How to get cited by ChatGPT (and other AI answer engines)
A practical checklist to make your pages more citable by ChatGPT, Perplexity, Claude, and Gemini, without writing a a new 3,000-word post for every URL.
You cannot force ChatGPT to cite your site, but you can make pages much easier for answer engines to extract and trust.
How to get cited by ChatGPT
Start with pages that already have some topical relevance. Then improve quotability: short clear answers, FAQ sections, schema, and a visible last-updated date.
Checklist that moves AEO scores
- Open with “[Topic] is…” in plain language
- Add a Key Takeaways / TL;DR block
- Use question-style H2s with 40-80 word answers
- Publish FAQPage JSON-LD that matches on-page FAQs
- Use lists for steps and features
- Add a <time> updated date
- Cite 2-5 authoritative outbound sources
Measure before and after
Run SEOSync’s free dual SEO + AEO audit, ship the top fixes, then re-audit the same URL. For copy-ready packs, use a one-time Fix Pack or Snapshot on seosync.app.