How do I get my content cited by ChatGPT?

Start every major section with a question your audience actually asks. Follow immediately with a 40-60 word direct answer that stands alone — if someone copy-pasted just that paragraph, it would make complete sense. Then expand with supporting examples, data, and context. This question-answer-expand pattern is exactly what AI retrieval systems are designed to parse.

Include specific, sourced statistics (not generic claims). Link to authoritative references. Add clear author attribution with credentials. Use FAQ schema so AI systems can parse your Q&A pairs programmatically. Keep definitions precise — AI models prefer clear entity definitions over vague descriptions. If you say 'a content engine is X,' make X a tight, quotable definition.

AI systems skip content that is ambiguous, unsourced, or buried under marketing fluff. Generic statements without evidence, walls of text without structure, paywalled content that can't be crawled, and thin pages with little unique insight are all citation repellents. The bar isn't perfection — it's clarity and extractability.