Answer Card
Test which pages lost AI citations after 3–6 months without updates
TL;DR: Run a before/after analysis: log citations at publish, then recheck 3–6 months later using assistant queries. Pages without updates often decay in AI visibility. Comparing across your Answer Cards reveals how freshness impacts citation retention.
Key facts
- Method
- Baseline citations at launch → retest after 3–6 months
- Signal
- Pages without updates decay faster
- Use case
- Identify which pages need refresh cycles
- Benchmark
- AI assistants decay content faster than Google SERPs
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Last updated: 2025-09-28