In one sentence
Revenue tracking is tracing orders back to the AI answers and content that brought each shopper to your store, so you can see which questions, engines and pages actually make you money.
How revenue tracking for AI search works
- A shopper clicks a link to your store in an AI answer.
- A tracking snippet on your store records where the visit came from.
- When that shopper places an order, the order is tied back to the visit.
- You see revenue by engine, by page and by the question behind it.
Revenue tracking vs. counting mentions
Why revenue tracking matters for ecommerce brands
Being named is the start. Revenue is the proof. Tracking orders back to AI answers shows which questions are worth winning and which pages earn their keep.
It won't catch everything. A shopper who reads an AI answer and types your URL later shows up as direct traffic. See marketing attribution for how to account for that.
Revenue tracking FAQs
Does revenue tracking work for Shopify stores?
Yes. On Shopify, Selix uses a tracking snippet you add to your store to connect AI referral visits to the orders they lead to.
What about shoppers who don't click a link?
Click-based tracking can't see them. A post-purchase "How did you hear about us?" question and trends in direct and branded traffic help fill the gap.
Is this the same as AI referral traffic?
It goes one step further. AI referral traffic counts the visits. Revenue tracking follows those visits to the orders.
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