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What is CTR and 7 Things You Must Know to Improve It

Outbrain

CTR, or clickthrough rate, is a pretty simple calculation of how many people clicked on an ad (clicks) divided by the number of times the ad was shown (impressions). Anyone who’s ever even dipped a toe in the performance marketing ocean has heard of CTR. So, what is CTR? What’s a “good” CTR? What’s a “good” CTR?

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The implications of Google using click data in ranking

Kevin Indig

Using clicks in ranking can mean a lot of things: CTR, long clicks, pogo-sticking (clicking on lots of search results until you find what you want), etc. Gary Illyes confirmed that Google uses clicks to display SERP Features at the SEO meetup in SF. Where and how does Google use clicks? Ranking signals don’t exist in isolation.

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Improve Engagement and Rankings with Meta Descriptions

Brightedge

A meta description is the small blurb that appears underneath your website on the search engine results page (SERP). It is designed to provide users with a brief summary of the content on your page so they know if the page will answer their question. What is a meta description? How do you write a meta description? Accuracy and quality.

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The Featured Snippet Is Now Result #1: What This Means for SEO

Conductor

On January 22nd, 2020, Google rolled out a change to featured snippets (FS), the information block that appears at the top of a search results page (SERP). Let’s say that this move kills CTR for URLs in the featured snippet box. Will this negatively affect CTR? is this affecting also Knowledge Panels?

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15 Content Marketing Metrics To Measure Content Marketing ROI

Optinmonster

Content aimed at lead generation often includes CTA (calls to action) and is designed to capture contact information. Check the “Performance” section to see the total number of clicks to your website from SERPs (search engine results pages). CTR is calculated as clicks divided by impressions.

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Google Search Console: A Guide to How It Works & What GSC Offers

seo.co

On the other hand, only 22% of marketers in a survey divulged that quality data empowers them to analyze the website’s performance on the SERPs, increase ROI, and significantly improve their traffic. This clearly emphasizes the need for tracking and analyzing: how your website performs in the SERPs. CTR (Click Through Rate).

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A Full Overview of Meta Descriptions

Brightedge

A meta description is the small blurb that appears underneath your website on the search engine results page (SERP). It is designed to provide users with a brief summary of the content on your page so they know if the page will answer their question. What is a meta description? How do you write a meta description? Accuracy and quality.

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