SEO Glossary · Analytics & Strategy

What Is Click-Through Rate (CTR)?

Click-through rate (CTR) is the percentage of people who click your result out of everyone who saw it. In SEO, it is calculated as clicks divided by impressions, and it reflects how compelling your title and description are in the SERP.

How to improve organic CTR

CTR is heavily influenced by ranking position, but you can lift it at any position with a compelling title tag, a benefit-driven meta description, structured data for rich results, and a clean, readable URL. Track CTR by query in Google Search Console - pages with high impressions but low CTR are prime candidates for a title and description rewrite.

Pro tip
Sort Search Console by impressions, then find pages with below-average CTR for their position. Rewriting their title and description is the fastest traffic win.
Key takeaways
CTR is clicks divided by impressions.
It reflects how compelling your title and snippet are.
Position drives it, but title/description lift it at any rank.
High-impression, low-CTR pages are prime rewrite targets.

Put it into practice with Soro

Understanding click-through rate (ctr) is one thing - applying it across every page is another. Soro automates SEO content end to end, researching keywords and publishing optimised articles so your site ranks on Google and gets cited by AI. See how Soro works.

Frequently asked questions

What is a good CTR in SEO?

It varies by position - the #1 organic result often sees 25-30%+, dropping sharply down the page. Compare your CTR to the typical rate for your position rather than a universal number.

How is CTR calculated?

CTR = clicks ÷ impressions × 100. Google Search Console reports both, by query and by page.

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