Rule aeo-1788853987.643506-240 · authority_offsite · high confidence
Earn third-party mentions on review platforms, analyst sites, listicles, and Reddit—earned media accounts for roughly 84% of AI citations versus 0.3% from paid placement.
Applies to: all
Why this matters
AI search triangulates 10-16 sources; consistent off-site presence builds the citation ecosystem AI systems use to validate brand authority.
Implementation
Type: not_automatable
Anti-pattern
Buying brand mentions on spam sites instead of building genuine third-party corroboration.
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