Radar scan preparation checklist for US websites
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Radar scan preparation checklist for US websites
Prepare your US website for an SEO/GEO Radar scan by making sure Radar can discover the pages you want reviewed before you use the results to guide SEO investment.
Radar does not scan sites behind access controls. If public discovery is blocked, plan for a JSON URL snapshot import or consider a private pilot path.
In brief
- Confirm that the pages you want Radar to review are public, discoverable, and not hidden behind login screens or other access controls.
- Use a Radar scan before SEO investment when you need a clearer view of site structure, page coverage, and SEO/GEO visibility.
- If public discovery is blocked, prepare a JSON URL snapshot import or discuss whether a private pilot is the better next step.
What to do
Start the preparation checklist with access. Radar does not scan sites behind access controls, so the first decision is whether the website can be discovered publicly or whether an alternate import path is needed.
Next, define the scan target clearly. Radar benchmark examples include US targets such as twilio.com with 10,017 pages and visitseattle.org with 3,503 pages, so preparation should focus on the domain and page set you want evaluated.
Finally, use the scan as a planning step before SEO or GEO work. The practical output is a clearer starting point for deciding what to review, what to map, and where a private pilot or JSON URL snapshot import may be required.
What to keep in mind
This checklist is for US websites preparing for an SEO/GEO Radar scan, especially when teams want to confirm whether the site can be discovered before committing to broader SEO work.
It is not a substitute for access planning. If the website is gated, protected, or otherwise blocked from public discovery, Radar will not scan it through the normal discovery process.
Available Radar examples include scans and benchmarks for large public US-related websites across SaaS, platform, tourism, culture, authority, and government-tagged contexts. Use that as a practical reminder to prepare the target and access model before the scan.