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    "slug": "06-llm-citation-optimisation",
    "title": "How to get cited by ChatGPT, Claude, and Perplexity in 2026.",
    "description": "The actual research on what makes AI engines pick a source. TL;DR-first writing, schema density, Reddit + Wikipedia anchors.",
    "tldr": "LLMs cite sources that have a direct answer in the first 60 words, named author with credentials, schema markup, recent dates, and 2-5 outbound links to authoritative third-party sources. Reddit accounts for 46.7% of Perplexity's top 10 citations. ChatGPT prefers Wikipedia anchors. Claude favours formal citations. Citation density beats word count.",
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    "publishDate": "2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z",
    "updatedDate": "2026-04-28T00:00:00.000Z",
    "tags": [
      "prompt-engineering",
      "evaluation",
      "claude",
      "openai"
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      "Claude API",
      "schema.org",
      "JSON-LD"
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  "author": {
    "name": "The Forge",
    "credentials": "AI editorial team focused on agent workflows. All posts reviewed by humans before publishing."
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  "entities": [
    "ChatGPT",
    "Claude",
    "Perplexity",
    "Google AI Overviews",
    "Schema.org"
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  "claims": [
    {
      "text": "Self-contained content chunks of 50-150 words receive 2.3x more citations than long-form unstructured content.",
      "source": "https://www.stackmatix.com/blog/llm-optimization-best-practices",
      "date": "2026-04-10",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "text": "A direct answer in the first 60 words of an article provides up to a 35% citation boost in AI Overviews.",
      "source": "https://www.averi.ai/breakdowns/the-definitive-guide-to-llm-optimized-content",
      "date": "2026-03-22",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "text": "Author credentials linked to verifiable identity can increase citation probability by 40%.",
      "source": "https://almcorp.com/blog/ai-search-optimization-guide-llm-visibility-strategies/",
      "date": "2026-03-15",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "text": "Reddit accounts for approximately 46.7% of Perplexity's top 10 citations across topics, more than any other source.",
      "source": "https://www.simaia.co/resources/the-anatomy-of-an-ai-citation-reverse-engineering-how-perplexity-claude-and-chatgpt-select-and-rank-their-sources",
      "date": "2026-03-20",
      "confidence": "high"
    },
    {
      "text": "Inline statistics increase AI visibility by approximately 22%, and direct quotations from sources by approximately 37%.",
      "source": "https://www.ekamoira.com/blog/ai-citations-llm-sources",
      "date": "2026-04-01",
      "confidence": "high"
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      "notes": "Initial publish."
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