AI can't see your images. It reads the markup around them. A product photo with alt="image1.jpg" tells AI nothing. A figure with a descriptive figcaption and 8-word alt text tells AI exactly what it's looking at - and that context feeds directly into citation decisions.

You want AI engines to cite your content. But have you actually told them they're allowed to? Most sites haven't -and AI systems default to conservative behavior.

AI engines increasingly prioritize content from people who have direct experience with their topic. Generic "top 10 best" listicles written from secondhand research score poorly. Pages with specific actions taken, limitations discovered, and numeric results earned score well. First-Hand Experience Signals measure whether your content shows evidence of real-world involvement.

Anonymous content is untrusted content. AI engines check for author bylines, bio links, reviewer credits, and Person schema to decide whether a page comes from a credible creator. Creator Transparency measures how clearly your content identifies its authors and their qualifications.