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0.7% -- click through rate decline for eCommerce website (Google title rewrite case) (2021)

2021  · Lily Ray

An eCommerce website experienced a 0.7% decline in average CTR after some of its titles were switched to H1 in Google SERPs.

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eCommerce website (Google title rewrite case)
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Lily Ray Primary Tier C
https://samuelschmitt.com/free-tools-checking-title-changes/ ↗
Confidence: 48/100 Vintage: 2021 Channel: Wayback
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Four FREE SEO tools to check for title changes in Google SERP - Samuel Schmitt
“Oh no, Google is rewriting titles in the SERP. How can I check this?” – A desperate SEO specialist, tired after a long summer of Google algorithm updates. “Don’t worry, my friend, I found four free SEO tools checking for titles changes in the Search” – Sam, a nice guy. Before sharing my selection o…
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Case study of one eCommerce website whose titles were switched to H1 following Google's August 2021 title generation update, shared by SEO expert Lily Ray

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eCommerce website (Google title rewrite case): 0.7% click through rate decline. Source: Lily Ray (2021). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/google-title-rewrite-ctr-decline-2021
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