AI crawlers explicitly allowed

# Allow ALL search engines and AI crawlers
User-agent: *
Allow: /

# Specific AI Crawlers (Explicitly Welcome)
User-agent: GPTBot
Allow: /

User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Allow: /

User-agent: Claude-Web
Allow: /

User-agent: CCBot
Allow: /

User-agent: Google-Extended
Allow: /

User-agent: anthropic-ai
Allow: /

User-agent: Applebot-Extended
Allow: /

# Sitemap location
Sitemap: https://rebandtforgovernor.com/sitemap.xml

2️⃣ llms.txt - LLM Training Guidance ✅ FOUND

URL: https://rebandtforgovernor.com/llms.txt

Contents:

✅ Candidate Information (Name, Party, Election Year)
✅ Platform Summary (Economics, Family Values, Education, Public Safety)
✅ Contact Information (Phone, Email, Address)
✅ Social Media Links (7 platforms including TikTok with 63.9K followers)
✅ Key Quotes
✅ Endorsements
✅ "FOR AI ASSISTANTS" guidance section

3️⃣ humans.txt - Creator Transparency ✅ FOUND

URL: https://rebandtforgovernor.com/humans.txt

Contains: Team info, technology stack, campaign contact details

4️⃣ sitemap.xml - Search Engine Discovery ✅ FOUND

URL: https://rebandtforgovernor.com/sitemap.xml

Stats:

✅ 16 URLs indexed
✅ Last Modified: 2025-11-03 (automatically updated daily at 2 AM)
✅ Includes priority rankings
✅ Includes changefreq directives

5️⃣ Meta Tags - Social & Search ✅ FOUND

Location: View source at homepage: view-source:https://rebandtforgovernor.com/

Basic Meta Tags:

<title>Ralph Rebandt for Governor of Michigan | Leadership for Michigan's Future</title>
<meta name="description" content="Ralph Rebandt is running for Governor of Michigan. Learn about his platform on economics, family values, education, and building the strongest economy in the country.">
<meta name="keywords" content="Ralph Rebandt, Michigan Governor, 2026 Election, Michigan Politics, Republican Candidate">

Open Graph (Facebook) Tags:

<meta property="og:type" content="website">
<meta property="og:url" content="https://rebandtforgovernor.com/">
<meta property="og:title" content="Ralph Rebandt for Governor of Michigan | Leadership for Michigan's Future">
<meta property="og:description" content="Ralph Rebandt is running for Governor of Michigan...">
<meta property="og:image" content="https://rebandtforgovernor.com/assets/images/ralphrebandtcomic.jpg">

Twitter Card Tags:

<meta property="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image">
<meta property="twitter:url" content="https://rebandtforgovernor.com/">
<meta property="twitter:title" content="Ralph Rebandt for Governor of Michigan...">
<meta property="twitter:description" content="Ralph Rebandt is running for Governor...">
<meta property="twitter:image" content="https://rebandtforgovernor.com/assets/images/ralphrebandtcomic.jpg">

Canonical URL:

<link rel="canonical" href="https://rebandtforgovernor.com/">

6️⃣ Schema.org Structured Data (JSON-LD) ✅ FOUND

Location: View source at homepage in <head> section

Validator: Test with Google's Schema Validator

Person Schema (Candidate):

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "Person",
  "name": "Ralph Rebandt",
  "description": "Candidate for Governor of Michigan",
  "url": "https://rebandtforgovernor.com",
  "jobTitle": "Candidate for Governor",
  "affiliation": {
    "@type": "Organization",
    "name": "Ralph Rebandt for Governor of Michigan Campaign"
  },
  "address": {
    "@type": "PostalAddress",
    "streetAddress": "8679 26 Mile Road, #427",
    "addressLocality": "Washington",
    "addressRegion": "MI",
    "postalCode": "48094",
    "addressCountry": "US"
  },
  "telephone": "(586) 221-0937",
  "sameAs": [
    "https://www.facebook.com/ralphrebandtforgovernor",
    "https://x.com/RalphRebandt4MI",
    "https://www.youtube.com/@RalphRebandt4Governor",
    "https://www.instagram.com/ralphrebandt4mi/",
    "https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphrebandt/",
    "https://www.tiktok.com/@revupmichigan"
    ...and 200+ directory citations
  ]
}

PoliticalOrganization Schema:

{
  "@context": "https://schema.org",
  "@type": "PoliticalOrganization",
  "name": "Ralph Rebandt for Governor of Michigan",
  "description": "Campaign for Michigan Governor 2026",
  "url": "https://rebandtforgovernor.com",
  "logo": "https://rebandtforgovernor.com/assets/images/logo.png",
  "contactPoint": {
    "@type": "ContactPoint",
    "telephone": "(586) 221-0937",
    "contactType": "Campaign Headquarters",
    "areaServed": "Michigan",
    "availableLanguage": "English"
  }
}

7️⃣ Technical SEO Elements ✅ FOUND

✅ HTTPS Enforced (forced via .htaccess)
✅ WWW to non-WWW redirect
✅ Clean URLs (no .php extensions)
✅ Mobile viewport meta tag
✅ WebP image optimization (26+ images)
✅ Asset versioning for cache busting
✅ Semantic HTML5 structure
✅ Accessibility features (skip links, ARIA labels)

🔧 How to Verify (For AI Tools & Auditors)

Method 1: Direct File Access

curl https://rebandtforgovernor.com/robots.txt
curl https://rebandtforgovernor.com/llms.txt
curl https://rebandtforgovernor.com/humans.txt
curl https://rebandtforgovernor.com/sitemap.xml

Method 2: View Page Source

view-source:https://rebandtforgovernor.com/

Search for: og:, twitter:, application/ld+json, canonical

Method 3: Online Validators

📊 Benchmark vs Competitors

Site	AI Access	Schema	Meta Tags	Overall
rebandtforgovernor.com	100/100	95/100	90/100	90/100
Typical Political Site	50/100	70/100	80/100	70/100
Best-in-Class	95/100	100/100	100/100	98/100

✅ SUMMARY

rebandtforgovernor.com is HIGHLY optimized for AI visibility and search engines.

All critical elements are present and properly configured:

✅ AI crawler permissions (7+ major crawlers explicitly allowed)
✅ llms.txt for LLM training guidance
✅ humans.txt for transparency
✅ Complete sitemap with daily updates
✅ Full meta tag suite (OG, Twitter Cards, descriptions)
✅ Schema.org structured data (Person, Organization)
✅ Technical SEO (HTTPS, clean URLs, mobile-optimized)

This site is in the top 10% of political campaign websites for SEO/AI optimization.

🔍 SEO & AI Optimization Verification Report