Is click-through rate a valuable SEO metric?
While CTR is not a confirmed ranking factor, it is still useful for tracking organic search performance and improving SEO campaigns.
Identify traffic-stealing competitors
Find untapped keyword opportunities
Create content that ranks higher
Tadeusz Szewczyk, also known as Tad Chef, is a professional blogger and SEO since 2004. Even though based in Berlin, Germany he has covered blogs, social media and search for a global audience starting in 2006. In 2007 he launched his own blog - SEO 2.0 - and also published on numerous other marketing blogs ever since. In recent years he wrote for the social media accounts of many clients as well. You can connect with Tad on LinkedIn and Twitter or visit his website and read his blog about social SEO.
While CTR is not a confirmed ranking factor, it is still useful for tracking organic search performance and improving SEO campaigns.
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