Does having an exit popup effect your rankings?

JasonParker · 09-22-2011, 02:06 PM

Anyone know the answer to this? Thanks

paulgl · 09-22-2011, 02:18 PM

It won't effect anything as far as rankings, unless the code
is mistaken for something other than a mundane popup.
They are not exactly user-friendly.

He talks about pop ups as well in the following video.

Do pop-unders affect ranking? - YouTube

Yeah it's old, but the same should apply now.

Paul

RayW · 09-22-2011, 02:23 PM

I think he's talking about a pop-up that asks you something like "Are you sure you want to leave the page?" when you're exiting the page, not a pop-under. A lot of sites for clickbank products have them. I'm not sure if they effect rankings but they are annoying.

paulgl · 09-22-2011, 02:26 PM

Yes, that's why I reiterated that Cutts talks about all pop ups in
that video, not just pop unders.

I don't think it matters if you need to click or not.

If you have seen people swear they got canned bacause of
a pop up, a little digging will reveal they were doing other
things that were the cause of a drop in rankings or de-index.

A mundane popup is a popular tool.

Clickbank product pages are a non-issue for google anyway.

Paul

lizatailor23 · 09-22-2011, 10:51 PM

I didn't read the sticky

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RayW Advanced Warrior War Room Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 558 Thanks: 102 Thanked 92 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Does having an exit popup effect your rankings? I think he's talking about a pop-up that asks you something like "Are you sure you want to leave the page?" when you're exiting the page, not a pop-under. A lot of sites for clickbank products have them. I'm not sure if they effect rankings but they are annoying.

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