Bro, manipulating CTR like any other tactic affecting a site is something you either do over the long haul (for white-hat projects) or in the short term (for gray-hat ones). You have no idea how hard it is to secure top search rankings these days without doing that)
What do you mean by search suggestions only? Like interacting with the suggested searches around your brand?
Search suggestions - this involves a high volume of click-throughs on specific search queries. It utilizes a multitude of variations and identifiers unique to the site being promoted. The Google algorithm definitely favors this
Can you name a few keywords so we can actually understand? Is it "keyword + brand/domain", "brand/domain + keyword" or what?
I used a lot of keyword variations around 500 variations in total across 30 keywords.
And then what? You ranked for some/all your 30 keywords + 277 in the keyword or just plain 30 keywords that really have search traffic?
The goal was to reach the top positions exclusively for commercial search queries.
How did the results hold up over time?
The Google Top 1 in 24 hours strategy works perfectly it has been tested across 10 niches.
I mean how did it look like when you stopped. I’m guessing burning 1.8k every day is pretty unsustainable. I’m in local SEO and I’m wondering if I could apply this on a smaller scale. Small cities and pretty „open” niches so in theory much less volume needed.
Unfortunately, theory diverges from practice. A resource’s potential is determined by the number of head and long-tail queries, rather than by their search frequency.
What you’ve described is best handled separately; it’s a tactic known as "removing a competitor from search results" by intentionally degrading their behavioral metrics. To push a specific keyword to the top, a massive influx of bot traffic is directed through various search phrases and identifiers. Once the top position (rank #1) is achieved, the strategy shifts to a maintenance mode to hold that spot.
I have dozens of main keywords I'd be happy to rank for as my site is in general contracting niche(+100 keyword + location subpages). You're saying you want to attach a unique number to that page in URL slug and in H1 etc. (I'm thinking something like "Round Rock kitchen renovation 78664" to make it look natural) and just run tons of searches of that exact query? I'd actually test that out in my niche. Only problem is I don't want to throw more than $100 at it right now.
There are many strategies; right now, I’m using strict settings getting into the Google top results in just one day where the keyword must already be in the top 100. Yes, it’s not cheap, but it’s fast.
In principle, everything is correct. The proxies need to be of high quality.
