Comments on: If I’m number 1 in Google for “some keyphrase”, how much traffic will I get? http://www.webpublishingblog.com/im-number-3-in-google-for-some-keyphrase-how-much-traffic-will-i-get.htm Internet publishing, a multidisciplinary approach. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:25:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.2 By: Andrew http://www.webpublishingblog.com/im-number-3-in-google-for-some-keyphrase-how-much-traffic-will-i-get.htm#comment-2990 Andrew Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:49:27 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/im-number-3-in-google-for-some-keyphrase-how-much-traffic-will-i-get.htm#comment-2990 There is room for very wide variations here. First of all, this is AOL data, not google. AOL's SERP is structured in such a way that there are three sponsored search links plus sometimes images or extra content (stock ticker), all in the fold. I am not an AOL user and never have been, so I don't know if http://search.aol.com is what all users see. If so, that would be explainable.. which would indeed have an impact on all of this data. There is room for very wide variations here.

First of all, this is AOL data, not google. AOL’s SERP is structured in such a way that there are three sponsored search links plus sometimes images or extra content (stock ticker), all in the fold.

I am not an AOL user and never have been, so I don’t know if http://search.aol.com is what all users see. If so, that would be explainable.. which would indeed have an impact on all of this data.

]]> By: Chromate http://www.webpublishingblog.com/im-number-3-in-google-for-some-keyphrase-how-much-traffic-will-i-get.htm#comment-2989 Chromate Sun, 13 Aug 2006 21:45:43 +0000 http://www.webpublishingblog.com/im-number-3-in-google-for-some-keyphrase-how-much-traffic-will-i-get.htm#comment-2989 Haven't had a chance to read the stuff you link to (pushed for time). But from the percentages you posted, I would question the data. 42% for #1 to 11.9 for #2 ?! No way. Well, at least not in my experience. I've not noticed that much of a jump between #1 to #3 actually. Perhaps at most 10%. Anyway, there seems to be a big drop if you fall below rank #3. Haven’t had a chance to read the stuff you link to (pushed for time). But from the percentages you posted, I would question the data. 42% for #1 to 11.9 for #2 ?! No way. Well, at least not in my experience. I’ve not noticed that much of a jump between #1 to #3 actually. Perhaps at most 10%. Anyway, there seems to be a big drop if you fall below rank #3.

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