Let's Play A Game

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Let's play a little game...

You get allocate 20 points across 7 on-page SEO factors.

The factors:
Keyword Density
Keyword in URL
Keyword In Title
Keyword In Meta Description
Keyword in <h1> tag
Keyword in <h2> tag
Keyword in <h3> tag
Keyword in "alt image"

You can use your 20 points however you see fit. You DO NOT have to give each factor a point.

Mine would look like this...

Keyword Density 6
Keyword in URL 2
Keyword In Title 4
Keyword In Meta Description 3
Keyword in <h1> tag 3
Keyword in <h2> tag
Keyword in <h3> tag
Keyword in "alt image" 1

Curious to what others think.

I know there other factors, and if you want to include them that's fine. But stick with the original list for the game!
#search engine optimization #factors #game #play #rank
  • LOL!!!! Not a bad little game, actually!

    Keyword Density 0
    Keyword in URL: 7 (Note: in url, NOT domain)
    Keyword In Title: 7
    Keyword In Meta Description(-10 )
    Keyword in <h1>: 6
    Keyword in <h2> 0
    Keyword in <h3> 0
    Keyword in "alt image" 0

    Clear case where less is more. But some will stuff.
    And stuff. And stuff some more. Each case of stuffing
    leads to a devaluing. Read: Spam.

    Paul
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    • hadn't thought about the negative. So you don't think including the keyword in the meta description helps at all? Interesting...
  • Ok, a little Sunday challenge: Let's see:

    The factors:
    Keyword Density: 2
    Keyword in URL: 5
    Keyword In Title: 5
    Keyword In Meta Description: 4
    Keyword in <h1> tag: 2
    Keyword in <h2> tag: 1
    Keyword in <h3> tag
    Keyword in "alt image": 1

    That's how I'd rank, giving not to many points to any particular point, but noting that keyword in url and title are very important.

    Cheers all!
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    • Boy, I keep looking at the calendar. This IS 2012,
      not 1997.

      Meta description should not even be on the list. Any scoring
      where meta description gets more oomph than an <h1>heading
      is a very lousy list. Forget 1997. I meant 1994.

      Paul
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  • Doesn't Seomoz run annual polls for exactly these kinds of questions?

    Ah here, I found it: 2011 Search Engine Ranking Factors | SEOmoz

    Edit: Here's a direct link to a survey about the factors above:
    http://www.seomoz.org/article/search...tors#metrics-6
  • I think you forgot the most important one, internal linking. I would give about 15 points for internal linking.
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    • Keyword Density 1
      Keyword in URL: 6 (Note: in url, NOT domain)
      Keyword In Title: 5
      Keyword In Meta Description 1
      Keyword in <h1>: 4
      Keyword in <h2> 1
      Keyword in <h3> 1
      Keyword in "alt image" 1
  • Banned
    Keyword Density
    Keyword in URL
    Keyword In Title
    Keyword In Meta Description
    Keyword in <h1> tag
    Keyword in <h2> tag
    Keyword in <h3> tag
    Keyword in "alt image"

    The reason I gave <h2> such a high score is I like jump-links (a lot). I wrap my jump-link titles in an <h2> tag.

    Like Mike mentioned above, If internal links was on the list I would have given that points. That would have looked like this.


    Keyword Density
    Keyword in URL
    Keyword In Title
    Keyword In Meta Description
    Keyword in <h1> tag
    Keyword in <h2> tag
    Keyword in <h3> tag
    Keyword in "alt image"
    Keyword Anchor-Text Internal Linking
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