For several years I have been under the impression that search engines, in general, would lower your rank if a visitor left the engine via a link and then returned to the engine in less than 7 minutes. I thought because you returned to the engine in short order that you were thought to have not found relative information.
Anybody know if this is true or did I dream this?
Bryan
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Seven Minute Rule?
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bknox
, Apr 01 2004 07:12 AM
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 07:54 AM
What about the following?
I found something, now I am looking for something else, or something similar which is related to what I just found.
For a lot of things, seven minutes is a lot of time, during that time, I sometimes have a look at several different sites, which I sometimes leave open for a while.
This seven minute method is far too inaccurate and unreliable to be of practical use.
Bernhard
I found something, now I am looking for something else, or something similar which is related to what I just found.
For a lot of things, seven minutes is a lot of time, during that time, I sometimes have a look at several different sites, which I sometimes leave open for a while.
This seven minute method is far too inaccurate and unreliable to be of practical use.
Bernhard
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 08:22 AM
I agree. I've done a search, gone to a site, read about a product, and made a purchase in less than 4 minutes! 7 can't be something practically and realistically used...
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 08:30 AM
Anybody know if this is true or did I dream this?
its a dream
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 08:39 AM
It would end up being a competition for the lowest ranking site, which can only be highly competitive... 
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 08:47 AM
Welcome Bryan! 
You dreamed it.
If it was true, it would be a great way to combat your competition now wouldn't it?
You dreamed it.
If it was true, it would be a great way to combat your competition now wouldn't it?
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 08:58 AM
Thanks everyone. I am wide awake now.
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 09:42 AM
Welcome Bknox!
You were not dreaming.
The search engine do indeed do a form of that. Or at least they used to. I don't believe there's a specific time limit, but they do track that sort of thing where and when they can.
Yahoo was well known for this many years ago.
Again, I'm not sure if they still use this technique or not as I haven't heard much about it for awhile.
Jill
You were not dreaming.
The search engine do indeed do a form of that. Or at least they used to. I don't believe there's a specific time limit, but they do track that sort of thing where and when they can.
Yahoo was well known for this many years ago.
Again, I'm not sure if they still use this technique or not as I haven't heard much about it for awhile.
Jill
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Posted 01 April 2004 - 11:58 AM
I was of the opinion that Google were trialling this sort of thing, they still have the recording of what position links are being clicked in their SERPS, and I for one think that it would make absolute logic, not so much for a site grading aspect, but for a quality of results served aspect.
A quick in/out/ back to the serps, does not IMO reflect on the quality of site, more the quality of the site delivered. Example, the BBC is a top site, but if it is served up for the wrong phrase, does it suddenly become a 'bad' site?
People also search for the wrong phrases, 'internet design' being a classic they type that in, but the actually want a 'web site designer' some people type in 'web design' when they are looking for a 'web site designer'.
There are not that many totally irrelevant pages, more irrelevant results.
Just my headshot thought
A quick in/out/ back to the serps, does not IMO reflect on the quality of site, more the quality of the site delivered. Example, the BBC is a top site, but if it is served up for the wrong phrase, does it suddenly become a 'bad' site?
People also search for the wrong phrases, 'internet design' being a classic they type that in, but the actually want a 'web site designer' some people type in 'web design' when they are looking for a 'web site designer'.
There are not that many totally irrelevant pages, more irrelevant results.
Just my headshot thought
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