# How should a page be written so AI assistants can quote it?

URL: https://aura8.ai/answers/quotable-pages/
Updated: 3 November 2026

> A quotable page opens with a short answer that stands alone, uses a question as its heading, puts facts in tables or lists, backs external claims with a dated source and shows a visible date that matches its structured data. You can check one of your pages against this list in ten minutes.

## What does a quotable page contain?
- A short answer at the top. One to three sentences that stand alone.
- A question as the heading where the page answers a question.
- Plain facts in a table or list. Who, what, where, how long.
- A dated source for any external fact.
- Text, not images of text.
- A visible date that matches the structured data.
- One owner responsible for keeping it current.
## What does before and after look like?
 Before After
 "Precision, delivered. Your partner in industrial excellence." "Fictional Supplier sells industrial sensors and on-site calibration to Australian utilities from Sydney."
## What should you avoid?
- Openers that are slogans with no answer.
- Key facts only in images or scripts.
- Claims with no source.
- Hidden text written for machines. It is poor practice and risks penalties from search engines.
## How do you check one of your pages in ten minutes?
Load the page with scripts turned off. Read only the first paragraph. Could someone quote it as the answer to the question the page targets? Then tick off the list above.
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 General information, checked 27 October 2026.Assistants change often. Where a point is inference rather than a published rule, the page says so. Results vary and are never guaranteed.
## On this page
- What does a quotable page contain?
- What does before and after look like?
- What should you avoid?
- How do you check one of your pages in ten minutes?
- Questions

## Questions

### How long should the top answer be?
One to three sentences. Long enough to be complete, short enough to quote whole.

### Do we need to rewrite every page?
No. Start with the pages that answer your buyers' main questions.