AI Brings Zero-Click Searches: Fewer Clicks, Better Conversions

18/08/2025 8 min Episodio 157
AI Brings Zero-Click Searches: Fewer Clicks, Better Conversions

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In this episode, Meredith’s husband unpacks the rise of “zero-click searches,” where AI summaries reduce website clicks. He explains how website owners—especially photographers—can adapt by focusing on top Google rankings to ensure visibility in AI-driven results. While traffic may decline, the visitors who do click through convert at much higher rates, making SEO more valuable than ever.Chapter Markers[0:00] Introduction[0:24] Welcome to Insider’s Inbox[0:32] Excitement about AI in SEO[1:42] Reddit study on ChatGPT using Google[2:31] How the test revealed Google reliance[3:40] Introduction to zero-click search[4:19] Fewer visits but higher conversions[4:58] Ahrefs study: 23x higher conversions from AI traffic[5:34] Decoupling impressions from visitors[6:15] Implications for photographers and local SEO[7:15] AI results tied to Google rankingsArticles referenced in this episode:https://www.reddit.com/r/SEO/comments/1m47avn/chatgpt_plus_is_secretly_googlepowered_my_hidden/https://ahrefs.com/blog/zero-click-search/https://ahrefs.com/blog/the-great-decoupling/https://ahrefs.com/blog/ai-search-traffic-conversions-ahrefs/ -- CONTACTLeave Feedback or Request Topics:https://forms.gle/bqxbwDWBySoiUYxL7