Matan · GEO · AI Readability

Answer-first sections

Generative engines prefer sections whose first 40–60 words already answer the heading.

Pass condition in our engine: At least 50% of H2/H3 sections lead with a concise answer (when there are enough headings).

1. Problem description

Research on AI citations (heading-to-passage anchoring) shows models lift the paragraph immediately under an H2. Long anecdotes before the answer get skipped. We pass when at least half of H2/H3 sections start with a concise lead.

2. Most common causes

  • Every section starts with background or a joke.
  • Headings exist but the next node is an image gallery.
  • One giant section instead of question-shaped H2s.

3. How to fix it

  1. Put a 40–60 word self-contained answer under each important H2.
  2. Then add nuance, examples and caveats.
  3. Rewrite “Introduction” headings into the actual user question.

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