Big News! AI Overview & AI Mode stats in Google Search Console!

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Marie Haynes discusses the new AI performance reports in Google Search Console and their implications for website owners.

Google has just released a major update to Search Console, providing website owners with dedicated performance reports for Generative AI features including AI Overviews, AI Mode, and Discover AI. In this video, I walk through where to find this new report, why impressions matter even without click data, and the new regulatory changes that forced Google's hand. 0:00 - Introduction: Google introduces new AI tracking data within Search Console. 0:37 - Official Announcement: Google launches Search Generative AI performance reports. 1:22 - Report Walkthrough: Looking at the new report, which tracks impressions only. 1:58 - Google's Blog Post: Reviewing Google's updates on AI insights and best practices. 2:23 - Links & Sources: Discussing inline citations and how to become a "preferred source." 3:11 - AI Guidance: Discussing updated rules regarding LLM.txt and optimizing for AI agents. 3:45 - The Opt-Out Toggle: Introducing the setting to block Google from using your site for AI. 4:46 - The Risk of Opting Out: Why blocking AI might completely kill your search visibility. 5:37 - Personal Story: How the speaker updated her site to correct inaccurate AI information. 7:08…

People in this episode

Host: Marie Haynes

Topics covered

• AI in Search
• Google Search Console
• Generative AI
• SEO updates
• Regulatory changes
• Impression tracking

Keywords

• Google Search Console
• AI Overviews
• AI Mode
• impressions
• SEO
• regulatory changes
• website performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Google, UK, Search Console, Discover AI, Generative AI, LLM.txt

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