Getting cited by ChatGPT and Perplexity: what's working for me

Three months of testing how to become a source for AI answers. What moves the needle: (1) answer the question in the first two sentences — LLMs lift those; (2) use clear headers framed as questions; (3) include specific numbers and dates, models love citable facts; (4) get mentioned on sites the model already trusts (Reddit, Wikipedia, news). Distribution still beats production. The link economy isn't dead — it just feeds the models now.