Write content AI will quote
Structure pages so an answer engine can lift a clean, correct answer.
Answer engines extract self-contained statements. The more your page reads like a clear, sourced answer, the more likely it is to be quoted.
Lead with the answer
Put a one- to two-sentence direct answer immediately under each heading, then expand. Don't bury the payoff below three paragraphs of setup.
Use question-shaped headings
- Phrase H2/H3s the way people ask (“How much does X cost?”, “What is Y?”).
- Follow each with a crisp answer a model can lift verbatim.
- Keep one idea per section so the extract isn't tangled with other topics.
Be concrete and factual
- Use specific numbers, dates, names and steps, models prefer verifiable specifics over vague claims.
- State facts consistently with the rest of the web; contradictions lower trust.
- Cite your sources; pages that cite are more likely to be cited.
Add FAQ structured data
Mark up genuine Q&A with FAQPage schema. It makes the question/answer pairing machine-explicit, useful for both rich results and answer extraction.
The audit flags pages that aren't “answer-ready” and can generate direct-answer blocks and FAQ schema for you.
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