Is Search Traffic Shifting from Search Engines to ChatGPT?
Over the past twelve months, the way people search for information online has changed dramatically. While Google has long been the undisputed king of search engines, we now see a shift towards alternatives such as privacy-focused search engines (DuckDuckGo, Ecosia) and, more importantly, AI-driven tools like ChatGPT and Perplexity. This trend raises the question: is optimizing a website for search engines still sufficient, or should there also be a focus on tools like ChatGPT?