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How an ecommerce site increased commercial monthly organic traffic from 37K to 210K

Search Engine Land

The site was able to: Rank in the top three positions of Google for commercial keywords that get up to 246,000 average monthly searches. Additionally, ecommerce SERPs tend to have ads taking up some of the real estate, which can reduce organic CTR. Thus, this CTR study signifies that ranking higher means more traffic.

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How Google SGE will impact your traffic – and 3 SGE recovery case studies

Search Engine Land

We provide an experimental framework that can help you find a technique that works for your niche in a matter of weeks. By summing up the expected traffic in SGE and comparing it to current traffic, we can see if our organic traffic is expected to drop, or even possibly grow, when Google transitions to SGE. This is our “best case”.

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How to transform your Google Ads headlines with anti-audiences

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Who fills out a form but never follows through to become a client or customer? The problem is clicks and click-through rates (CTR) are poor metrics for determining an ad’s effectiveness. Does this mean you should aim for a lower CTR? However, this ad should target a more niche market.

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A Complete Guide to YouTube Analytics

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With YouTube, for organic, average view duration (AVD) and click-through rate (CTR) should be prioritized over YouTube search optimization, descriptions, tags, and other vanity metrics. YouTube elevates videos (and channels) that prove meaningful engagement, which is exactly what AVD and CTR do. Why does YouTube elevate AVD and CTR?

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Forget PageRank: Here’s why you should focus on ranking instead

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However, following this strategy is often dangerous due to potential Google Search violations. This is why growing brand recognition is bound to increase CTR, an excellent way to increase rankings for competitive queries. Building up PageRank-passing backlinks can coincide with growing rankings but can not be correlated.

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12 SEO pitfalls to avoid during a website platform migration

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Migrating to a new website platform can be a necessary step for businesses looking to scale up or embrace new technologies. The risks are especially pronounced for large, established sites with considerable organic market share in their respective niches. Dig deeper: Crawl efficacy: How to level up crawl optimization 9.

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Where Does Pinterest Fit in Your Marketing Mix?

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Niches that work well on Pinterest. Because Pinterest is a visual platform, niches such as recipes, travel, fashion, parenting, home decor, and fitness do incredibly well (similar to Instagram). Since finance is one of the most competitive and expensive niches on Google Ads , it’s a unique—if challenging—opportunity on Pinterest.

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