How to write blog posts cited by Claude, ChatGPT, and Gemini in 2026

AI engines (Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Microsoft Copilot, Perplexity) cite blog posts that score high on four signals: entity clarity, atomic-fact density, schema completeness, freshness. The writing pattern that works in all 5 engines: answer capsule first, atomic facts throughout, FAQPage schema, named author byline.