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AI Doesn't Cite Your Content as Source

Perplexity: Become a Cited Source for AI Responses

How to fix the problem of ai doesn't cite your content as source specifically for Perplexity. Platform-specific solutions and prevention strategies.

Why This Happens in Perplexity

Perplexity uses PerplexityBot to discover and index content. Content not structured for citation. To fix this, you need to ensure Perplexity's crawler can access your content and that your pages are structured in a way Perplexity can understand.

Signs You Have This Problem in Perplexity

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Perplexity shares your insights without mentioning your brand

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Perplexity doesn't include you in source citations

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Your original research appears uncited in Perplexity responses

4

Competitors get attribution for similar content

How to Fix This in Perplexity

Follow these Perplexity-specific solutions:

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Create original research with citable statistics

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Add clear author attribution and credentials

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Structure content with quotable key findings

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Build domain authority through backlinks

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Include unique data points AI needs to cite

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Format content for easy source attribution

Perplexity Technical Details

Crawler Name

PerplexityBot

User Agent

PerplexityBot

Required robots.txt configuration:

User-agent: PerplexityBot
Allow: /

Prevent This Problem in Perplexity

Focus on original research and insights

Build citation-worthy content assets

Monitor citation rates in Perplexity responses

Invest in authoritative backlink building

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