AI Field Guide · 011
How to Get AI to Cite You.
AI search answers from sources it can quote cleanly. This guide shows you how to become one of them.
011 · The five patterns of AI citations
Inside the guide
- The five patterns that win AI citations: answer first, rank it, name names, self-contained chunks, and freshness plus original data.
- A before-and-after rewrite that shows exactly what makes a page citable.
- The three mistakes that cost real money: buried answers, vague claims, and gating everything.
- A 7-day plan to make your five most important pages citable.
- A printable worksheet and a tear-out cheat sheet for your monitor.
How can a page become easier for AI search systems to discover and cite?
Publish useful, accessible answers with specific evidence and clear headings. There is no guaranteed citation formula: retrieval and citations depend on the search system, query, and available sources.
How to put this into practice
Lead with a direct answer, make sections understandable on their own, name specific sources where relevant, and publish original evidence when available. Keep crawlable explanations public while offering deeper templates or worksheets behind signup. Monitor actual referral and citation performance.
Example
A services page should explain exactly what a workshop covers and who it serves rather than relying on vague claims about transformation.
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