How to show up in AI Overviews: what Google documents, and what to measure

Eligibility first#

Google's AI features page says a page needs to be indexed and eligible to be shown in Google Search with a snippet. A page blocked by robots.txt, marked noindex or set to nosnippet cannot be quoted.

Then be the clearest answer#

1. Open with the answer, then the detail.
2. Use headings that match the questions people ask.
3. Keep facts on the page current and sourced.

Know who is cited instead#

When an AI Overview cites a rival for your search, that page is the brief: what does it answer that yours does not?

Measure it#

PageSoar records, per search, whether the AI Overview cites you, newly cites you, or stopped. Details on SEO and AI answers.