Google’s AI Overviews Are Stealing Your Clicks. Here’s How to Steal Them Back.

Google's AI Overviews (SGE) are answering user questions directly, killing organic website traffic. Discover the new SEO strategy for 2026 to become a "cited source" and get those clicks back.

Google’s AI Overviews Are Stealing Your Clicks. Here’s How to Steal Them Back.

The day you feared is here.

For twenty years, the deal was simple: You create great content, Google ranks it #1, and you get the click.

In 2026, that deal is dead.

With the full rollout of Google's AI Overviews (formerly SGE), the search engine is no longer a gateway to your website; it's a competitor. When a user asks a question, Google’s AI scrapes your site, summarizes your hard work, and presents the answer directly on the results page.

The user gets their answer, and you get… nothing. Welcome to the era of the Zero-Click Search.

Website owners across the globe are seeing their organic traffic freefall. But this isn't the end of SEO. It's just the start of a new, more strategic game.

At Panah Infosystem, we aren't complaining about the change; we're adapting to it. Here is your roadmap to survive and thrive in the age of AI search.

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The New Goal: From "Ranking #1" to "Being Cited"

Forget everything you know about traditional keyword targeting.

In a Zero-Click world, the ultimate prize isn't the top link; it's being one of the 3-4 links prominently featured in the AI Overview citation bubble.

When the AI summarizes an answer, it must cite its sources to maintain trust. Those citation links are the new gold standard. They don't get as many clicks as the old #1 spot, but the clicks they do get are higher-intent and higher-value.

Your new SEO goal is simple: Make your content so authoritative and well-structured that the AI has no choice but to cite you as its primary source.

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How to Optimize for AI Citation (AEO Strategy)

This new approach is called . Here’s how to implement it: