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2025-12-15

How Much Click-Through Rate Really Impacts Google Rankings



E894: Click-through rate is now widely understood to be a ranking factor, but most people still underestimate how much it influences search results and how it actually works in practice.

I break down real CTR experiments from Rand Fishkin, explain what they revealed about Google’s ranking systems, and share why titles, branding, and user behavior matter far more than most SEOs are willing to admit.

This is not theory. These are documented experiments, real outcomes, and practical takeaways you can apply to your own SEO efforts.

What this covers:
– Why Google measures and uses anything that improves search quality
– Rand Fishkin’s click-through rate experiments and what actually happened
– How fast rankings can change when click behavior changes
– Why Google publicly downplayed CTR for years
– The role of page titles in competing for clicks in the SERPs
– How brand familiarity increases trust and click probability
– Why viral moments and brand searches can influence rankings
– The risks of relying on shortcuts Google says “don’t matter”
– How thinking like Google makes you better at SEO

Key takeaways:
– Click-through rate is not optional if you want to compete in search
– Titles are one of the highest-leverage SEO actions you control
– Brand awareness directly impacts organic performance
– User behavior data is too valuable for Google to ignore

⭐️ 21 SEO Experiments That Will Change The Way You Think About SEO (Forever) – seosherpa.com/seo-experiments/

⭐️ My Exact Social Media Posting Strategy – edwardsturm.com/articles/socia

💎 Compact Keywords – My SEO Course – Get paying customers through SEO – Clear step-by-step video breakdowns – SEO templates to be copied and adapted for your products and services: compactkeywords.com/

00:00 Introduction to Click-Through Rate Experiments
00:30 Google’s Stance on Click-Through Rate
01:54 Rand Fishkin’s First Experiment
04:19 Rand Fishkin’s Second Experiment
05:34 Key Takeaways
06:41 Wrapping

The Edward Show. Your daily search engine optimization podcast: edwardsturm.com/the-edward-sho

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2025-12-17

Tác giả của một nền tảng SaaS (thị trường trao đổi backlink) đã ra mắt sau 45 ngày thử nghiệm, không quảng cáo: 🚀 230 người dùng, 208 trang web, 116 giao dịch trao đổi backlink. Đây là thị trường hai bên, mục tiêu chính là tạo giao dịch. Bạn nghĩ sao về con số này? #SaaS #Startup #KinhDoanh #Marketplace #Backlinks #Doanhnghiep #Chungtuong

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Nicholas A. Ferrellnaferrell@social.emucafe.org
2025-12-12

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I used Marginalia Search’s feature to look for links to The New Leaf Journal in its index (see search page). I was aware of most of the backlinks, but I found a new link from Brad Barrish sharing my March 19, 2025 article titled My Newsletter Link Saving Workflow. I thank Mr. Barrish for the link and praise. One reason I wrote about my newsletter link-sharing workflow was to give other webmasters, internet authors, and general link-savers some ideas.

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