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LinkedIn Posts That Get Cited by ChatGPT: The 2026 Framework
July 13, 2026·10 min read

LinkedIn Posts That Get Cited by ChatGPT: The 2026 Framework

LinkedIn is now the #2 most-cited domain in ChatGPT and AI Mode after Reddit. Here's the framework for writing LinkedIn posts and articles that AI engines actually pull from, with the specific formatting mistakes that block ChatGPT retrieval.

Review Pages That Get Cited: Structuring Product Reviews for AI Search
July 13, 2026·9 min read

Review Pages That Get Cited: Structuring Product Reviews for AI Search

G2 alone captures a third of review citations in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews. Here's the structural blueprint that gets your own product review pages extracted into AI answers, with schema, layout, and the traps to avoid.

Statistics and Data Roundup Posts: The Highest-Cited Format for AI
July 13, 2026·10 min read

Statistics and Data Roundup Posts: The Highest-Cited Format for AI

Listicles account for 21.9% of AI citations and stats-heavy posts win the freshness game. Here's the blueprint for a data roundup that ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Overviews return to for years.

Trends Reports for AEO: How to Author the Industry Report AI Cites
July 13, 2026·10 min read

Trends Reports for AEO: How to Author the Industry Report AI Cites

Original research now accounts for ~95% of AI Overview citations. Here's how to author a State-of-X industry report that ChatGPT, Perplexity, and Google AI Mode return to for years, from methodology to distribution.

Twitter/X Threads That Rank in AI Search: What Works Now
July 13, 2026·10 min read

Twitter/X Threads That Rank in AI Search: What Works Now

X shows up in only 1.4% of Grok's citations and doesn't crack the top 25 on ChatGPT or Perplexity. Here's the honest 2026 playbook for threads that actually earn AI visibility, mostly through the sites that quote them.

Video Schema (VideoObject) for AI Citations: The 2026 Blueprint
September 18, 2026·9 min read

Video Schema (VideoObject) for AI Citations: The 2026 Blueprint

The honest VideoObject blueprint: required properties, Clip and SeekToAction markup, the transcript bridge, and what video schema can't do for AI citations.

Wikipedia and Wikidata for AI Recall: How to Earn a Brand Entity
July 13, 2026·8 min read

Wikipedia and Wikidata for AI Recall: How to Earn a Brand Entity

Wikipedia drives up to 48% of ChatGPT's top citations, but startups get 6% article approval. The two-phase entity playbook: Wikidata first, Wikipedia earned.

YouTube for AEO: How Video Descriptions Show Up in AI Answers
October 30, 2026·10 min read

YouTube for AEO: How Video Descriptions Show Up in AI Answers

YouTube is the most-cited domain in Google AI Overviews, and the text around the video earns the citations. How to write descriptions AI engines can quote.

AEO for SaaS Marketplaces (Directories, App Stores, and Aggregators)
October 30, 2026·9 min read

AEO for SaaS Marketplaces (Directories, App Stores, and Aggregators)

Review platforms lost most of their clicks and kept their influence: AI engines cite them constantly. How to optimize G2, Capterra, and app store listings for AI citations.

AEO for Shopify: Getting Your Store Cited in ChatGPT Product Answers
October 30, 2026·10 min read

AEO for Shopify: Getting Your Store Cited in ChatGPT Product Answers

ChatGPT now sells Shopify products two ways: a direct catalog feed and organic citations. Here's the store-owner playbook for both tracks.

Setting Up AI Referral Tracking in GA4: The Step-by-Step Guide
July 12, 2026·9 min read

Setting Up AI Referral Tracking in GA4: The Step-by-Step Guide

GA4 files most ChatGPT and Perplexity visits under Direct or Referral. The step-by-step AI referral tracking setup: native channel, regex, blind spots.

AI Search for B2B Services: The Playbook for Agencies and Consultants
October 30, 2026·9 min read

AI Search for B2B Services: The Playbook for Agencies and Consultants

B2B buyers now shortlist agencies and consultants inside ChatGPT. The AI search playbook for services firms: trust signals, sources, and pipeline.

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