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  • David_ODonnell
    David_ODonnell last edited by May 22, 2012, 1:32 AM

    I have a client who is currently ranking close to the top of the Google Places results for a handful of important local keywords.

    They have a competitor who is pretty consistantly ranking in number #1 and #2 organic positions, above the Places results.

    Does anyone know the average click through rates for results similar to these? Do the #1 and #2 organic positions still outperform the lower placed Google Places (with side map) results when the search intent is very local?

    I just wonder if they are possibly in a better position as-is if people are more likely to use the map or places listings on the SERPs page, rather than click through to another site.

    Thanks 🙂

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    • MiriamEllis
      MiriamEllis Subject Expert @David_ODonnell last edited by May 23, 2012, 4:25 PM May 23, 2012, 4:25 PM

      Haha - I didn't notice that, actually. Here are a couple more links, too, David, that might be good to look at:

      http://searchengineland.com/mediative-eye-tracking-google-maps-study-100783

      http://results.mediative.ca/Mediative_White-Paper-Google-Places-on-the-iPhone.html

      So glad the first one was helpful.

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      • David_ODonnell
        David_ODonnell @MiriamEllis last edited by May 23, 2012, 4:38 AM May 23, 2012, 4:38 AM

        ...and ironically enough, that post links to another, right back here on SEOmoz blog!

        http://www.seomoz.org/blog/eyetracking-google-serps

        🙂

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        • David_ODonnell
          David_ODonnell @MiriamEllis last edited by May 23, 2012, 4:32 AM May 23, 2012, 4:32 AM

          Very awesome, just what I was looking for.

          Thank you!

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          • MiriamEllis
            MiriamEllis Subject Expert last edited by May 23, 2012, 4:33 AM May 22, 2012, 5:05 PM

            Hi David,

            While I don't have explicit CTR data to share with you, I do believe you will like this eyetracking article:

            http://connect.icrossing.co.uk/eye-tracking-experiment-google_7109

            In one of the screenshots, you can see the greater heat in the local area of the page, vs. the upper organic results.

            Does this help with your query?

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            • David_ODonnell
              David_ODonnell @Chenzo last edited by May 22, 2012, 8:53 AM May 22, 2012, 8:53 AM

              Thanks for your input, Chenzo.

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                David_ODonnell @MoosaHemani last edited by May 22, 2012, 8:50 AM May 22, 2012, 8:50 AM

                A heat map on specific Google SERPs would be awesome, if it were possible.

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                • MoosaHemani
                  MoosaHemani Banned last edited by May 22, 2012, 2:43 AM May 22, 2012, 2:43 AM

                  Being on number 1 is always better then number 2 but if the 2<sup>nd</sup> place is of Google place with the map with it I guess it should attract more eye balls but to be sure why not you play a heat map on SERP results to have an idea! #justsaying

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                  • Chenzo
                    Chenzo last edited by May 22, 2012, 1:47 AM May 22, 2012, 1:47 AM

                    David, I have exactly the same issue with a few clients myself and what I have found is, if the client is a business that caters to just one specific area vs a larger span then the click throughs will vary and the customer reviews with close proximity of location tend to do best.

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