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title: "Self-check for publishing | Am I Ready for Agents?"
description: "The 18-question agent readiness self-check with publishing examples and two extra questions. Scored in your browser, nothing sent."
canonical: https://amireadyforagents.com/self-check/publishers
site: "Am I Ready for Agents?"
last_updated: 2026-11-05
section: "Self-check"
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# Self-check for publishing | Am I Ready for Agents?

> The 18-question agent readiness self-check with publishing examples and two extra questions. Scored in your browser, nothing sent.

Source: https://amireadyforagents.com/self-check/publishers
Site: Am I Ready for Agents?
Last reviewed: 2026-11-05

# Self-check for publishers and media

## In short

The 18 core questions with publishing examples, plus two extra on training versus search and charging crawlers. Answer yes, not sure or no. Your answers are scored in this browser and never sent. The two extra questions sit in the find and pay areas.

## Your result

-   Findnot started
-   Readnot started
-   Actnot started
-   Paynot started
-   Trustnot started

Answer at least one question in each of the five areas to see your level. Nothing you answer leaves this page.

Next step: [confirm it with a scan](#confirm-scan).

Your answers stay in this browser tab. Nothing is stored or sent. The PDF is made by your browser from this page.

## Confirm it with a scan

Your answers show what your business has decided and checked. A scan shows what a visitor, human or agent, gets from your public pages. For leaders we recommend [Ora’s scan](https://ora.ai/?utm_source=amireadyforagents.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=self-check): one score from 0 to 100 and a grade a board can track, the leaderboard of your sector to compare against, and a real agent sent through a task with its Journey test. Scanning is free and needs no account.

What it does not do: it reads public pages only, it publishes no data on repeat scans (Ora says two runs of the same scan agree within a couple of points), and its fixing service is a waitlist.

[Scan your site with Ora](https://ora.ai/?utm_source=amireadyforagents.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=self-check) · [Which tool should our team use](https://amireadyforagents.com/which-agent-readiness-tool) · [What the scan tests](https://amireadyforagents.com/confirm-your-self-check-with-a-scan)

### Your sector on Ora’s leaderboard

**Your sector on Ora's leaderboard: scores of the 110 listed publishing sites.** Number of sites per score band: 27 in 30 to 39, 40 in 40 to 49, 23 in 50 to 59, 16 in 60 to 69, 2 in 70 to 79, 2 in 80 to 89. The median is 47. A B starts at 70 and an A at 86. Ora's leaderboard, 5 Nov 2026.

On 5 Nov 2026 Ora listed 110 sites in Gaming & Media and News & Intelligence. The median was 47 and the top score 89; the highest three were magichour.ai 89, beehiiv.com 88 and ZoomInfo 78. Scores come from scanning sites, not from answers, so scan yours and find its place on this chart.

## Agent readiness self-check: your result

-   Findnot started
-   Readnot started
-   Actnot started
-   Paynot started
-   Trustnot started

### Questions to take to the team

No open questions from the answers given.

Self-check from amireadyforagents.com. Answers were scored in the browser and never sent anywhere.

## About this version

The two extra questions are marked in the list and count inside their own area, so this version scores out of 20 questions. The scoring rule is the same as the [core self-check](https://amireadyforagents.com/self-check). Read the [publishing guide](https://amireadyforagents.com/for/publishers) for the dated examples behind the extra questions.

Extra questions: Have you decided separately whether AI systems may train on your articles and whether they may index them for search answers? Have you decided whether to charge AI crawlers or agents for access, and do you know what that would cost you in reach?

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Last reviewed 5 November 2026