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title: "What is Answer-first content? - LeapScope"
url: https://leap-scope.com/glossary/answer-first-content
description: "Answer-first content states the direct answer to a question in the first sentences of a page or section, before context and detail."
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# Answer-first content

Answer-first content states the direct answer to a question in the first sentences of a page or section, before context and detail.

Also called BLUF (bottom line up front). Answer engines quote passages, and a passage that opens with the answer is the easiest to quote accurately. Pages that bury the answer under an introduction are retrieved but rarely cited.

In practice: a one-sentence definition under each question-style heading, then the explanation, then supporting detail, lists and tables.

## Related terms

- [Answer engine optimization (AEO)](https://leap-scope.com/glossary/answer-engine-optimization)
- [FAQPage schema](https://leap-scope.com/glossary/faqpage-schema)
- [E-E-A-T](https://leap-scope.com/glossary/e-e-a-t)

[All glossary terms](https://leap-scope.com/glossary)

## Measure answer-first content for your brand

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