How do we get into AI Overviews?

There’s no separate submission. Google’s guidance is that a page must be indexed and eligible to show a snippet; beyond that, it’s what the page says and how well it answers the question.

Do AI Overviews reduce traffic?

Ofcom cites US research finding that people who see an AI Overview are almost half as likely to click a link. Being the cited source matters more than it did.

What’s the difference between AI Mode and AI Overviews?

AI Overviews appear above the normal results; AI Mode is a separate, conversational search where people ask follow-ups. The audit checks both.

Can a nosnippet tag keep us out?

It can: pages that block snippets aren’t eligible to be shown as sources. The audit checks for it.

How Google’s AI Mode and AI Overviews describe your business

Google now answers many searches with an AI summary above the results; AI Mode turns search into a conversation. Both are written from Google’s index — and when the summary answers well, fewer people click through to anyone.

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What it reads. Most of it, you can change.

01Google’s indexOnly pages Google has indexed, and may show a snippet from, can be cited.
02The most helpful pagesWhichever pages it judges best answer the question — not always yours.
03Follow-up questionsAI Mode answers in conversation, so later questions can change the shortlist.

The numbers. Each with its source.

3bnGoogle searches from the UK every month.Ofcom, Online Nation 2025 · Similarweb
~30%of keyword searches now show an AI summary.Ofcom, Online Nation 2025
53%of UK adults say they often see AI summaries in search.Ofcom, Online Nation 2025 · YouGov
~½as likely to click a link when an AI Overview appears.Ofcom, Online Nation 2025 · Pew Research, US data

Six checks in Google AI Mode. Asked as a stranger would ask.

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Whether an AI Overview appears on your buyer questions
Whether you’re cited as a source in it
What the summary says about you
Whether any page blocks snippets, and so can’t be cited
Who is named in your place
How AI Mode’s follow-up answers change the shortlist

The other engines. Each decides differently.

ChatGPTAnswers from what it learned in training and, more and more, from live web search — so what the web says about you now matters.

GeminiGoogle’s assistant. It looks things up in Google Search, so your Google presence feeds it.

PerplexityShows its sources beside every answer. The one it cites most is Reddit.

Microsoft CopilotBuilt into Windows, Edge and Microsoft 365, where buyers research at work. It reads Bing.

Before you ask. Each answered in its first sentence.

How do we get into AI Overviews?
There’s no separate submission. Google’s guidance is that a page must be indexed and eligible to show a snippet; beyond that, it’s what the page says and how well it answers the question.
Do AI Overviews reduce traffic?
Ofcom cites US research finding that people who see an AI Overview are almost half as likely to click a link. Being the cited source matters more than it did.
What’s the difference between AI Mode and AI Overviews?
AI Overviews appear above the normal results; AI Mode is a separate, conversational search where people ask follow-ups. The audit checks both.
Can a nosnippet tag keep us out?
It can: pages that block snippets aren’t eligible to be shown as sources. The audit checks for it.

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