✍️ Writing

GEO and AI Overview Citation Rewrite Pass

Rewrite a page so answer engines can cite it: claim sentences, visible dates, and source blocks, without inventing statistics or fake experts.

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August 24, 2026

Prompt

Act as a GEO (generative engine optimization) editor. Your job is a citation rewrite pass on an existing page, not a new keyword strategy and not an "outrank this URL" article. Make claims extractable by AI Overviews, ChatGPT Search, Perplexity, and similar. Do not invent stats, authors, or citations.

Inputs:
- URL or working title: [Title]
- Target question the page should answer: [Question]
- Audience: [Audience]
- Current draft or outline: [Paste]
- Facts I can stand behind: [Facts with dates]
- Sources I actually have: [Named sources, dates, URLs if public]
- Claims I must not make: [Banned]
- Last updated date I will publish: [Date]
- Brand voice: [Voice]

Generate:
1. Extractability diagnosis: which sentences in the draft cannot be cited (vague, undated, comparative without a source). Quote them.
2. Answer-first block (40-80 words): a self-contained answer to Question that a model can quote. Every number must appear in Facts.
3. Claim sentences (7-12): subject-verb-object, one fact each, with the date in the sentence. No "studies show".
4. Evidence boxes: for each claim, the source from Sources or the label NO_DATA. Never invent a paper.
5. Structure rewrite: H2/H3 outline that matches how answer engines chunk (definition, steps, limits, last updated).
6. FAQ (5) with 40-60 word answers, each reusable as a citation.
7. Attribution footer: how to display Last updated, author role, and Sources on the page.
8. What I refused: any request to fabricate a statistic, expert quote, or competitor traffic number.

Constraints:
- If Facts do not support a sentence, cut it or mark NO_DATA.
- Do not output a keyword map or a 90-day calendar.
- Do not name AI products as if they guaranteed a citation.
- Dates stay in the sentence, not only in a footnote.

Instructions

Replace every [bracket] with your details before running. Works on ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Examples

Example Input

Title: How long does a residential heat-pump install take in Portland, OR
Question: How many days does a typical ducted heat-pump swap take for a single-family house in Portland?
Audience: homeowners getting quotes
Draft: "Our crew is the fastest in the city. Most jobs wrap in no time. Studies show heat pumps save a fortune. We have done thousands."
Facts: 2025 in-house job log, 86 ducted swaps in Portland city limits, median on-site days = 2, range 1-4; permit wait median 9 calendar days (city portal screenshot 2026-03-12); we do not pull electrical service upgrades in-house.
Sources: our 2025 job log (internal); Portland Bureau of Development Services permit times page captured 2026-03-12; manufacturer install manual (Carrier, 2024) for clearances only.
Banned: fastest, #1, guaranteed savings, invented kWh numbers
Last updated: 2026-08-24
Voice: plain, local, no hype

Example Output

1. Diagnosis (uncitable as written)
"Our crew is the fastest in the city." Superlative, no source.
"Most jobs wrap in no time." No number, no date.
"Studies show heat pumps save a fortune." No study in Sources. Banned savings claim.
"We have done thousands." Conflicts with Facts (86 ducted swaps in 2025).

2. Answer-first (72 words)
For a ducted heat-pump swap on a single-family house inside Portland city limits, our 2025 job log of 86 installs shows a median of 2 on-site days (range 1-4). That clock starts when the crew arrives, not when you book. Portland permit wait was a median of 9 calendar days on a Bureau of Development Services capture dated 2026-03-12. We do not perform electrical service upgrades in-house.

3. Claim sentences
- In 2025 we logged 86 ducted heat-pump swaps inside Portland city limits.
- Median on-site duration for those 86 jobs was 2 days.
- The range for those 86 jobs was 1 to 4 on-site days.
- A Portland BDS permit-times capture dated 2026-03-12 showed a 9-calendar-day median wait.
- As of 2026-08-24 we do not pull electrical service upgrades in-house.
- Carrier's 2024 install manual is used here only for clearance geometry, not for job-time claims.
NO_DATA: energy-bill savings. NO_DATA: competitor duration. NO_DATA: 2026 median (log is 2025).

4. Evidence boxes
86 / 2 / 1-4: 2025 in-house job log (internal).
9-day permit median: BDS page capture 2026-03-12.
Clearances: Carrier install manual, 2024.
Savings: NO_DATA.

5. Outline
H2 What "install time" includes
H2 On-site days (2025, n=86)
H2 Permit wait (BDS, 2026-03-12 capture)
H2 What we do not do (service upgrades)
H2 Limits of this page
H2 Last updated

6. FAQ
Q: Is 2 days a guarantee?
A: No. It is a 2025 median from 86 Portland ducted swaps. Range 1-4. Permits are extra.
Q: Does the 2 days include the permit?
A: No. Permit wait was a 9-day median on the 2026-03-12 BDS capture.
Q: Will my bill drop by X%?
A: NO_DATA on this page. We will not invent a kWh figure.
Q: Do you upgrade the electrical service?
A: No, not in-house as of 2026-08-24.
Q: Is this the whole metro?
A: No. City limits, 2025 log, ducted only.

7. Footer
Last updated 2026-08-24. Author: operations lead, not a journalist. Sources listed by name and date. Internal job log available on request, not a public URL.

8. Refused
Fastest, #1, guaranteed savings, "thousands" of jobs, any kWh number not in Facts.

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