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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