{"id":77982,"date":"2025-12-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-03T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dhblog.dream.press\/blog\/?p=77982"},"modified":"2026-03-10T08:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T15:20:42","slug":"ai-citations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www-dev.dreamhost.com\/blog\/ai-citations\/","title":{"rendered":"AI Citations: What It Takes To Get Sourced"},"content":{"rendered":"
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AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity are becoming the new gatekeepers of web traffic. You can rank #1 on Google but still<\/em> be invisible if AI doesn’t cite you. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

To get cited, optimize your website across three critical layers: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Technical (fast page speeds under 2 seconds, clean HTML, schema markup), <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Content (question-based headings with direct answers upfront, lists, tables, original data); and <\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Authority (fresh content updated within 30 days, strong backlinks, clear authorship). <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Pages with proper optimization get cited 40% more often, while those with original research see 4.1x more citations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Start with quick wins like rewriting intro paragraphs and adding schema markup this week, then build toward comprehensive FAQ pages and original research over 90 days to become the source AI platforms trust and cite.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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