SOURCE-PAGE FIELD GUIDE
How to increase AI citations without manufacturing authority
Earn a stronger source relationship by making information useful, original, attributable and accessible.
Datum→Answer→Evidence→Metadata
01 / CITE-WORTHY INFORMATION
Make the evidence worth consulting.
- Direct relevance to the question
- Original facts, definitions, numbers and dates
- Clear source attribution and methodology
- Freshness, access and readable page structure
- Real limitations—not an unsupported claim of authority
Useful extractability includes direct definitions, tables, procedures, versioned facts and linked source material.
02 / SOURCE LADDER
Build evidence from the information closest to the fact.
- Tier 1Original data
Raw datasets, benchmarks, experiments and methodology.
- Tier 2Primary product facts
Current docs, pricing and implementation details.
- Tier 3Expert guides
Specific, attributed explanations with limits.
- Tier 4Third-party evaluation
Legitimate independent discussion and reviews.
- Tier 5Summaries
Useful navigation, never a substitute for the source.
03 / INFORMATION GAIN
Publish the detail a generic summary cannot provide.
Monitor URL and domain citations by prompt, engine and date; use Bing AI Performance where it is accessible as one independent source. Do not create fake statistics, unsourced content farms, hidden crawler text or stuffed source lists.
NEXT DECISION
Use citation coverage as evidence, not a vanity goal.
SOURCES AND METHOD
Sources checked for this comparison.
These links support the external product and platform references on this page. Eli publishes this comparison; verify critical requirements directly with each provider.
- PrimaryAI optimization guidanceGoogle Search Central · Checked September 2026 · Supports: accessible, useful source pages
- PrimaryBing AI PerformanceBing Webmaster · Checked September 2026 · Supports: cited URLs and query opportunity
- PrimaryPublishers and developers FAQOpenAI · Checked September 2026 · Supports: publisher controls and referral context
CONNECT YOUR WEBSITE
Find where your citation coverage is weak
Inspect the source evidence around the buyer questions where competitors appear.
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