Traffic and ranking

[Markzedo]

Does the traffic your site receives affect ranking... without any link buidling?

 

[pmwelec]

Yes as long as the traffic emanates from organic searches. Google monitor the keywords used and the bounce rate for those keywords. If people stay on your website for a period of time and visit a "few" pages Goggle conclude that the words used were relevant and hence you should be higher up the listing for those words

 

[sxopeconsolidate]

If your bounce rate is good then no any effect in ranking after visitor visit the site. If the bounce rate is increased then chance to down your ran.

 

[jeffscott]

Its not just traffic, but the engagement would seriously affects the ranking metrics of Google.