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Google Search generative experience impact on affiliate marketing revenue and whether I should switch to cheaper traffic sources
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Google Search generative experience impact on affiliate marketing revenue and whether I should switch to cheaper traffic sources
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
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 (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
Google AI Overviews impact organic click-through rates affiliate publishers revenue 2025 2026 study Google ↗
affiliate marketing traffic diversification cheaper channels email social Pinterest YouTube paid traffic ROI 2025 2026 Google ↗
- The Impact of Google AI Overviews on Publisher Traffic and User Experience: Evidence from a Field Experiment by Saharsh Agarwal, Ananya Sen :: SSRN · papers.ssrn.com
- Google AI Overviews drive 61% drop in organic CTR, 68% in paid · searchengineland.com
- AIO Impact on Google CTR: 2026 Update · seerinteractive.com
- AI in Search: Driving more queries and higher quality clicks · blog.google
- PMA Performance Marketing Industry Study 2025 · thepma.org
- ChatGPT, LLM referrals convert worse than Google Search: Study · searchengineland.com
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Google AI Overviews impact organic click-through rates affiliate publishers revenue 2025 2026 study OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
affiliate marketing traffic diversification cheaper channels email social Pinterest YouTube paid traffic ROI 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Comparison | — | — | 1x of 1 |