Three weeks later: 0.6% CTR. Same content, same rankings (position 17-25). Just better titles.
The key wasn't the AI—it was having Claude analyze actual search queries from Search Console and matching titles to what people were actually searching for. Most of my titles were generic ("Tool Name - Review") when people were searching "tool name pricing" or "tool name vs competitor."
Example fix:
* Before: "Phind - AI Search Engine Review" * After: "Phind Shutdown: What Happened and Best Alternatives" * CTR: 0.4% → 1.4%
The work involved analyzing which titles were leaking traffic (deep impressions, low clicks) and systematically rewriting them. Claude made it take 2 hours instead of 2 days.