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Get cited by AI: start with your own data.

Original research gives an AI answer something to cite: evidence that starts with your business. It does not guarantee a citation. Publish research that answers a real customer question, show how it was gathered, and make its limits visible.

The main points

Evidence AI can stand on.

A claim is easy to make. Research someone can examine is what earns the reference.

Step one

Start with one question.

Pick a question from real customer conversations that your evidence can answer. A narrow question protects the reader from an oversized conclusion.

Earns: a focused answer
Step two

Publish the method beside the finding.

Show the date, the measurement, the baseline and the limits next to the result. Keep what was observed separate from what is projected.

Earns: trust in the number
Step three

Give it a page people can find.

A chart image alone leaves the meaning outside the text. Put the answer, the method and the source in words on an indexed page.

Earns: discovery
Step four

Measure without inventing a cause.

Log the question, the AI service, the answer and the cited links on a date. A new citation records an appearance. It does not prove the research caused it.

Start: one dated log
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Original research and AI citations, answered.

Does original research guarantee an AI citation?

No. It gives an AI answer evidence that starts with your business, which is something to cite. Citation and recommendation are never guaranteed.

What makes research worth citing?

A reader can tell what was investigated, what was observed and how far the conclusion reaches. The method, baseline, period and limits sit beside the finding.

Why is a chart image not enough?

The meaning of an image sits outside the page's text. Write what the chart shows in words, with the method and a link to the supporting record.

How do I know whether AI cites my research?

Keep a dated log for the exact customer question: the AI service, the prompt, the answer and the cited links. Repeat the same checks after publishing and compare.

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