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Why AI Cites Some Content and Ignores the Rest

Nine articles explaining the structural, semantic, and extraction requirements that determine whether AI systems cite your content or skip it—plus strategic guidance on when Authority Pages are the right approach.

Article 1·12 min read

What are Authority Pages and how do they differ from blog posts?

Understanding the fundamental differences between Authority Pages and traditional blog content, and why AI systems cite one but not the other.

Article 2·14 min read

How AI systems decide which content to cite (and how to structure for it)

Understanding the three-filter framework AI systems use to evaluate content for citation, and how to structure information to pass each filter.

Article 3·13 min read

Why Answer Capsules are the #1 predictor of AI citations

Understanding how self-contained, extractable content units solve the fundamental challenge AI systems face when citing sources.

Article 4·15 min read

The Voice Lock method: How to maintain consistent authority across content

Understanding how immutable voice recording creates the terminological and conceptual consistency that AI systems recognize as authoritative expertise.

Article 5·14 min read

Diagnostic questions vs prescriptive content: What AI prefers

Understanding why AI systems cite problem-focused diagnostic content 3-4 times more frequently than solution-focused prescriptive content.

Article 6·15 min read

How to validate content for AI extractability (without guessing)

Systematic validation approaches across structural, semantic, and extraction dimensions that eliminate trial-and-error from AI content creation.

Article 7·12 min read

Why Authority Pages Aren't Content Marketing

Understanding the fundamental distinction between authority governance and content generation—and why conflating them undermines both strategies.

Article 8·14 min read

The Six-Page Authority Framework

Understanding why six pages create defensible authority boundaries—and why expansion dilutes rather than strengthens authority positioning.

Article 9·13 min read

When NOT to Build Authority Pages

Understanding strategic misalignment scenarios where Authority Pages waste resources rather than create value—and what to do instead.

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