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One claim, one number, one source. A simple pattern for citable pages.

29 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

A model builds its answer from sentences it can lift whole. Most web copy does not contain any. Here is a pattern that does.

One claim, one number, one source

A citable sentence makes a single claim, supports it with a figure and says where the figure came from. For example: Fieldway shoes are 8 millimetres wider across the forefoot than the category average, according to a 2025 fit study of 1,900 runners.

Read that again as a machine would. It names the subject, gives a number with a unit and carries its own proof. Nothing has to be taken from the sentence before or after.

A handwritten notebook beside a laptop and an orange highlighter
One claim, one number, one source: the pattern behind most cited sentences.

Put it where it can be found

  • In the first two lines under a heading that asks the question
  • In plain text, not inside an image or a tab that needs a click
  • Next to the name of the person who stands behind it

Words that get a sentence skipped

Leading, best in class, world class, innovative. A model cannot check them, so it leaves them out. Replace each one with the fact that made you want to write it.

Keep the subject in the sentence

Pronouns break quotes. Say the brand or product name again, even when it feels repetitive to a human reader.

Write every key sentence so that it still makes sense when it is the only one that survives.

A quick test

Copy one paragraph from your pricing or product page into a blank document. Delete everything except one sentence. If that sentence still tells a stranger who you are, what you claim and why to believe it, you have a line a model can use.

Mara Lindqvist

Written by

Mara Lindqvist

Founder · Strategy

Mara started Citeable in 2023 and still reads every weekly run. She writes about what the assistants said this month and what to do about it.

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A model builds its answer from sentences it can lift whole. Most web copy does not contain any. Here is a pattern that does.

One claim, one number, one source

A citable sentence makes a single claim, supports it with a figure and says where the figure came from. For example: Fieldway shoes are 8 millimetres wider across the forefoot than the category average, according to a 2025 fit study of 1,900 runners.

Read that again as a machine would. It names the subject, gives a number with a unit and carries its own proof. Nothing has to be taken from the sentence before or after.

A handwritten notebook beside a laptop and an orange highlighter
One claim, one number, one source: the pattern behind most cited sentences.

Put it where it can be found

  • In the first two lines under a heading that asks the question
  • In plain text, not inside an image or a tab that needs a click
  • Next to the name of the person who stands behind it

Words that get a sentence skipped

Leading, best in class, world class, innovative. A model cannot check them, so it leaves them out. Replace each one with the fact that made you want to write it.

Keep the subject in the sentence

Pronouns break quotes. Say the brand or product name again, even when it feels repetitive to a human reader.

Write every key sentence so that it still makes sense when it is the only one that survives.

A quick test

Copy one paragraph from your pricing or product page into a blank document. Delete everything except one sentence. If that sentence still tells a stranger who you are, what you claim and why to believe it, you have a line a model can use.

Mara Lindqvist

Written by

Mara Lindqvist

Founder · Strategy

Mara started Citeable in 2023 and still reads every weekly run. She writes about what the assistants said this month and what to do about it.

Get an AI audit

A model builds its answer from sentences it can lift whole. Most web copy does not contain any. Here is a pattern that does.

One claim, one number, one source

A citable sentence makes a single claim, supports it with a figure and says where the figure came from. For example: Fieldway shoes are 8 millimetres wider across the forefoot than the category average, according to a 2025 fit study of 1,900 runners.

Read that again as a machine would. It names the subject, gives a number with a unit and carries its own proof. Nothing has to be taken from the sentence before or after.

A handwritten notebook beside a laptop and an orange highlighter
One claim, one number, one source: the pattern behind most cited sentences.

Put it where it can be found

  • In the first two lines under a heading that asks the question
  • In plain text, not inside an image or a tab that needs a click
  • Next to the name of the person who stands behind it

Words that get a sentence skipped

Leading, best in class, world class, innovative. A model cannot check them, so it leaves them out. Replace each one with the fact that made you want to write it.

Keep the subject in the sentence

Pronouns break quotes. Say the brand or product name again, even when it feels repetitive to a human reader.

Write every key sentence so that it still makes sense when it is the only one that survives.

A quick test

Copy one paragraph from your pricing or product page into a blank document. Delete everything except one sentence. If that sentence still tells a stranger who you are, what you claim and why to believe it, you have a line a model can use.

Mara Lindqvist

Written by

Mara Lindqvist

Founder · Strategy

Mara started Citeable in 2023 and still reads every weekly run. She writes about what the assistants said this month and what to do about it.

Get an AI audit
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We ask the assistants the questions your buyers ask, then show you who gets named, who gets cited and what it takes to be the answer.

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Start here

We ask the assistants the questions your buyers ask, then show you who gets named, who gets cited and what it takes to be the answer.

“Next time a buyer asks an AI assistant, your brand is the answer.”

[2]Which assistant matters most
Or email us

A one-off report. No contract.

A city at night seen from a rooftop, avenues lit to the horizon

Start here

We ask the assistants the questions your buyers ask, then show you who gets named, who gets cited and what it takes to be the answer.

“Next time a buyer asks an AI assistant, your brand is the answer.”

[2]Which assistant matters most
Or email us

A one-off report. No contract.

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