Why I'm betting on AI-curated directories when Google AI Overviews answer the same queries
The author is building AI-curated directory sites despite competition from Google's AI Overviews, which provide similar information without requiring clicks. They argue that their sites offer advantages like structured filtering, editorial caveats, and up-to-date maintenance status that AI Overviews currently lack. The author bets that by October 2026, at least one site will achieve sustained organic traffic, or they will publicly admit failure.
- ▪The author runs three AI-curated directory sites: Top AI Tools, Find Games Like, and Open Alternative To.
- ▪Google's AI Overviews can answer queries like 'best AI tools for video editing' without sending clicks to external sites.
- ▪The author believes their sites have advantages in attribute-based filtering, editorial negative-space, and freshness of maintenance data.
- ▪They define success as achieving 200+ non-homepage organic clicks per month for two consecutive months by October 2026.
- ▪If the sites fail to meet this benchmark, the author commits to publishing evidence and explaining the failure.
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