Search Engine Ranking Critical
July 9, 2009 by rfairbanks
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A recently released study showing the importance of search engine rankings confirms that having a good natural search ranking is critical to your profitability. Even being on the first page of Google is not an automatic path to riches if you look at the table below. The difference between being 4th and 1st equates to a 600% difference in visits, hence opportunity.
|
Rank |
% of Clicks |
Visits per 1,000 |
|
1 |
42.1% |
421 |
|
2 |
11.9% |
119 |
|
3 |
8.5% |
85 |
|
4 |
6.1% |
61 |
|
5 |
4.9% |
49 |
|
6 |
4.1% |
41 |
|
7 |
3.4% |
34 |
|
8 |
3.0% |
30 |
|
9 |
2.8% |
28 |
|
10 |
3.0% |
30 |
