15 Keyword Ranking Factors That Can Remove Your Site From The SERPs, Part 1 of 3
Keyword densities can send a very strong negative signal about your site. If you are keyword stuffing, you’ll find it difficult to rank pages in general. Only with a high number of other positive signals can you get keyword stuffed...
Top 10 Site Structure Ranking Factors, Part 2 of 2
This is part two of our site structure ranking factors top 10 list. The previous page discussed links in content, the relevancy of internal links, the site-wide relevancy of your content, how diverse your content is compared to other...
Top 10 Site Structure Ranking Factors, Part 1 of 2
Often when you hear Matt Cutts talking about what makes for a good site, you’ll hear him mention that it has a good site structure and is easily crawlable. The main example he gives is that an important page shouldn’t be...
Top 10 User Experience Ranking Factors, Part 2 of 2
This is part two of our “top 10 ranking factors” based on user experience. On the previous page, we discussed page load speeds, whether your site is mobile friendly, how ad placements can affect your rankings, how templates...
Top 10 User Experience Ranking Factors, Part 1 of 2
Top 10 User Experience Ranking Factors, Part 1 of 2 There are a number of different user experience related ranking factors that can influence your SERP positions. It makes sense that Google would want to send people to sites where...
Top 20 Link-Based Ranking Factors – Part 3 of 3
This is the final page of our top 20 ranking factors that are based on links. On the previous page, we discussed getting links from a diversity of sources, varying your link types, getting a perfect speed of links to your site, using...
Top 20 Link-Based Ranking Factors – Part 2 of 3
On the previous page, we discussed various ranking factors that are organized around links. We covered the concepts of PageRank, TrustFlow, link rot, exact match anchors, branded anchors and anchor text diversity. We continue this...
Top 20 Link-Based Ranking Factors – Part 1 of 3
Google often refers to its “over 200 different types” of metrics it measures when deciding site placement in the SERPs. This article is about the top 20 ranking factors when it comes to getting links to your site. They...
Efficient Backlink Outsourcing – Part 2 of 2
On the previous page, I discussed why it is important to make certain you’re only submitting articles to the best guest blog posting sites you can find, ones that aren’t completely obvious, and trying to keep it relevant....
Efficient Backlink Outsourcing – Part 1 of 2
I often get asked what kind of links I recommend. That’s not always an easy thing to list, as it involves proper research of your competitors to see what types of links they’re getting. It depends on the competitiveness...