Answer Card
How to signal recency to LLMs beyond publish dates
TL;DR: Use visible ‘last updated’ stamps, `dateModified` schema, refreshed outbound links, and updated examples. AI crawlers look for content recency cues beyond dates—changing facts, references, and structured data all reinforce freshness.
Key facts
- Schema
- dateModified + datePublished consistently
- Visible cues
- ‘Last updated’ in body text
- Content refresh
- Swap outdated stats, links, examples
- Cross-signal
- Update Brand Fact Sheet + Answer Cards together