just saw some news via @sejournal regarding how google counts ai search impressions. apparently, if you are checking your stats in search console, those numbers only reflect links to your pages that users actually interact with. it is not just about the snippet showing up on the screen like traditional organic results.
>user-activated links only count after they're activatedthis means
visibility alone does not equal a recorded impression for these ai modules. if someone scrolls past your link without clicking, it stays off the books. i am curious if this will eventually mess with how we track
click-through rates compared to standard web results. i usually rely on
ahrefs or search console to see my reach, but this new metric feels a bit more restricted than what we are used to.
it basically makes impressions look much lower than they probably are . does anyone else think this will make it harder to measure the true impact of ai-driven visibility?
https://www.searchenginejournal.com/googles-mueller-explains-how-ai-search-impressions-get-counted/580491/