How Do I Get Cited by ChatGPT?

Getting cited by ChatGPT comes down to four concrete actions: write direct answers, add structured data, build a dedicated Q&A page, and add an llms.txt file.

Write direct answers first. ChatGPT and similar AI engines extract answers from pages that answer questions clearly and early. If your answer is buried in paragraph four of a 2,000-word article, the model is less likely to pull from it. Front-load your answer. Use the question as a heading.

Add FAQPage JSON-LD schema. This is the single highest-leverage technical change. FAQPage schema tells AI engines that a section of your page contains structured Q&A pairs. ChatGPT's training data and real-time retrieval systems prioritize pages that signal their structure explicitly. Most sites skip this step. It's a direct competitive advantage.

Create a /answers page. A dedicated page of clear, question-by-question answers gives AI engines a single reliable source to pull from on your domain. Each entry should be 100-300 words, answer one question completely, and include a link to a longer resource where relevant.

Add an llms.txt file. This file, placed at the root of your site as /llms.txt, gives AI crawlers a curated map of your most important content. Think of it as a robots.txt, but designed for AI systems rather than traditional search crawlers.

None of these changes require a full site rebuild. But they do require a site architecture that supports structured data and clean content organization.

Migrate AI implements these AEO improvements as part of every Agentic Website build and migration.