Quick tips · Quick tip 16
It’s stationery, not a fix.
Heard llms.txt is the magic file?
It’s stationery, not a fix. Engines cite pages, listings and threads. Fix those first.
A file nobody reads changes nothing.
Why it matters
llms.txt is a tidy file that no major engine documents reading to build answers; the sources they cite are pages, listings and threads.
Do this today
- 1Publish one if you like; it does no harm.
- 2Spend the effort on the pages that get cited: pricing, FAQ, comparisons, listings.
- 3Re-check what AI cites for your questions after the real fixes.
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