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Chris Shaw

Independent SEO Consultant

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I don’t publish my telephone number or address (unless you’re a client) but am happy to arrange a Google Meet, Zoom or Microsoft Teams call for an initial free 30-minute consultation.

I am based in Northumberland (near Newcastle-upon-Tyne), in the UK, and perform all my consulting and SEO work remotely for UK and international clients.

email: chris@chris-shaw.co.uk

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SEO facts

SEO Facts

Whilst you’re here..

You might know a lot about SEO already. However, there are some very interesting facts and figures that demonstrate the value of it.

  1. Only 1% of searchers look at the second page of Google search results
  2. The majority of searches are what is known as “long-tail” – i.e. more than just a few words.
  3. Over 70% of people use mobile phones to purchase online.
  4. 98% of people will read the online reviews of a local business.
  5. Almost 90% of marketing departments are spending more on SEO than ever before, and this has been increasing year on year since 2019.
  6. Whilst adverts get clicked on, almost 75% of clicks are on organic search results.
  7. Position no.1 on Google has a click-thru rate of almost 40% of searches.
  8. Google Snippets have the highest click-thru rate of all at just under 43%.
  9. The no.1 result on Google receives approximately x10 as many clicks as position no.10.
  10. Fewer than 8% of all domains will have search results in the top 100.
  11. Pages that have a positive sentiment title (i.e. happy!) obtain a 4% higher click-thru rate.
  12. Your websites desktop version is not used for Google ranking purposes. Instead, it uses your mobile version.
  13. Almost half of all Americans use voice searches every day (and it is approximately the same in Europe).
  14. 90% of people trust the recommendations made by YouTube channels.
  15. If you have a complete Google Business Profile, you’re 70% more likely to have customers visit you.
  16. When people land on an e-commerce site, around 70% of them go straight to the Search Bar.
  17. A third of all traffic to e-commerce sites come from organic searches.
  18. Almost 50% of people find new brands through Google search.
  19. 81% of Business to Business buyers prefer watching videos to reading content online.
  20. Organic and referred searches through SEO is the largest and most effective marketing for online brands (in respect of the ROI).