𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗜 𝗮𝗺 𝗕𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗔𝗜

Google AI Overviews answer many questions without a click.

If you search for "best AI tools for video editing," Google gives you a list right on the search page. This makes my three new sites—Top AI Tools, Find Games Like, and Open Alternative To—look redundant.

I am testing a theory. I want to see if people will click through to a specialized directory even when an AI provides a quick answer.

I am not guessing. I am setting a deadline.

By October 2026, at least one of my sites must hit 200 organic clicks per month for two months straight. These clicks must come from specific comparison or filter pages. If I fail, I will publish my data and admit I was wrong.

Google AI is good at summarizing "what exists." But it struggles with three things my sites do better:

• Attribute filtering: If you need a tool that works offline and has a mobile app, an AI gives you a paragraph. My site lets you click a button to find exactly that. • Negative space: AI usually stays positive. My site includes "avoid if" sections. It tells you who should skip a product. • Real freshness: My system checks GitHub activity every week. I can tell you if a tool is still being maintained. AI often relies on old web mentions.

I am also targeting the second stage of research.

Users often start with a broad search like "Notion alternatives." Google answers that. But then the user asks, "Appflowy vs Anytype performance." That is a comparison query. They want a verdict, not a list. Structured data wins that battle over generative prose.

My setup is cheap to run. It costs about $25 per month. This low cost allows me to run this experiment for a year without pressure for immediate revenue.

I will watch for three warning signs:

  1. High impressions but zero clicks on comparison pages.
  2. Constant rejection from AdSense despite high-quality content.
  3. Users moving all research from Google to LLM chats.

I will share the results in October 2026 with raw screenshots.

Source: https://dev.to/morinaga/why-im-betting-on-ai-curated-directories-when-google-ai-overviews-answer-the-same-queries-nb6

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