Which Ranking Factor is Most Important to Rank on Google?

69 replies
  • SEO
  • |
Google says they have 200+ ranking factor and no one can do well on all. Because really It is not possible to optimize your website for all the factor together.

So my question is, on which factor should I focus to rank No#1 on Google.
#factor #google #important #rank #ranking
  • Profile picture of the author Union Pharm
    First of all, choose low-frequency queries and work on them.
    These things should help bring the site to the top:
    1. High-quality, unique and deep content that is of interest to users.
    2. Backlinks, many backlinks with good anchors placed on resources with great confidence from Google.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521219].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Amarjeet Verma
      Sure, I will follow this plan on my new blog post.
      Signature

      See How I Rank This Website No#1 on Google With Only 3 Exact Match Anchor Text Backlinks Packers and Movers in Pune - One of the Backlink is Here in My Signature!

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522185].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jefrin adams
    Do best quality back link for the website with Do follow link .

    Freshness. The Google Freshness Algorithm is real game changer. ...
    Backlinks. Backlinks remain one of the strongest ranking signals in Google's search algorithm. ...
    Mobile First. ...
    Page Speed. ...
    Schema code. ...
    Brand Power and Social Signals. .
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521272].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Amarjeet Verma
      Great to hear from you!
      Thanks
      Signature

      See How I Rank This Website No#1 on Google With Only 3 Exact Match Anchor Text Backlinks Packers and Movers in Pune - One of the Backlink is Here in My Signature!

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522449].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author dave_hermansen
    There is not a single most important ranking factor. Of course, nobody actually knows what the biggest are, but they seem to be quality, relevant backlinks, optimized content and user engagement, which is usually directly tied to the quality and amount of unique, helpful, authoritative content that satisfies the user's query.
    Signature
    StoreCoach.com - FREE TRAINING - Learn How to Build Your Own eCommerce Website
    My PROVEN ecommerce process, as seen on: Fox Business News, the NY Times & Flippa
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521310].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Amarjeet Verma
      Yup, I think user engagement is the most important factor.
      Signature

      See How I Rank This Website No#1 on Google With Only 3 Exact Match Anchor Text Backlinks Packers and Movers in Pune - One of the Backlink is Here in My Signature!

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522450].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author pramodtapu
    Good and Original Content,Responsive Design,User Experience,Load time,Social Signal,Backlinks,Publish Relevant Content.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521318].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author WF-Cody
    If i had to pick out of the 200 factor that Google claims, it would have to be high quality/relevant content. It pretty much is the essence of your website. What good is a fast loading website if you don't have the information that people visit you for? Plus, better content means more time for them to spend around your website (dwell time) and the more they'll be enticed to keep clicking on the next article or view the next product on sale.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521501].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Amarjeet Verma
      Yes, Agree with you. Dwell time and user engagement is the most important ranking factor.
      Signature

      See How I Rank This Website No#1 on Google With Only 3 Exact Match Anchor Text Backlinks Packers and Movers in Pune - One of the Backlink is Here in My Signature!

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522451].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Divya Rastogi
    Back link with unique high quality unique content is one of the best ranking factor .
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521506].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author Amarjeet Verma
      Only this can't rank you No#1 on Google.
      Signature

      See How I Rank This Website No#1 on Google With Only 3 Exact Match Anchor Text Backlinks Packers and Movers in Pune - One of the Backlink is Here in My Signature!

      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522452].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author 7seassolutions
    1. Content is king, so content should be attractive and catchy
    2. Must follow google algorithm
    3. Google mostly prefer a fresh content
    4. Backlinks is kingmaker to improve ranking on google.
    5. Mobile responsive website
    6. Website loading speed
    7. Domain Authority
    8. Schema Code
    9. Technical SEO

    SEO factor performs an important role to optimize ranking on google. SEO service will help you on all above-listed factor to get rank on google.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521507].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author edpudol1973
      Originally Posted by 7seassolutions View Post

      *]Must follow google algorithm
      .
      If someone really knew it, ranking will be easy then. Only google programmers knew the real algorithm of google. What we can only do is to analyst data and we assume the rank factor base on the data we collect.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521880].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Medon
    It is true that no one knows exactly what Google looks for before ranking any site. But it is evident that he is always interested in user satisfaction after reading the content. So relevant backlinks will help the algorithms to discover quality content among the millions of web pages posted daily.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521545].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author petersen123
    Content must be your priority. Unique and relevant content helps you to rank 1 in Google. The second most important thing is backlinks. Backlinks created on high DA sites which gives do follow links are the best.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521593].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Nicksonjohn
    Well written content helps you to get ranked in google. The content has to be unique & descriptive. On Page seo can also help to rank easier.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521623].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author ahmansoor
    Quality content and relevant links
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521633].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author stewwilliams
    Banned
    Below Most Important SEO Ranking Factors:
    1. A Secure and Accessible Website.
    2. Page Speed (Including Mobile Page Speed)
    3. Mobile Friendliness.
    4. Domain Age, URL, and Authority.
    5. Optimized Content.
    6. Technical SEO.
    7. User Experience (RankBrain)
    8. Links.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521639].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author spartan14
    Its hard to say what its the most important factor but i think quality content that makes the visitor to stay a lot on your website its very important also good quality backlinks ,the more the better as they are seen as votes .Also optimise your website links ,speed load etc
    Signature

    Admin note: Affiliate links are not allowed in paid user sigs

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521651].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author bangthetable
    You should focus on creating content with more information than top ranking site's content and do perfect ON page optimization to that content.


    The next ranking factor could be build backlinks from multiple high authority sites instead of multiple backlinks from same website.


    These two factors will help to get top rankings on Google.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521672].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author qtechservers
    A lot of factors but I think content that is original and engaging is one of the crucial factors. Not only can high quality content gain traffic but also quality backlinks.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521776].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author amuro
    Your site layout, content and how it engages with your site visitors.

    If you have social media channels like Facebook, Instagram and Youtube also populated with content linking to your site, that will be better.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521779].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author jamesandersonicb
    First of all your content matter and after this, you have to take new backlink with high domain ranking
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521803].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Ravi Talwar
    quality backlinks must for search engines and ranking prospective
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521860].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author sophie marton
    Nowadays the most trending factor is content. Because content is king it will help you to rank # 1 your website on Google
    You will use content strategy to getting first-page ranking but it doesn't mean you ignore the other factors. Below I discuss some factors that will helpful for you
    Create good quality backlinks
    Upload your website blog on a weekly basis
    Take advantage of guest posting
    Use keywords in your website meta title and meta description
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521902].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Lalit Mittal
    There are lots of things but for me, Unique Content, High-quality backlinks and blog speed is important.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521955].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author MikeFriedman
    Originally Posted by WF- Mark View Post

    If i had to pick out of the 200 factor that Google claims, it would have to be high quality/relevant content. It pretty much is the essence of your website. What good is a fast loading website if you don't have the information that people visit you for? Plus, better content means more time for them to spend around your website (dwell time) and the more they'll be enticed to keep clicking on the next article or view the next product on sale.
    Ignore this. It's nonsense. You can rank just fine with low quality content too.

    Dwell time is not a ranking factor. Wouldn't worry about that at all.

    The #1 ranking factor in Google is the same as it has always been. Links.

    I can rank a piece of content that is utter garbage with enough high quality links. The opposite is not true unless there is zero competition. You can't rank high quality content with garbage links. If there was any doubt, Kyle Roof proved it recently in a public contest where he ranked content that was nothing but lorem ipsum.
    Signature

    For SEO news, discussions, tactics, and more.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11521982].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author JChilds
    If you think you have Google figured out then it must be time for them to do another one of their changes and kick our sites to the curb and make use go thru the ranking process under the new terms.

    As everyone know Google is in business to make money and they are an affiliate for just about any product you can think of./ You will see their ads on just about every page.

    They do not like competition either Amazon and their affiliates that is why just like they said they would, they penalize as duplicate content I don't care how many backlinks you have. I have had products on page one and two for months then suddenly they fall out of the top 100.

    You have to play their game or you are dead.

    Just my opinion, I could be wrong

    John
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522029].message }}
    • Profile picture of the author star007
      I believe one of the most important ranking factors is back links. I recently made a video that I wanted to get on page one of YouTube. Before sending back links my video was not on the first page, but after i sent relevant back links to my video, it not only made page one on YouTube, but also on the first page of Google.
      {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11526205].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author CharlesTavarez
    Thanks for Such great Question. I found my ans Also
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522043].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author annagirl
    Helpful topic. Thank you!
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522243].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author litonkrl
    Yes, all the factor could not possible to fill-up to rank top in google.
    Optimisation of on page, Quality content posting, high quality backlinks, Seo or mobile friendly website are some main factor you need to fulfil at any cost to rank top in google.
    Signature
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522313].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author FrazeTowne
    Although, there are many ranking factors responsible for SERP rankings. But, mostly webpage's loading speed, responsiveness and quality backlinks play a major role in making your website rank sooner or later.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522486].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author DigitalBaharat
    Yes, there are so many ranking factors and no one can optimize the website for all the factors but focus on these basic factors.
    Optimize for the On-Page (it includes Page Speed, Easy Navigation, Responsiveness, Mobile Friendliness, Optimized Images, URL Structure, Internal Linking, Content should be of high quality and relevant, Keyword Relevancy, Redirections should be up to the Mark, Canonical URLs, Optimized Meta Title and Description.)

    Content Marketing
    Blogging
    Build High-Quality Backlinks from niche and authority websites.
    Social Sharing
    Local Citation
    Post Content on Quora
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522517].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author ahmed2520
    Content is Still King. Content Quality. ...
    Freshness. The Google Freshness Algorithm is real game changer. ...
    Backlinks. Backlinks remain one of the strongest ranking signals in Google's search algorithm. ...
    Mobile First. ...
    Page Speed. ...
    Schema code. ...
    Brand Power and Social Signals. ...
    Domain Power.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522693].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Martin smith
    1. Genuine Content
    2. Responsive website
    3. Website loading speed
    4. User Engagement
    5. High quality and relevance backlinks ...etc
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522838].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author eggninny
    Obviously, backlinks/links to your site is the number 1 ranking factor for Google search ranking. Although, your content should also be of great quality to rank.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11522951].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Kajal Verma
    Unique Content,Social bookmarking ,create Backlinks on high pr websites,Follow google algorithm.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11523260].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author TechMate001
    #1 Fresh Content (KW Focused)
    #2 Navigation
    #3 Technical SEO
    #4 Clean structure & mobile resposnive.

    You can rank #1 without backlinks. Backlink doesn't matters. But Bounce Rate helps for ranking.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11523332].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author petersen123
    This decision is not easy, to calculate which is the best factor for SEO ranking.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11523497].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author mikhail seagal
    Forget all those things. Focus on high quality content in your website and target low frequency keyword first. Now a day mobile website load speed is more important so work on that.

    Follow three tier strategy for off page SEO. In first tier content quality and uniqueness is more important.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11523761].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Vidushi Vij
    There is no particular factor, the whole concept of SEO works on hit and trial. Things you can do is: Focus on quality backlinks. There are several tools available for that. Work on the website speend. The loading time of the website is again a very important factor. Try reducing the bounce rate. Hope this works well for you.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11523765].message }}
  • I believe strong do-follow back links will definitely boost your ranks but its all kind of slow process and one need to be patient
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11523802].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author chrsplmr
    CTR and backlinks go together like peas and carrots for ranking.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11523829].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author rahul11
    Back link Building
    Page Speed
    Mobile Friendly
    Keyword In Domain
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11524050].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author ThaiDuongVisa
    I think there are:
    + Write SEO standard - copywriting
    + CTR rate - click
    + DA and PA scores, especially PA
    + Time onsite, Bounce rate
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11524099].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Rais shaik
    Quality Back links
    Good Content
    Social Media Engagement
    Page Speed
    Mobile Friendly
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11524148].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Nicksonjohn
    There are many strategies in SEO. Each one of them plays different roles to get ranked. Following all of them makes you as master in SEO. But simplest way to get ranked or identified by google's eyes is optimizing your site content SEO friendly & getting high quality backlinks.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11524297].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Tmt Aba
    Focus on designing your website to fulfill the purpose of your audience. Take surveys, polls, reviews, and feedback to improve the website for the user experience because Google serves the end user and it prioritizes their preferences when it comes to ranking.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11524304].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author iceman78
    Focus on using the right keywords. This will get you targeted traffic. You'll also need good quality content on your website.
    Signature

    Get A Rounder, Firmer, Stronger BUTT
    www.nice-glutes.com/

    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11524322].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author rahul11
    High quality content
    Page Speed
    Back links
    Scheme Code
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11524798].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Emilly94
    For my blog at Social Champ. We practice the topic cluster technique in which we simply put, topic clusters which are a collection of interlinked articles or pages around one umbrella topic. It helps us to rank on 2 to 3 important keywords.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525193].message }}
  • guest post content and quality backlinks received by high DA websites
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525199].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Radhika Shah
    Load time, schema, high DA backlinks, Technical SEO most important factor to rank on google
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525343].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Jenifer1420
    There are more than a few strategies available to increase impressions on your website. Just a easy website does not get an impression from visitors; the most eye-catching sites get more inkling. So, here I have to mention some keynotes to increase impressions,

    Create awesome engaging content everyday
    Submit all of your pages to the google index
    Diagnose potential problems
    Internal Linking
    Social media sharing
    Digital marketing

    if your business is related to online advertising choose best ecommerce solution provider.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525349].message }}
  • There's not a single specific factor that will help you to rank over SERP. There're some techniques and strategies that you need to work on. Some of them are mentioned below -
    1. Keyword Research and Analysis
    2. Quality and Relevant Backlinks
    3. Unique and Fresh Content (Content is king)
    4. Page Speed
    5. Optimized Images
    6. SEO friendly URLs
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525445].message }}
  • I think, Content is more important now a days. Question and Answer content is very popular.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525488].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author kcmkgroup
    Below Are the Most Important SEO Ranking Factors?
    A Secure and Accessible Website
    Page Speed (Including Mobile Page Speed)
    Mobile Friendliness
    Domain Age, URL, and Authority
    Optimized Content
    Technical SEO
    User Experience (RankBrain)
    Links
    Social Signals
    Real Business Information
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525649].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Madison Dade
    In now days , Website load speed & Meta titles-Description, Page Content is more important for google .
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525675].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author indorewebexpert
    Hey Amarjeet
    It will be complicated to say that on what factor google ranking impact the most but according to me we can work on the list given below
    1. Fresh content
    2. Work for quality backlink
    3. Page speed
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525704].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Rob Dean
    As per my knowledge, the three main ranking factors to rank on Google are content, backlinks and human engagement metrics such as CTR (Clickthrough rate). So, it should be carefully looked at when designing an SEO strategy.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525751].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author nehasurya
    It is right, Ranking Factor is Most Important to Rank on Google

    First and Important ranking factor is use high quality content.
    Create backlink
    Natural Links
    website user friendly
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525756].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Shakil Khan
    nowadays guest post is a best and strong way to get more traffic and grow your domain authority. I always take a guest post from
    fiverr
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525769].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author pramodtapu
    have original and well written contents,high quality and relevant backlinks,total social media shares,the crucial and most important on page SEO
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525961].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Mohanbanik
    Google says they consider 200+ ranking factors to rank a page.
    It is very difficult for us to mention individually which ranking factor we should focus to rank No #1 on Google.
    But the priority sequence can be as follows:

    Page-Level Factors > Backlink Factors

    To rank a page you first hit on Page level factors for example, keyword in title tag , keyword in description tag, keyword appears in H1 tag, content quality, content Length, mobile friendliness, page speed and so on. Then you can start to hit backlink factors to rank No #1 on Google.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11525986].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author kebumen
    Based on my experience, ranking factors are influenced by several things, including: domain age, number of backlinks, domain authority, web speed, and much more. But of the many factors, some of the factors above are items that I often prioritise in building a website.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11526188].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author Jenifer1420
    Good and Original Content, Responsive Design, User knowledge, Load time, Social Signal, Backlinks, issue Relevant Content.
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11526213].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author akshay pandit
    Quality Content
    Page Speed
    Mobile Friendly
    Keywords
    Backlinks
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11526273].message }}
  • Profile picture of the author monica geller
    • Secure and Accessible Website
    • Page Speed
    • Mobile Responsive
    • Domain Age, URL, and Authority
    • Optimized Content
    • Technical SEO
    • User Experience (RankBrain)
    • Links
    • Social Signals
    {{ DiscussionBoard.errors[11526729].message }}

Trending Topics