CiteOps Answers

How to get cited by Perplexity

Allow PerplexityBot and Perplexity-User in robots.txt, publish dated, sourced articles with author bylines, use clear headings that match query phrasing, and keep canonical answers under 80 words near the top of each page.

Step by step

1. Step 1

   Crawler access

   Allow PerplexityBot and Perplexity-User in robots.txt; expose Sitemap.

2. Step 2

   Source everything

   Perplexity prefers content with explicit citations and dated revisions; add datePublished/dateModified.

3. Step 3

   Author authority

   Add Author schema with sameAs to LinkedIn, Wikipedia, or industry profile.

4. Step 4

   Concise lead answer

   Open each page with a 60–80 word, quotable answer block.

5. Step 5

   Topical clusters

   Build hub pages with linked sub-answers to dominate the entire query family.

Quick facts

Crawler

PerplexityBot / Perplexity-User

Bias

Recency + sources + author authority

Answer length

60–80 words near top