What is pogo sticking?

[fayeseom]

What is pogo sticking?

[MVM Infotech]

Pogo-sticking is defined as going back and forth from a search engine results page (SERP) to an individual search result destination site. In other words, pogo-sticking is when the searcher clicks on a link on a SERP, sees that it's not what she is looking for, and immediately bounces off by hitting the back button.

[neelseowork]

What is pogo sticking?

Going back and forth from a search engine results page (SERP) to an individual search result destination site is pogo sticking.

[John-Smith]

Pogo sticking is a user behavior pattern which is considered to be a negative signal.

[RH-Calvin]

Pogo-sticking is defined as going back and forth from a search engine results page (SERP) to an individual search result destination site. In other words, pogo-sticking is when the searcher clicks on a link on a SERP, sees that it's not what she is looking for, and immediately bounces off by hitting the back button.

[efusionworld]

Pogo sticking occurs when a user performs a search, clicks on a result, very quickly clicks back to the search result page, and clicks on a different result. This type of behavior is a direct result of immediate dissatisfaction in the search result, and unlike bounce rate pogo sticking is always a bad thing.

[vinukum]

Pogo-sticking is defined as going back and forth from a search engine results page (SERP) without reading the displayed webpage.

[damponting44]

Pogo Sticking simply means that when a website ranks highly but fails to satisfy the needs of the needs of people using that search term.

pogo-stickingis when the searcher clicks on a link on a SERP, sees that it's not what she is looking for, and immediately bounces off by hitting the back button