Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Metrics
CTR helps measure how compelling your meta title and description are. It's a signal of relevance and engagement to search engines.
CTR is calculated as: (Clicks ÷ Impressions) × 100 For Shopify merchants, CTR is often the difference between being buried on page 2 and getting consistent sales from organic traffic. Improving CTR can: - Drive more traffic with the same rankings - Improve your rankings over time (Google rewards higher CTR pages)

Examples

  • A meta title test boosts CTR from 2.8% to 4.5%, increasing daily traffic by 40%

Tips

  • Test different angles (e.g., pricing, urgency, benefits)
  • Track performance over time in Google Search Console

Further Reading

Related Terms

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