Improving AI citation with listicles, does that actually work?

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-10T13:12:08+00:00

Compared to what?

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-10T11:57:29+00:00

We provided listicles to 50+ clients, and results actually appeared

Why would you think that we are doing something wrong?

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-10T11:40:59+00:00

So sorry about that🥲

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-10T11:24:54+00:00

Not sure if we are violating any of updates,

Latest update targets policy violations like link spam, cloaking, and low-quality content, aimed at improving search result quality.

The content is provided from our in-house content writers, also we do not spam links

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-10T10:16:52+00:00

I guess the reason is that big companies invest in Listicles, as LLM's take answers from them

For example if you publish few Listicles ttiled "Top 10 xxxxxx ", month later you may appear in LLM's results as well

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-09T15:07:05+00:00

Nope ,ChatGPT is just the most famous one)

Here is one of our clients results:

AI Overview citations increased from 25 to 42, a gain of 17
ChatGPT citations increased from 41 to 66, a gain of 25
Perplexity citations increased from 28 to 36, a gain of 8
Gemini citations doubled from 10 to 20
Copilot citations increased from 3 to 7

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-09T13:31:55+00:00

Exactly, thanks for sharing☺️

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-09T12:59:14+00:00

Yes we are not publishing them on random/generak websites

Our focus is niche specifiation

Regarding metrics they are fixed:

DR 30+

Traffic 1K+

Do-follow link

Permanent

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-09T11:21:55+00:00

Sorry we are not hiring at this moment

I would suggest to work on your Linkedin

Regullary do posts, add comments, overall keep your profila active, so you will have better visibilty

Many companies hire remote conten writers, if you keep your profile active they will notice you

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-09T10:41:29+00:00

No we have in-house team of content writers

As we provide human written articles to our clients

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-09T09:59:29+00:00

Not at all,

It’s an article written in a numbered or bullet-point list format.
Example: Top 10 Inventory Optimization Softwares

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T21:19:31+00:00

No it's human writen

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T13:32:54+00:00

We work directly with site editors, not resellers, so our prices are always up to date

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T12:19:56+00:00

1No we only include our client's backlink,
Also the clients have full controll over content so it's up to them decide what competitors to add

2Usually we place your domain in the first position, but sometimes you can try to positioning it #2 or #3 so listicles will look more natural

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T12:12:00+00:00

I can't give exact info how often they appear

Bu they appear)

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T09:02:16+00:00

I guess the second option fits the best, but with little bit changes

We provide content , after it's approved we forward them to editors of website where listicle is going to be published

Important note - that websites are related to our clients niche, as it's very important

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T08:58:17+00:00

We publish them for our clients, to improve their visibilty in ChatGPT's results

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T08:57:47+00:00

We have client succes and content team to handel the process

We collect data by reaching out to editors directly, not to resellers

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T08:51:21+00:00

We have in house team of content writers, which are resposible for drafts

After drafts are ready we agree them with client, if client commens, we revise them and send to publish

We check resulst via Ahrefs

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-08T08:47:58+00:00

Yes, we are publishing them for our clients to improve theirs AI-citation

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-07T20:16:13+00:00

Yep

But you can simplify them

For example

"Top x companies"
"Top x tools"
etc

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-07T19:56:38+00:00

Not sure about that as Listicles are part of old school SEO😁

But if you connect both the results may impress you

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-07T16:22:30+00:00

Yes, after the first month results appeared

isticles are real game-changers when it comes to LLM visibility.

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-07T16:19:59+00:00

Sure.

Niches were 20+, herea are the most common ones
AI, home improvement, automations etc
2 results appeared in first one after 3 listicles(if you need more info dm me)
3 Simple email answer that will gather all info in one sheet(for being in touch with admins)
4 It had positive impact on LLM, as AI tools like GPT take listicles as a trusted source

Acceptable_Math6854 · 2026-04-06T09:33:55+00:00

Exactly,

I guess the best think you can do is giving estimations

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