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How to Write Content That AI Search Engines Cite
AI search engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity extract specific sentences from pages rather than ranking links. Citable content requires specificity, authority, clarity, and verifiability, with direct answers in the first sentence of each section. The guide outlines seven writing moves and five anti-patterns that affect citation rates.
Meridian48 take
This is a practical SEO evolution for the AI era, but the advice—focus on clear, authoritative, specific writing—is hardly new; it's just newly enforced by machines.
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