2023

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

Search Engine Land

Assumption 3 : If you don’t rank in the SGE snapshot carousel, but you do rank in the traditional 10 blue links, you won’t get any traffic (this is a conservative assumption; in reality, some users will probably scroll past SGE and click the blue links). You can adapt the model to other types of keywords by using a different baseline CTR.

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Why it’s time to reevaluate your match type and bidding strategy

Search Engine Land

Although researcher and Optmyzr evangelist Navah Hopkins previously strongly supported broad match in favor of exact match type, the study found that exact match outperformed broad match for the majority of accounts in terms of: Cost Per Click. Click Through Rate. Conversion rate. Cost Per Acquisition. Why we care.

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Former Googler: Google ‘using clicks in rankings’

Search Engine Land

“Pretty much everyone knows we’re using clicks in rankings. Since discovering this testimony, SEOs have been quick to use Lehman’s quotes as definitive proof that Google has been lying about using clicks or click-through rate for all of its 25 years. Does Google use clicks? Why we care.

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SEO content optimization: How to rank higher and convert better by SE Ranking

Search Engine Land

To do this, go to GA4 and click Reports > Engagement > Pages and Screens. For instance: If a page ranks high on SERPs but has a low CTR, you might need to improve your metadata. If your page gets a lot of traffic but has a low conversion rate, it could be because your content isn’t solving the problem people are looking for.

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SEO topic clusters: How to create, measure and analyze

Search Engine Land

Sometimes called content siloing , this approach involves creating a central main content page (pillar page) and connecting it with related subtopic pages through strategic linking. An increase in organic traffic indicates that your content attracts more visitors through search engines.

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Google Ads broad match: What the data reveals for PPC marketers

Search Engine Land

Exact match drives the highest click-through rate This data point matches the theory that the more specific you are, the more relevant the ad. The more relevant the ad copy is for consumers, the higher the response rate. Phrase match is the worst performing match type with a slight exception for CTR Poor phrase match.

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How Search Generative Experience works and why retrieval-augmented generation is our future

Search Engine Land

Searchers have always wanted answers, not the cognitive load of reviewing and parsing through a list of options. The CTR model will change The 10 blue links will get fewer clicks because the AI snapshot will push the standard organic results down. The 30-45% click-through rate (CTR) for Position 1 will likely drop precipitously.

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