Answer Card
How do I rank in AI search?
TL;DR: Publish concise, citable facts with schema, outbound references, and fresh update dates. Let AI crawlers in, submit your sitemap to Google/Bing, and build authority links so assistants trust and cite you.
Key facts
- Core signals
- Structured data, citations, freshness, topical clustering
- Format
- 50–70 word TL;DR + bullets, then supporting detail
- Crawlers
- Allow GPTBot, ClaudeBot, PerplexityBot, CCBot in robots.txt
- Distribution
- Backlinks from aged, relevant domains (LinkedIn, directories, blogs)
More Answers
Which structured data types most boost AI search visibility
Use schema to make answers machine-readable and entity-grounded.
How to format content for concise AI-generated answers
Write for retrieval: clear TL;DR + skimmable structure.
What metrics track AI search traffic and citations
Measure citations and share—not just rankings.