Direct Answer
Perplexity favors dense, citation-rich pages with explicit sources, primary statistics, and clean schema. Optimize by writing answers in claims-with-sources style, citing original research with publisher names and dates, and submitting your sitemap through Perplexity's webmaster panel and Pages program.
Voice answer (≤30 words)
“Perplexity favors dense pages with cited sources. Write claims with sources, cite original research, and submit through Perplexity Pages.”
- Allow PerplexityBot in robots.txt and skip cookie/age walls.
- Cite specific numbers, dates, and named sources in every answer.
- Use crisp H2/H3 headings that mirror the user's likely question.
- Submit XML and llms.txt sitemaps to Bing Webmaster Tools (Perplexity uses Bing's index).
Perplexity ranks sources by recency, authority, and citation density. Pages that quote primary research outrank pages that paraphrase.
Submit URL feedback through Perplexity's site-feedback channel for high-priority pages.