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Aug 2024
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How Google's Generative Experience Reduc...

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Krista Brea, Senior SEO Manager at Morningstar, talks about Google's generative experience and its impact on site traffic. Although Google's generative experience hasn't been officially released, the company has been quietly preparing for AI integration with the recent removal of FAQ rich results from Google search. This change has implications for site traffic as it is already reducing clicks to websites that previously relied on FAQ snippets for traffic generation. Today, Krista discusses how Google's generative experience reduces site traffic. Show Notes

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