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llms.txt GeneratorWhat is the main page-type lesson for AI search strategy?
Mostly, AI visibility is not a generic sitewide property. Some page types are built for crawling, while others are built for citation, and the strategy has to respect that split.
The key numbers.
- Blog efficiency
- Blog content outperforms its crawl share.
- 1.4x
- Product page efficiency
- Product pages are crawled heavily but cited much less.
- 0.49x
- Service-page efficiency
- Service and use-case pages are strong overperformers.
- 1.87x
- Documentation efficiency
- Docs slightly outperform their crawl share.
- 1.13x
High-performing teams build a page-type portfolio rather than asking one template to do every job, allocating resources based on how different formats convert crawl attention into actual citations.
The evidence.
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Blog efficiency Blog content outperforms its crawl share. | 1.4x |
| Product page efficiency Product pages are crawled heavily but cited much less. | 0.49x |
| Service-page efficiency Service and use-case pages are strong overperformers. | 1.87x |
| Documentation efficiency Docs slightly outperform their crawl share. | 1.13x |
Population and method
Built from 337,362 citations and 11,406,191 crawler visits across 882 brands, with page-type classification and crawl-to-citation matching.
Where the evidence stops
Efficiency is relative to share, so it is best used for prioritization, not as a standalone success metric.
Underperforming page types can still be necessary for other jobs such as onboarding, conversion, or account support.
Crawler behavior and citation behavior are linked but not identical, especially across bot families.
What to do with this
- Prioritize page types that convert crawl attention into citations, not just raw crawl volume.
- Use product pages for coverage, but build answer-heavy editorial and use-case pages for citation lift.
- Audit high-crawl, low-citation templates first because they are the clearest waste in the system.
This turns a study finding into an operating rule teams can use when they decide what to publish, refresh, or measure next, preventing wasted budget on optimizing low-efficiency templates.
Questions about this answer.
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Source study: Page Type Performance“Mostly, AI visibility is not a generic sitewide property. Some page types are built for crawling, while others are built for citation, and the strategy has to respect that split.”
Mack Grenfell · What is the main page-type lesson for AI search strategy?
AI Crawls Your Product Pages. It Cites Your Blog. · Trakkr Research · Updated 14 March 2026
Apply the finding
The winning page format does not settle the strategy label. Decide whether the next page change is AEO or GEO work before building the production brief.
To test the implication on Google Search, check whether those page types earn AI Overview visibility across a fixed query set after the page changes.