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You would think that listing all the factors that Google uses to determine your ranking would be a near impossible task, right? Well, apparently not. Today we have your first sneak peek at the list of the almost 200 search engine ranking factors used by Google.
How did this list get started? Well, apparently Mr Google, Matt Cutts, mentioned at PubCon recently that there are over 200 variables in the Google algorithm. So the folks at the WebmasterWorld set themselves a challenge to list them all.
Here is what has been included so far:
Domain
Architecture
Content
Per Inbound Link
Cluster of Links
Internal Cross Linking
Penalties
Miscellaneous
Pending
Misconceptions
(Thanks to irlbonalb at Webmaster World for getting the list started).
So, if you’re new to SEO this is a great checklist to get you started. What factors have been missed? Feel free to add to the list in our comments section below.
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These are some great factors. thanks for sharing. However, I am surprised not to see GEO location factor in the list as Google now a days focuses more on offering relevant results for different geo location.
http://www.twitter.com/manishwebmasterBy Manish Chauhan - November 27, 2009
This is a good resource for novice, this will help them keep track of new & old things, good post author http://www.twitter.com/rajirajesh
By Rajesh Mergu - November 27, 2009
Nice post, thank you for the list
By GoldenBlogger.com - November 28, 2009
Is not easy to be the the greatest SEO of all time without first getting some clues from google
) lol. Keep up the great work and we will just follow!
By Anthony Galeano - November 28, 2009
Good one keep uploading such type of things will return to read your blog…
By Web Development - December 1, 2009
The above is a nice compilation of the facts about SEO. But what you have specified is already followed I guess.
By Yuvaraj - December 5, 2009
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By Twitted by sinkra - December 6, 2009
It’s an interesting categorization of the top list to achieve high search engine rankings. I’ve made a list of articles that can help you out: http://tinyurl.com/9a4ons
By Rahman Mehraby - December 12, 2009
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By SEO Myths Dispelled: Flash | Beauty Tips, Trends & Treatments - December 14, 2009
This indeed a great SEO checklist to get started with, thanks, Courtney. Here is another post on Google ranking factors that I found similarly helpful.
http://blog.directorymaximizer.com/2010/01/12/why-does-google-hate-my-site/By Calvin - January 20, 2010
The above is a nice compilation of the facts about SEO
By seo - August 10, 2010
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