The article states the questions you track decide your number more than anything else, and a citation rate with no prompt set attached doesn't mean anything. Evidence confidence: hypothesis, not yet confirmed.
Rule aeo-e9999f88956b4913 · measurement · hypothesis, not yet confirmed
Track AI citations with a fixed prompt set run repeatedly, because a citation rate without a stated prompt set is meaningless.
Applies to: all
Hypothesis: the reasoning is published, but no independent evidence confirms it yet. Test it on your own pages before you rely on it.
Why this matters
The article states the questions you track decide your number more than anything else, and a citation rate with no prompt set attached doesn't mean anything.
Implementation
Type: system
Anti-pattern
Reporting a citation percentage without the prompt set, sample size, and time period behind it.
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