We analysed 7825 keywords across 172 domains and the average click-through rate (CTR) for the first position in Google was 36.15%.
Using a CTR analysis tool which works directly with Google Webmaster Tool data export we observed thousands …
I want to begin this post with its high-sounding title by bucking the trend regarding what the worldwide SEO community says and regarding what I generally claim. In a certain sense I am going against what I myself believe, but …
SEO experiments can help us gain a better understanding of how search engines operate and information gained can be used for competitive advantage. However, in order to make valid and reliable findings which can be applied to ‘real world’ projects, …
Referrer traffic monitoring. A great tactic for building good links which won’t harm your website.
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Does Google use written (non-linked) URLs as a ranking signal? Dejan SEO team investigates with a simple experiment.
The web is full of plain text URL references and to me they are the missing link in the …
Is consolidation of social signals possible? Dejan SEO team investigates with a simple test including the rel=”canonical” element.
One of our recent fun graphics got a respectable amount of exposure in social media, however if we load a comment # …
We asked 2,190 Google users if they noticed any changes in Google results since Penguin. This is what they said.
Google implements countless changes and tweaks to their search results over a single year and most users don’t notice more …
Google goes one step further in attempt to become an intelligent search engine by introducing their knowledge graph results. “Search is a lot about discovery—the basic human need to learn and broaden your horizons.”, Google.
Our previous SEO experiments hinted at a possibility of Google (purposely?) shuffling the results out of expected pattern. This time we investigate what happens on a larger scale and use 100 images for our test.
The ExperimentWe started by …
Let’s take a look at some of the confirmed ranking factors and find out the reasons behind Google’s social focus.
Part 2 of the Search Quality Series by Dejan SEO
Our first search quality article discusses the link graph theory, …