Does Google monitor which links are actually followed?

[ChristopherGlaeser]

If a link to my site is posted on another site and many people start following that link and they stay on my site for a while, and I also have GA set up, does Google factor that information back into the Google rankings?  In other words, are there ways that Google tries to use clicks and bounce rates and other user behavior to determine page rank and domain rank?

Best,
Christopher

[Chenzo]

Christopher - you cover just 2 of the soft and hard values that the big G uses to give the page/domain rank.

Keep in mind that a while back - no-follow links were not crawled by the BOTS - but more recently than not - it seems that all links are crawled and given some value.

This is to ensure that you are not selling large quantities of links and or linking to adult/gambling sites.

But remember - what "gives" rank is a lot more in depth.

your pal

Chenzo

[ChristopherGlaeser]

Thanks for the quick response.  I'm not sure I worded my question well.  I'm not asking about follow versus no follow or any other attribute that can be determine by crawling the web.  I'm asking about user behavior.  Does Google monitor user behavior to help determine page and domain rank?

Best,
Christopher

[nyanainc]

Hi, very simple. Google monitor everything. Even if you type something in the browser end you don't push enter. So imagine about links..

[KeriMorgret]

Nikele, that's a fairly broad statement. I don't think you mean to say that if I use Bing on Firefox that they monitor what I do, provided I don't have a Google toolbar enabled.

They do keep track of many things, but you generally need to be using their search engine, or the Chrome browser, or have their toolbar installed.

They don't always reveal what factors they use in rankings, but have said that they don't use Google Analytics data in ranking.