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Why are marketing experts saying traditional SEO is dying and how does generative engine optimization change things for small sellers?
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Fan-out diagram
The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
Why are marketing experts saying traditional SEO is dying and how does generative engine optimization change things for small sellers?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 generative engine optimization GEO small businesses traditional SEO AI search traffic Google AI Overviews researchGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Google Search Central AI features guidance SEO AI Overviews site owners 2025 2026Google ↗
OBSERVEDInstruction
Pew Research AI summaries Google searches click through rates 2025Google ↗
OBSERVEDReason
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
2026 generative engine optimization GEO small businesses traditional SEO AI search traffic Google AI Overviews research Google ↗
Google Search Central AI features guidance SEO AI Overviews site owners 2025 2026 Google ↗
Pew Research AI summaries Google searches click through rates 2025 Google ↗
- Do people click on links in Google AI summaries? · pewresearch.org
- Google's Guide to Optimizing for Generative AI Features on Google Search | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
- AI Features and Your Website | Google Search Central | Documentation | Google for Developers · developers.google.com
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 generative engine optimization GEO small businesses traditional SEO AI search traffic Google AI Overviews research OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Google Search Central AI features guidance SEO AI Overviews site owners 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Instruction | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Pew Research AI summaries Google searches click through rates 2025 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |