A practical starting point
Work through these checks in order. Use the results to decide what needs to change in your own workflow.
- Prefer the primary documentation or original research for factual technical claims.
- Place the link near the relevant explanation.
- Distinguish your recommendation from what the source explicitly says.
A platform's documentation may establish a feature's behavior while your article proposes how to evaluate it.
A mistake to avoid
Do not cite a broad homepage as evidence for a precise capability or result.
How to check progress
Review whether each cited source still supports the exact claim after updates.
Your action checklist
Use this checklist while reviewing your own setup. Checkmarks are temporary and stay in this open page.
Need the wider workflow?
This quick note covers one decision. For a worked example, decision table and a fuller implementation workflow, read What GEO changes in a practical SEO programme.
Further reading
Official background resources for this topic. The workflow above is general guidance, not a guarantee of a particular result.
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