Some factors influence more than others, which we've weighted
1 (weakest) to 3 (strongest). No single factor guarantees top rankings. Several favorable factors increase odds of success. Negative "Violation" and "Blocking" factors harm your chances. Country Pc +3 Authority Ta +3 Reputation Sr +2 Quality Lq +3 Locality Pl +3 Social Ps +1 History Th +1 Shares Ss +1 Text Lt +3 History Ph +2 Numbers Ln +1 Crawl Ac +3 Titles Ht +3 Quality Cq +3 Speed As +1 Description Hd +2 Research Cr +3 URLs Au +1 Headers Hh +1 Words Cw +2 Engage Ce +2 Fresh Cf +2 Blocking Bp -3 Blocking Bt -1 Paid Links Vp -3 Link Spam Vl -1 Cloaking Vc -3 Stuffing Hidden Vs -1 Thin Vt -2 Quality Vh -1 OFF THE PAGE SEO LINKS SOCIAL TRUST ON THE PAGE SEO CONTENT HTML ARCHITECTURE VIOLATIONS BLOCKING PERSONAL THE PERIODIC TABLE OF SEO RANKING FACTORS Search engine optimization SEO seems likes alchemy to the uninitiated. But there's a science to it. Search engines reward pages with the right combination of ranking factors. Below, some major factors or "signals" you should seek to have. These elements are in the direct control of the publisher. Are pages well written & have substantial quality content? QUALITY Cq Have you researched the keywords people may use to find your content? RESEARCH Cr Do HTML title tags contain keywords relevant to page topics? TITLES Ht Can search engines easily "crawl" pages on site? CRAWL Ac Does site load quickly? SPEED As Are URLs short & contain meaning- ful keywords to page topics? URLS Au Do meta description tags describe what pages are about? DESCRIPTION Hd Do headlines and subheads use header tags with relevant keywords? HEADERS Hh Do pages use words & phrases you hope they'll be found for? WORDS Cw Do visitors spend time reading or "bounce" away quickly? ENGAGE Ce Are pages fresh & about "hot" topics? FRESH Cf ON THE PAGE SEO RANKING FACTORS CONTENT HTML ARCHITECTURE If searchers "block" site, hurts both trust & personalization. Have many people blocked your site from search results? BLOCKING Bt Has someone blocked your site from their search results? BLOCKING Bp BLOCKING Spam techniques may cause ranking penalty or ban. Have you purchased links in hopes of better rankings? PAID LINKS Vp Have you created many links by spam- ming blogs, forums or other places? LINK SPAM Vl Do colors or design "hide" words you want pages to be found for? HIDDEN Vh Do you show search engines different pages than humans? CLOAKING Vc VIOLATIONS Is content "thin" or "shallow" & lacking substance? THIN Vt Do you excessively use words you want pages to be found for? STUFFING Vs Elements influenced by readers, visitors & other publishers. Are links from trusted, quality or respected web sites? QUALITY Lq Do those respected on social networks share your content? REPUTATION Sr What country is someone located in? COUNTRY Pc What city or local area is someone located in? LOCALITY Pl Does someone regularly visit the site? Or "liked" it? HISTORY Ph Do many share your content on social networks? SHARES Ss Do links, shares & other factors make site a trusted authority? AUTHORITY Ta Has site or its domain been around a long time, operating in same way? HISTORY Th Do links pointing at pages use words you hope they'll be found for? TEXT Lt Do many links point at your web pages? NUMBER Ln OFF THE PAGE SEO RANKING FACTORS LINKS SOCIAL PERSONAL TRUST What do your friends think of the site? SOCIAL Ps Learn More: HTTP://SELND.COM/SEOTABLE Written By: Design By: Copyright Third Door Media +1