Example analysis

Northstar: Make buying advice useful to AI search.

Good advice explains why a product fits and when another is better. Here is how to make those criteria verifiable on product and comparison pages.

The starting point

In this example analysis, Northstar represents an outdoor shop whose team answers many questions during sales advice.

The website should explain the same decision: what is the product suitable for, what are its limits, and which alternative fits?

What the review should clarify

These are the first points to check in this buying path.

Missing decision criteria

Staff ask about use, size, and features. The product page lists specifications without explaining their benefits or limits.

Similar terms remain unclear

“Water-resistant” and “waterproof” appear without explanation or evidence. That difference matters for a question about rain.

Stock status without a next step

“Seasonally available” gives neither a restock date nor an available alternative that meets the same needs.

The buying task

Which daypack suits an easy walk in the rain, and which alternative is available?

From finding to change

Each step gives the team a concrete task and an output it can check.

01

Understand the buying advice

With the team, I collect common questions and the criteria behind a recommendation. Reasons against a product matter as well as its strengths.

For your team

Output: buyer questions with uses, requirements, and relevant comparison criteria.

02

Explain recommendations on the page

Short paragraphs explain suitability and limits. Claims about weather protection or materials refer to the available product evidence.

For your team

Output: drafts for “Suitable for”, “Consider before buying”, and their supporting sources.

03

Make alternatives easy to compare

A comparison page uses the same criteria for every model. Stock and confirmed delivery dates help buyers choose an alternative.

For your team

Output: a comparison that clearly shows differences, missing facts, and available options.

04

Check AI answers again

The same questions run before and after the change. I record mentions, reasons, sources, and factual errors across several runs.

For your team

Output: an answer comparison showing what the AI uses correctly and what remains missing.

How to check the change

The same task, before and after the change. These criteria guide the review.

Choiceexplained with reasons
Alternativeschecked against stock

Criteria for the next test

Record the answer and source for each point. Anything unresolved becomes the next finding.

  1. The recommendation refers to the task requirements and relevant product evidence.

  2. Limits of weather protection remain clear; missing evidence is not invented.

  3. The alternative meets the key criteria and is available according to the shop.

  4. Mentions, sources, and errors are recorded for each run and can be compared.

What your team receives

You receive clear criteria for advice and comparison, plus questions for the next measurement. Better content makes recommendations verifiable; measured answers show whether AI uses it.