The Top Five Ranking Factors Reviewed and Explained

[Jonathan Beaton]

This is somewhat introductory but still very important info for anyone getting into internet marketing. Don't hesitate if you have any questions!

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My Top 5 off-page factors (keyword based):
1, Anchor Text from External Links
2, Quantity/Quality of links
3, Link Domain Diversity
4, Distance from Trusted Domain
5, Traffic and CTR data

My Top 5 on-page factors (keyword based):
1, Keyword in title tag
2, Keyword in root domain
3, Keyword in h1 or in bold
4, Keyword use in internal anchor text
5, Keyword in external anchor text

Top 5 non-keyword on-page ranking factors:
1, Unique content
2, Freshness of content
3, Update History (historically how often the content is updated)
4, Links on page pointing to other url's on the domain
5, External links pointing outside of domain

[johnpaul]

very Nice video ... good for newbies ...

[thetruth23]

Nice video. Certainly important factors, not sure about the top 5, but maybe...

What would you say are the top 5 on-page factors, and a fifth off-page factor?

[Jonathan Beaton]

Originally Posted by thetruth23

Nice video. Certainly important factors, not sure about the top 5, but maybe...

What would you say are the top 5 on-page factors, and a fifth off-page factor?

When it comes to the algorithm, there is certainly room for debate.

My Top 5 on-page factors (keyword based):
1, Keyword in title tag
2, Keyword in root domain
3, Keyword in h1 or in bold
4, Keyword use in internal anchor text
5, Keyword in external anchor text

5th off-page factor:
5, Traffic and CTR data

[masterofinternate]

Originally Posted by Jonathan Beaton

When it comes to the algorithm, there is certainly room for debate.

My Top 5 on-page factors (keyword based):
1, Keyword in title tag
2, Keyword in root domain
3, Keyword in h1 or in bold
4, Keyword use in internal anchor text
5, Keyword in external anchor text

5th off-page factor:
5, Traffic and CTR data

Well how will you rank 'content' on the basis of importance? I think it should to be mentioned on your top 5 list.

[Jonathan Beaton]

Originally Posted by masterofinternate

Well how will you rank 'content' on the basis of importance? I think it should to be mentioned on your top 5 list.

Great point.
I classify content as a "non-keyword" ranking factor

Top 5 non-keyword ranking factors:
1, Unique content
2, Freshness of content
3, Update History (historically how often the content is updated)
4, Links on page pointing to other url's on the domain
5, External links pointing outside of domain

(I would say the important really drops off after the first two)

[Jonathan Beaton]

Originally Posted by johnpaul

very Nice video ... good for newbies ...

Thank you.
And considering a lot of the inaccurate info I see on this forum at times, it may be useful for more than just newbies.