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Questions tagged [impressions]

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What are impressions in Google Webmasters?

I see that Google Webmasters give me some numbers as impressions, and of course, I know impression literal meaning. But can anyone please explain what impressions are in the context of Search Engine? How they are measured and why some advertisement…
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Use site:mysite.com search without adding impressions to Google Search Console

Is there a way to conduct a site:mysite.com search without it adding impressions to the Search Console > Search Analytics report? When I do this search it adds a spike to the impressions contaminating the real number. Is there a way to search when…
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Apparent Bot Impressions in Webmaster Tools

I've been watching some strange stats in Google Webmaster Tools for a particular page on our site, which has been getting some periods of very high impressions but little or no clicks, and then just this morning I checked and see a huge spike in our…
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High impression but no reveue

I have Chitika in my website and based on the reports, I'm having 500 - 800 impressions per day with 0 valid clicks, 0 CTR and 0 CPM. I am wondering why is my revenue still $0.00 even though I have high impression count?
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Why doesn't Google Webmaster Tools show the search queries that led to clicks?

As you can see in the screenshot below, there has been >400 impressions and 97 clicks, but at the bottom of the table it shows only two queries that led to the clicks. The question is: where is the other search queries that have produced the…
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Is it possible to know impressions of other websites?

Google Webmasters's Dashboard gives you a big number which is called impressions, and that I've seen in Google Analytics. By definition, it means the total number of times your site has been become eligible for SERPs. I just don't have an idea how…
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Sudden Drop in Impressions After Host / CMS Switch?

We have a site that was previously run on Wordpress on a different host, but has now been switched to RiVista (a proprietary CMS). The site was cut over a week or two ago. I realize that a drop in impressions isn't quite as big a deal as a drop…
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What is the meaning of 'displaying' in Google Webmaster's Search Queries page?

What is the meaning of displaying in Google Webmaster Search Queries page? I could not find the information in the documentation.
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How do you track display impressions in Google Analytics on non Google networks?

Google Analytics has a Multi-Channel funnel analysis feature that we’d like to use to understand assisted conversions and how each channel has impacted on conversion beyond just last interaction attribution. My current understanding is that the…
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How does Google track impressions for SEO: does it count times where it is in the results, but not visible?

I am quite aware about what SEO impressions are: i.e. number of times your site result are listed in the Google search results. But are the impressions are counted if they are visible at least once in user's viewport or just if Google has thrown…
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Facebook ad optimized for post engagement but charges for impressions

We have a Facebook ad running under a "post engagement" campaign and have set the "ad optimized for" option to "post engagement". We get two options for "what you get charged for": impressions, and post engagement. The bid shows as "X value" per…
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In DFP, how do I set a banner keep displaying until the impression is finished running?

I using DFP. I have one banner that impression set as 500,000 impressions, however the banner will sometimes show Google Adsense ads while the impression count is not reached yet. How do I set the banner keep displaying the banner that I uploaded…
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Google Analytics does not report any keywords with fewer than 5 impressions

I am a webmaster for six websites. I have connected all 5 websites with Google Analytics and Google Webmaster Tools. Having integrated Google Analytics with Webmaster Tools, I am able to see all keywords and impressions on Google Analytics. If a…
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Do the numbers in Google Webmaster Tools factor in impressions and clicks from Google Places listings?

Do the numbers (impressions, position, rank, CTR, etc) in Google Webmaster Tools factor in impressions and clicks from the Google Places local listings?
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In Google Webmaster Tools why are impressions not correlated with clicks?

The impressions and clicks don't seem to correlate on Google Webmaster Tools for my site. Whereas the impressions vary widely, the clicks stay constant. I would expect the clicks to my site to go up (even if slightly) when the impressions go up.…
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