Individual Contributor · AEO Scorecard · Tier 3

Will AI cite this release? Score it before you send.

Answer Engine Optimization (AEO) is structuring content so artificial intelligence (AI) tools quote and cite it. Run one release through these seven checks and get its citation-readiness score.

7
checks. Run every release through this before it goes out.
3.5×
more AI citations when a release leads with a clear datapoint.
80+
out of 100 means this release is built to get cited. Send it.
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01 Does the headline lead with a specific, economically relevant number? 25 pts
Put a specific number tied to money or a metric in the headline. Not a range, not vague language.
02 Is the topic a question your buyers ask AI, not internal company news? 20 pts
Reframe around a question buyers ask AI. New hires, awards, and partnerships earn almost no citations.
03 Does it include original data the reader cannot get anywhere else? 20 pts
Add a proprietary number, benchmark, or finding. AI cites what it cannot get elsewhere.
04 Is the key fact stated in the first two sentences? 12 pts
Move the number into the opening. AI reads and lifts the first lines, so do not bury it.
05 Is the data attributed to a named source and time period? 10 pts
Name the source and the period. Attribution is a trust signal AI favors when deciding what to cite.
06 Is the number stated as a clean standalone fact, not buried in qualifiers? 8 pts
State the number as a plain fact AI can quote verbatim, in its own short sentence.
07 Will it publish on a credible, indexable domain (for example over the wire)? 5 pts
Publish somewhere AI can read it. A file locked behind a form cannot be cited.

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