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Study: Blogs appear most often in top Google positions

Search Engine Land

Multiple CTR studies show most organic clicks go to the top 5 positions on Google Search (around 69% to 74% ). Blog posts are the most common content type found in the top 5 Google positions, a new study has found. Why we care. So prioritizing the types of content Google rewards with more visibility is only logical. By the numbers.

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Search ad conversion rates down, cost per lead up in 2023

Search Engine Land

It features data on the average conversion rate, cost per lead (CPL), click-through rate (CTR) and cost per click (CPC), compared to 2022. Only two industries (Beauty and Personal Care, Education and Instruction) avoided a decrease in conversion rate from search ads. CTR: 6.11%. Why we care. Conversion rate: 7.04%.

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Case study: How to get rid of a negative ‘People also ask’ result

Search Engine Land

We recently found success for a client in the educational services industry struggling with a negative People also ask question about one of their products. Engagement and promotion strategies Lastly, we targeted the client's FAQ page with ORM tactics, including improvements in click-through rate (CTR), link building, and social sharing.

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6 tips to track and analyze PPC results

Search Engine Land

Avoid using too many acronyms that your audience may not be familiar with or sharing insight that reads or sounds like the following: “CPCs are decreasing MoM, CVR is flat, CTR is increasing, and CPA is within 5% of QoQ goals, so we should increase the tROAS by 14%.” After seeing this, someone’s head may start spinning and never stop.

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YouTube Strategy Lessons from a Channel with 1.6 Million Subscribers

ConversionXL

You can break them up into three main types—education, entertainment, and self-promotional. Educational content covers videos like how-to’s, tutorials, documentaries, product reviews, and many more. The opportunities with an education-based channel are enormous. Click-through rate (CTR). Image source ). Entertainment.

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New report shows Google cost per lead has increased for 91% of industries

Search Engine Land

Industries that saw a decrease in cost per lead are Finance & Insurance (down 2%), and Education and Instruction (down 29%). Since CTR hasn’t changed overall, we can gather that people are still clicking on ads just as much, but since the intent isn’t there, they’re not converting. Making sense of the data.

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How to audit your YouTube channel for brand success

Search Engine Land

Visibility metrics (impressions and CTR) Impressions refer to how often your video’s thumbnail is shown to people on YouTube, while the CTR shows how often people click on it to watch the video. Having high impressions but low CTR can suggest your title or thumbnail needs a bit of tweaking.

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