Comments on: Improving Clickthrough rates on SERPs http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/ The Non SEO Consultant Tue, 02 Mar 2010 15:00:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Wayne Smallman http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 Wayne Smallman Sun, 18 May 2008 07:04:21 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-1038 Hi Tim, I was going to describe it as clickbait, but I thought it was a contrivance too far! At least you figured out what I meant in the end. I'll probably spin the article into a headline writing thing, which I've only touched on once or twice. BTW, I live just above you in South Yorkshire, so we're actually pretty close... Hi Tim, I was going to describe it as clickbait, but I thought it was a contrivance too far! At least you figured out what I meant in the end.

I’ll probably spin the article into a headline writing thing, which I’ve only touched on once or twice.

BTW, I live just above you in South Yorkshire, so we’re actually pretty close…

]]> By: Tim Nash http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-1037 Tim Nash Sun, 18 May 2008 06:48:02 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-1037 Hi Wayne :) we have crossed paths a few times before but cool on the Birmingham meet. I'm not really sure how the experiment could be described as linkbait? the purpose is to attract clicks not links. As you can see from the update even that is not really working though the test subjects are willing to carry on so maybe it was just a bad first couple of weeks. Always interested in experiments of this sort and any data so let me know when your done and if you need a hand. Hi Wayne :) we have crossed paths a few times before but cool on the Birmingham meet.

I’m not really sure how the experiment could be described as linkbait? the purpose is to attract clicks not links.

As you can see from the update even that is not really working though the test subjects are willing to carry on so maybe it was just a bad first couple of weeks.

Always interested in experiments of this sort and any data so let me know when your done and if you need a hand.

]]> By: Wayne Smallman http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-1035 Wayne Smallman Sat, 17 May 2008 22:20:04 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-1035 Tim, your name popped up in a conversation with Jeffrey Smith, who I'm due to be meeting up with in Birmingham next month. So here's me saying hi! With the background out of the way, looking at your idea, it strikes me as being a mixture of small-scale linkbait combined with SEO and usability, too. I'm toying with the idea of doing something similar, just to see what happens, for the fun of it, if nothing else. So if there's anything you'd like to see from my little experiment, let me know. Speak soon... Tim, your name popped up in a conversation with Jeffrey Smith, who I’m due to be meeting up with in Birmingham next month.

So here’s me saying hi!

With the background out of the way, looking at your idea, it strikes me as being a mixture of small-scale linkbait combined with SEO and usability, too.

I’m toying with the idea of doing something similar, just to see what happens, for the fun of it, if nothing else.

So if there’s anything you’d like to see from my little experiment, let me know.

Speak soon…

]]> By: Tim Nash http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-1032 Tim Nash Sat, 17 May 2008 09:37:36 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-1032 The first set of results are live - http://www.timnash.co.uk/05/2008/clickthrough-experiment-update/ The first set of results are live – http://www.timnash.co.uk/05/2008/clickthrough-experiment-update/

]]> By: Clickthrough Experiment Update • Tim Nash UK SEO Blog http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Clickthrough Experiment Update • Tim Nash UK SEO Blog Sat, 17 May 2008 09:36:20 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-1031 [...] Clickthrough Experiment UpdateNear perfect sales pitch by Bob Massa…Simple Block segmentation analysisgrumpy linksImproving Clickthrough rates on SERPs [...] [...] Clickthrough Experiment UpdateNear perfect sales pitch by Bob Massa…Simple Block segmentation analysisgrumpy linksImproving Clickthrough rates on SERPs [...]

]]> By: Tim Nash http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Tim Nash Sat, 17 May 2008 06:43:07 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-1028 I am just writing up the first set of results, they might surprise you! I am just writing up the first set of results, they might surprise you!

]]> By: Martin Bowling http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Martin Bowling Sat, 17 May 2008 02:26:47 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-1025 sounds like a great experimnet, and as always I look forward to the results. I am thinking that the CLICK HERE for might really effect people, although i don't know if the impact on rankings would be worth it. And kudos to your brave clients. sounds like a great experimnet, and as always I look forward to the results. I am thinking that the CLICK HERE for might really effect people, although i don’t know if the impact on rankings would be worth it.

And kudos to your brave clients.

]]> By: grumpy links • Tim Nash UK SEO Blog http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-953 grumpy links • Tim Nash UK SEO Blog Thu, 08 May 2008 09:16:30 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-953 [...] linksImproving Clickthrough rates on SERPsMr Cutts are you sure about that?Wordpress suitable for SEOs?State of the [...] [...] linksImproving Clickthrough rates on SERPsMr Cutts are you sure about that?Wordpress suitable for SEOs?State of the [...]

]]> By: Tim Nash http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-944 Tim Nash Sun, 04 May 2008 12:07:16 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-944 Except we are changing the title tag and as far as I know no browser supports css within a title element ;) Except we are changing the title tag and as far as I know no browser supports css within a title element ;)

]]> By: Lord Matt http://www.timnash.co.uk/04/2008/improve-organic-clickthrough/comment-page-1/#comment-943 Lord Matt Sun, 04 May 2008 11:23:37 +0000 http://www.timnash.co.uk/?p=134#comment-943 I hate to be slow - but was there any reason why you did not visually fix this with CSS? text-transform:capitalize would make the first letter only capital for the user and this would work as soon as the CSS took effect. If you add it inline to the H element then it will be transformed as it loads. Or did I totally miss something? I hate to be slow – but was there any reason why you did not visually fix this with CSS? text-transform:capitalize would make the first letter only capital for the user and this would work as soon as the CSS took effect. If you add it inline to the H element then it will be transformed as it loads.

Or did I totally miss something?

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