Stop Burying the Lead: ChatGPT Sources 44% of Citations From the First Third
ChatGPT pulls 44% of its citations from the initial third of a webpage, which means most content creators are literally optimizing the wrong part of their articles. Front-loading key facts matters. Pages with 19+ statistical data points average 5.4 citations, and sections between 120-180 words hit a sweet spot of 4.6 citations. Burying critical information…
