Language models resolve entities, not keyword counts. When your page discusses a topic, they check whether you cover what a genuine expert would: the standards, the tools, the named alternatives, the metrics. Pages above roughly seventy percent coverage of the expected entity map dominate citations; pages below thirty almost never appear.
A brief that specifies entities, claims, structure, and the citation angle gets an 80% draft on the first pass. A brief that says cover the topic gets filler. The thinking belongs in the brief, not the rewrite.
Retrieval systems check whether you name the concepts, standards, and alternatives an expert would. Score drafts against an entity map of top-cited sources and close the gaps before publishing.
Original data is the strongest citation magnet on the web. One real number from your own operations, survey, or case work gives models and journalists a reason to point at you instead of the aggregator above you.
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Start a ProjectThe difference between cited content and ignored content is decided in the brief, before a writer types a word.
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Most high-intent searches now end in an extracted answer, not a click. AEO is the discipline of being that answer.