Conditions for being cited
- Crawlability: identical content to humans and AI (no cloaking), no bot blocking.
- Answer units: clear definitions, key claims, and FAQs create units an AI can lift.
- Evidence labeling: source, confidence, last_verified on every claim.
- Entity identification: disambiguate brand/product entities (e.g., sameAs).
Why it matters
Answer engines prefer sources that are safe to cite. Vague or unsupported content may be summarized but is not cited or attributed.