Search Engine Ranking Factors in SEO
An excellent article over at SEOmoz.org, examines the search engine ranking factors that determine how well your web site is optimized for the search engines. Based on input from 13 Search Engine Optimization (SEO) experts, including Danny Sullivan, Dan Thies, and Jill Whalen, the article clearly details a large list of search engine ranking factors to consider when doing Search Engine Optimization on your web site, including: - The Most Important Search Engine Ranking Factors
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The article estimates the importance of each search engine ranking factor, and attempts to rate each factor according to whether it of exceptional importance, high importance, moderate importance, slight importance, or inconsequential importance. Each of the 13 Search Engine Optimization experts voted on each factor's perceived importance, and the average score for each of the search engine ranking factors is provided. The author also took into account the standard deviation to estimate the level of consensus or disagreement between the experts regarding the importance of each search engine ranking factor. The result is a really excellent list of the the Search Engine Optimization factors you need to consider when optimizing your web site. SEOmoz's Search Engine Ranking Factors is well worth the read... Technorati tags: Search Engine Optimization Search Engine Ranking SEO
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