Is user experience important for a higher Google ranking?

[Dharmendra Tripathi]

Short answer: yes. It’s common knowledge that search engines reward web pages that offer a better user experience. Web pages with content that’s not only relevant and qualitative but also simple to understand usually have better search rankings.

Search engines rank websites partially based on their ability to engage users. Search engines like Google give low priorities to web pages or sites where users fail to have a good experience.

As a result, user experience is a major factor that impacts the rankings of a site. In essence, if users can’t easily find what they need at your website, you run the risk of losing them for the long term. Take steps to make customers feel welcome and comfortable at your site.

 

[briguy]

Original article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/user-experience-important-higher-google-ranking-dharmendra-tripathi
Please explain about duplicate content?

 

[Arca]

Original article https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/user-experience-important-higher-google-ranking-dharmendra-tripathi
Please explain about duplicate content?

It looks like he is the author of the original article.

 

[briguy]

It looks like he is the author of the original article.

Yes,,, but too copy and paste it ...word for word. Pretty sure any SEO expert that I know, wouldn't do that or recommend it..

 

[Arca]

Yes,,, but too copy and paste it ...word for word. Pretty sure any SEO expert that I know, wouldn't do that or recommend it..

It appears that duplicate content is allowed on NP if properly quoted.

 

[briguy]

It appears that duplicate content is allowed on NP if properly quoted.

Yes....usually a "brief description" then a "see more" kinda link back to original article.
My feeling is
"1.1. Do not spam or engage in self-promotion outside the designated advertising areas,"
https://www.namepros.com/threads/official-rules-of-namepros.848752/

P.s. your second link (quoted) leads to https://www.namepros.com/help/bb-codes was that intentional.

 

[Arca]

Yes....usually a "brief description" then a "see more" kinda link back to original article.
My feeling is
"1.1. Do not spam or engage in self-promotion outside the designated advertising areas,"
https://www.namepros.com/threads/official-rules-of-namepros.848752/

P.s. your second link (quoted) leads to https://www.namepros.com/help/bb-codes was that intentional.

The thread/post might just be to indirectly promote his SEO writing services (esp. considering low post count), but he is not trying to sell/promote anything directly in his post. It’s formatted more as an informational piece about user experience/google ranking, so it might be a bit out of place in the Advertising Board section.

The second link was intentional. He needs to format his post like

this

since he is posting something he has posted elsewhere already.

 

[Josytal]

if users can’t easily find what they need at your website, you run the risk of losing them for the long term. Take steps to make customers feel welcome and comfortable at your site.

This is an axiom, so can't understand what ranking has got to do with it. Google is not everything. Just like any business, I believe the most important criterion is your conversion rate, except if you're running a charity website.

So I rely on CTR (click trough rate) and average time users spend on website/pages - result of good content and relevance.

And beware of laying too much emphasis on ranking these days. In fact google has just phased out page ranking - at least to the public.