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How to get cited by ChatGPT (and ChatGPT Search)

Allow OAI-SearchBot and GPTBot in robots.txt, publish an llms.txt with canonical brand facts, ship Article + FAQ + Product schema with a clear authoritative author, and earn third-party mentions on sites ChatGPT already cites in your category.

Step by step

1. Step 1

   Allow the right crawlers

   Explicitly Allow OAI-SearchBot, GPTBot, ChatGPT-User in robots.txt. Blocking them is the #1 reason brands aren't cited.

2. Step 2

   Publish llms.txt

   Add /llms.txt at the root with canonical brand definition, pricing, and a curated list of citation-eligible pages.

3. Step 3

   Structured data

   Ship valid Organization, Product/Service, FAQPage, and Article JSON-LD. Use sameAs to link your verified social and Wikidata entries.

4. Step 4

   Answer-shaped content

   Lead each page with the question verbatim and a 2–3 sentence answer ChatGPT can quote without rewriting.

5. Step 5

   Third-party citations

   Earn mentions on sources ChatGPT already trusts in your space. Citations beat backlinks for AEO.

Quick facts

Crawler

OAI-SearchBot / GPTBot / ChatGPT-User

Schema priority

Organization, FAQPage, Article, Product

Refresh cadence

ChatGPT Search refreshes weekly