AI Overviews
AI Overviews are the AI-generated answers Google shows above the classic results. They summarise several sources and cite some of them by name.
Assess their relevance using the queries and customer journeys important to your business. A citation, a visit and a converted enquiry are different observations.
Google's AI-search guidance builds on normal search eligibility. There is no special schema or AI text file that guarantees selection.
A practical example
A Google result includes an AI-generated summary with links to supporting pages.
A common mistake
Assuming a special schema type or AI text file qualifies a page for inclusion.
How to check it
Review indexing and preview eligibility, then record whether the result appears for the relevant query. Inclusion varies.
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