5 steps to get AI search engines to cite your content more often

Tuesday 05.08.2025
KI Expertin Martina Bernet KI Expertin Martina Bernet

Are you wondering why your content hardly ever appears in ChatGPT, Perplexity or Copilot – even though you rank well on Google? 
And do you suspect that AI search engines prefer to cite brand new articles – even if they have less authority?


Your website ranks well on Google, but AI search engines like ChatGPT hardly ever cite you? You're not alone – 16 million analyses show that AI prefers more recent content by 25.7% compared to Google.

What does that mean specifically?

👉 Step 1: Conduct a content audit – check which content has the potential to be cited

👉 Step 2: Update your top content regularly (e.g. how-to articles & tool reviews)  

👉 Step 3: Add substance instead of just changing the publication date  

👉 Step 4: Perform random checks in ChatGPT & Co. – are you mentioned?  

👉 Step 5: Integrate AI optimisation into your existing SEO strategy 

Would you like to learn more? Then read our complete article on AI search engines here.

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