Tag Archives: Traffic

Brand Websites See Less Traffic, Reddit And Wikipedia Lead ChatGPT Citations

Brand Websites See Less Traffic, Reddit And Wikipedia Lead ChatGPT Citations by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 21, 2025 OpenAI continues to experiment with presenting the most critical information and sources first, as the company weighs the impact of citation on publishers and websites. It’s a shift toward sites that provide answers to queries. … Continue reading Brand Websites See Less Traffic, Reddit And Wikipedia Lead ChatGPT Citations

Google Advances LLMs To Block, Take Down Invalid Ad Traffic

Google Using Advanced LLMs To Take Down Invalid Traffic by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer, August 13, 2025 Advances in large language models (LLMs) are changing the way Google detects and fights against invalid traffic (IVT) and ad fraud in digital advertising that often manifests as clicks and impressions not generated by humans.  By leveraging AI … Continue reading Google Advances LLMs To Block, Take Down Invalid Ad Traffic

Google says web traffic isn’t declining. Google Gemini and five other LLMs disagree.

Who are you going to believe, Google or six LLMs trained on every piece of data on the planet? Constantine von Hoffman on August 11, 2025       Last week, Google published a blog post rebutting claims of declining website traffic from Google Search.  “Overall, total organic click volume from Google Search to websites has been … Continue reading Google says web traffic isn’t declining. Google Gemini and five other LLMs disagree.

ChatGPT Traffic Referrals To Publishers Rising

ChatGPT Traffic Referrals To Publishers Rising by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, July 3, 2025 ChatGPT continues to push referral traffic to news publisher sites, but not enough to counter declines in clicks from users who increasingly get news from AI-powered search results, according to a report released this week. Between January 2024 and May … Continue reading ChatGPT Traffic Referrals To Publishers Rising

What are the important metrics to watch as organic search traffic evolves?

You likely won’t find one metric to lean on as search transitions to AI-powered answers, but here are 10 to consider. MarTechBot on June 16, 2025       In MarTech’s “MarTechBot explains it all” feature, we pose a question about marketing to our very own MarTechBot, which is trained on the MarTech website archives and has … Continue reading What are the important metrics to watch as organic search traffic evolves?

LLMs, AI Overviews may be quietly driving homepage traffic

Sitewide clicks are down, but clicks to homepages are up 10.7%. Your homepages may become even more valuable in AI search experiences. Danny Goodwin on May 23, 2025       Google’s AI Overviews and large language models (LLMs) have severely eroded clicks, click-through rates, and organic traffic to websites. But a new Siege Media report may have found a silver … Continue reading LLMs, AI Overviews may be quietly driving homepage traffic

How to Update Old Blog Posts for SEO Using AI: Boost Traffic Without Creating New Content

How to Update Old Blog Posts for SEO Using AI: Boost Traffic Without Creating New Content   Brian Hart May 20, 2025     Don’t let valuable content sit idle – reviving old blog posts is one of the most effective (and underused) SEO strategies. Instead of churning out new content nonstop, updating existing posts … Continue reading How to Update Old Blog Posts for SEO Using AI: Boost Traffic Without Creating New Content

Search Traffic Down 10%: What’s Happening And Where It’s Going

Search Traffic Down 10%: What’s Happening And Where It’s Going by Laurie Sullivan , Staff Writer @lauriesullivan, May 8, 2025 Brands are competing for attention across fragmented landscapes, and those focused on traditional search strategies are losing attention and relevance.   AI, algorithms, and platform changes are being blamed for declining visibility, but the real issue is … Continue reading Search Traffic Down 10%: What’s Happening And Where It’s Going