Google AI Overviews (AIO) in Collaborator: a New Metric for Effective Link Building

Google AI Overviews, a new metric, is now available in the Collaborator catalog. Set up the metric display in the catalog to review the number of keywords for which a site appears in Google AI answers.
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Take advantage of this feature to more accurately select websites for link placement and adapt your link building strategy based on AI search trends.
How to Activate the Google AIO Metric in the Catalog
Review a site’s citation metric in Google AI Overviews directly in the Collaborator catalog. To do this:
- Go to the catalog’s advanced settings by clicking the gear icon⚙️
- In the Technical Specifications section, select Google AIO. Adjust the column display order by dragging it to the desired position in the right-hand panel. Save your settings.
Now, in the catalog table, you will instantly see the number of keywords for which a site appears in Google AI Overviews💪
For quick and convenient site selection, activate filtering by Google AI Overviews.
Analyze whether a site’s content appears in Google AI Overviews and adjust your link-building strategy to achieve even better results with Collaborator.
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What Google AI Overviews Is and Why It Matters for SEO
Google AI Overviews (AIO) is an AI-generated answer format in Google search results. It provides users with concise, informative responses to queries directly on the search results page without the need to visit websites.
If a site is cited in AI Overviews, it:
- increases brand visibility;
- enhances the site's authority;
- generates additional traffic;
- indicates high content quality.
Reviewing the Google AI Overviews metric in the Collaborator catalog is a nice-to-have feature in a world where AI is rapidly evolving. This small but important update helps you better assess the quality of donors and make more informed decisions about placing links on specific resources. It’s another step toward effective link-building campaigns that make you stand out in the AI-driven world.
Activate this new metric in the catalog and share your experience with us in the comments or on social media😉