{"id":15279742,"date":"2026-03-11T16:13:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anniebergeron.com\/how-to-get-your-site-cited-by-chatgpt-gemini-and-bing-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:54:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T20:54:13","slug":"how-to-get-your-site-cited-by-chatgpt-gemini-and-bing-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anniebergeron.com\/en\/how-to-get-your-site-cited-by-chatgpt-gemini-and-bing-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Get Your Site Cited by ChatGPT, Gemini and Bing in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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A lot of businesses are now asking the same question: how do I get my site picked up by ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity or Bing?<\/p>\n

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The wrong answer is to look for a magic trick.<\/p>\n

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The right one is to understand what actually helps these tools pick up one piece of content over another.<\/p>\n

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I’ve been building WordPress websites since 2009, and lately I’ve been looking closely at a new question: what actually helps a site get picked up, cited or recommended by AI tools?<\/p>\n

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As of March 2026, the signals are getting clearer: these tools tend to favour content they can find, understand, verify and tie back to a credible source. In practice, what helps most isn’t a hack at all: an accessible site, useful content, clear structure and concrete proof. Google confirms that SEO best practices remain relevant to its AI experiences<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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If your site looks good but is vague, generic or hard to understand, it’s less useful to these tools. And if it’s poorly structured or hard to access, it may simply be ignored.<\/p>\n

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So the real question isn’t:<\/p>\n

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“How do I optimize my site for AI?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The real question is:<\/p>\n

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“Does my site clearly answer a real question, with enough clarity and credibility to be picked up?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

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That’s where things get interesting.<\/p>\n

What I’m looking at right now<\/h2>\n

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I don’t just rely on what’s being said on LinkedIn, YouTube or in blog posts.<\/p>\n

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I also test different questions across multiple tools, often without being logged in, to limit the effect of personalization. I also use tools like DataForSEO and Semrush to compare what comes up, spot certain visibility signals and better understand which pages are being picked up, and why.<\/p>\n

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The goal isn’t to find a shortcut. The goal is to better understand what makes a site clearer, more credible and easier to cite.<\/p>\n

What a website owner should check first<\/h2>\n

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Before thinking about a special file, a plugin or a new tactic, here are the most useful questions to ask yourself.<\/p>\n

1. Do my pages clearly answer a real question?<\/h2>\n

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Good content doesn’t have to be long to be useful. It mostly needs to be clear.<\/p>\n

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When someone lands on your page, can they quickly understand:<\/p>\n