A citation is a source that an AI engine links to or names as the basis for its answer.
Mentioned versus cited
An engine can mention your business without citing your website, or cite your website without naming you in the text. Both matter: mentions shape what the customer reads; citations show which sources the engine trusts.
Why it matters for a business
If an engine keeps citing a directory, review site or publication where you are missing, getting listed there can be as useful as changing your own site.
How AEOHIT measures it
AEOHIT saves the sources cited with every answer, shows which ones the engines rely on in your category, and flags where you are absent.
Not always. Some show links for every answer, some only for answers that used web search. AEOHIT records the citations each engine shows.
How do I get cited more often?
Publish clear, quotable facts on your own pages, keep them crawlable, add structured data, and be present on the third-party sources the engines already cite for your category.
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