Google: Clicks On Newsletter Emails Don't Help You Rank Better In Search

Aug 26, 2021 - 7:41 am 4 by

Google Seo Newsletter Rankings

Google's John Mueller said that no, clicks on newsletter emails do not help your SEO or help you rank better in Google Search. He did add that "it's good to have multiple separate sources of traffic to your website, and not everything needs to have an SEO effect."

The question, which I don't think I've seen before, was "do clicks received via emails/newsletters has any particular extra weightage?" John Mueller responded "no effect on SEO." The same with ads and social media, he said those too have no effect on SEO.

Here are those tweets:

Yea, I know, a bit of a novice question, but I found it interesting.

Forum discussion at Twitter.

 

Popular Categories

The Pulse of the search community

Search Video Recaps

 
- YouTube
Video Details More Videos Subscribe to Videos

Most Recent Articles

Google Search Engine Optimization

Google AI Mode Reporting Coming To Search Console

May 23, 2025 - 6:50 pm
Search Forum Recap

Daily Search Forum Recap: May 23, 2025

May 23, 2025 - 10:00 am
Search Video Recaps

Google I/O, Marketing Live, AI Mode, AI Overviews, AI Ads, Search Volatility & More

May 23, 2025 - 8:01 am
Google

Google AI Mode Tracking Referrer Issue A Bug

May 23, 2025 - 7:51 am
Google Maps

Spike In Google Business Profiles Name Changes?

May 23, 2025 - 7:41 am
Google AdSense

Google AdSense Anchor Ad Positions Setting

May 23, 2025 - 7:31 am
Previous Story: New Google Merchant Center & Manufacturer Center Sync