Comments on: Search Pogosticking and SEO

By: Why Getting Read Could Improve Your AuthorRank

Why Getting Read Could Improve Your AuthorRank — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 19:06:02 +0000

[...] also shows why bounce rate is a lousy optimization metric out of the box. The real danger is pogosticking and even then I can think of many instances where this metric would lose fidelity. If you’re [...]

By: How To Get Out of Panda Jail

How To Get Out of Panda Jail — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:14:53 +0000

[...] of the more popular theories is that it’s all about bounce rate or pogosticking. In essence, reducing your bounce rate is a signal of user satisfaction. Sounds good right? But [...]

By: Why you should hire a SEO to do your UX

Why you should hire a SEO to do your UX — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 14:07:28 +0000

[...] is intensely interested in measuring user satisfaction. They measure pogosticking behavior, track long clicks versus short clicks and in some instances can analyze click-stream [...]

By: Dear Google: All I want for Christmas is an SEO Split Testing Tool | Blind Five Year Old

Thu, 23 Dec 2010 17:44:39 +0000

[...] testing. And Google should want this as well. Wouldn’t a higher CTR (without an increase in pogosticking) be an indication of a better user experience? Over time wouldn’t iterative copy testing [...]

By: Short Clicks vs Long Clicks | Google Says Longer is Better | Blind Five Year Old

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:29:57 +0000

[...] through Google Analytics. They’re not peeking at bounce rates. Instead Google is measuring pogosticking activity by leveraging their current tracking mechanisms. Remember, Google already tracks the user, [...]