A team tested answer length against AI citations and found a brutal sweet spot: 40-60 words.
They rewrote 50 FAQ answers at three lengths. Under 20 words got skipped as thin. Over 120 got chopped or ignored. The 40-60 word versions — one direct claim plus one specific detail — won the citation 70% of the time in AI Overviews.
There's a quotable length, and your 300-word answer isn't it.
LLMs lift snippets, not essays. Write for the snippet. Tell me I'm wrong.
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A team tested answer length against AI citations and found a brutal sweet spot: 40-60 words.
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