I was analyzing the Google Webmaster Tools results and found the following a bit concerning for my local site. I noticed that my CTR for local business is very low, .2%! But after analyzing I found most of the impressions were made from countries other than the US (where the business is based).
This makes no sense to me. Is a competitor paying for clicks to their site to boost their SERP? Is this a thing or is there another explanation? I could understand some impressions from foreign countries, but not the majority.
Let me know your thoughts on this and if there is any way to counter it. If a competitor is doing this with their own listing it is likely screwing everybody else in the niche over.
This makes no sense to me. Is a competitor paying for clicks to their site to boost their SERP? Is this a thing or is there another explanation? I could understand some impressions from foreign countries, but not the majority.
Let me know your thoughts on this and if there is any way to counter it. If a competitor is doing this with their own listing it is likely screwing everybody else in the niche over.
