L1 Core Pillar · User Signals
User Signals & Intent: Empirical Validation
Semantic summary
Entity graphs win crawl understanding; user signals validate whether those entities actually satisfy intent. HEG treats intent match and engagement metrics as feedback that confirms (or rejects) your L1/L2 definitions — then you fix the page or the targeting, not the graph topology at random.
Key takeaways
- Classify intent (informational / navigational / transactional) per URL before expanding L2.
- Pogo-sticking is a mismatch signal — fix title/intent or content depth.
- Measure satisfaction proxies (CTR, dwell, scroll) against the entity the page claims to own.
- Keep this silo’s L2 links inside user-signals — do not bleed into unrelated pillars.
2. Two supporting layers of behavior analysis
Search intent measurement decides what the URL should satisfy. CTR & pogo-sticking shows whether the SERP promise and on-page delivery align. Both remain children of this L1 only.
Child entities in this silo
Parent: EN L0 Hub. Children below stay inside this pillar only.