Glossary/Click-Through Rate (CTR)

Click-Through Rate (CTR)

The percentage of people who click a link, ad, or call-to-action after seeing it. Calculated as (clicks ÷ impressions) × 100.

Extended Definition

Click-through rate is one of the most fundamental metrics in digital marketing. It measures how effective your link, ad, or CTA is at generating clicks from the people who see it.

CTR = (Total Clicks ÷ Total Impressions) × 100%

Example: Your Facebook ad was shown 10,000 times and received 250 clicks → CTR = 2.5%

Typical CTR Benchmarks

ChannelAverage CTR
Google Search Ads3-5%
Facebook/Meta Ads0.9-1.5%
Display Ads0.3-0.5%
Email Marketing2-4%
Affiliate Links (in content)1-3%

Factors That Affect CTR

  • Ad copy and creative quality
  • Audience targeting relevance
  • Link appearance (branded vs generic — branded links get 30-40% higher CTR)
  • Placement (above fold vs below fold)
  • Device (mobile vs desktop)

How GeoRedir Relates to CTR

GeoRedir helps improve CTR through custom domains (branded links get more clicks) and link cloaking (clean URLs look more trustworthy). GeoRedir's analytics dashboard shows click counts per link, which you can combine with impression data from your ad platform to calculate CTR.

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