seo ranking factors - review of searchmetrics 2014 study
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SEO Ranking FactorsAn overview of SearchMetrics 2014 Ranking
Factors for the Melbourne SEO Meetup Community
www.meetup.com/Melbourne-SEO/ www.searchmetrics.com/us2014
Peter Mead twitter.com/petermeadit Search Specialist at wearedando.com
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Must-Read SEO Survival Guide 2014
Searchmetrics have produced comprehensive study on Google Ranking Factors.
For complete the analysis within the guide...
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What is a Ranking Factor
● How is a Ranking factor analyzed?● What about correlation? ● Analyzed top 30 search results for 10,000
keywords – approx 300,000 URLs● Using the Spearman correlation, the rank-
correlation coefficient is calculatedhttp://www.searchmetrics.com/en/what-is-a-ranking-factor/
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Algorithms and Ranking Factors
● Search engines evaluate topics and relevance using Algorithms
● SERPs pages use these evaluations ● The criteria used for this are known as
Ranking Factors● Blackhat Keyword Stuffing, Cloaking etc.
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SERPs Ranking Position and Order
Also Influenced by:Personalisation User Behaviour Logged into Google Using ChromeGeolocation Cookies storing personal info
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Interpret the Analysis
● Correlation○ Differences between certain properties of URLs
ranking from position 1 to 30, to show what differentiates URLs according to their ranking.
● Average Values ○ Describes the existence or extent of certain features
per position on average for what the top sites have in common.
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2014 Ranking Factors InfographicInfographic: http://www.searchmetrics.com/en/knowledge-base/ranking-factors/infographic/
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Most important Ranking Factors
Five main areas:● Content ● Technology ● Backlinks ● Social Signals ● User Signals
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Content Ranking Factors
● Needs to be high quality ● Professionally written - Readability Flesch ● Highly relevant ● Long form ● Media enrichment ● Relevant topical terms - Hummingbird● Internal linking
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Technical Ranking Factors
● Site architecture ● Internal linking structure● Fast loading times ● Meta tags ● H1 and H2● Keywords in domain further devalued
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Backlink Ranking Factors
● Penguin: Quality is most important ● Number of links is important ● Blended mix of backlinks ● Natural anchor texts ● Branded anchor texts● Deep linking
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Social Ranking Factors
● Top platforms: Facebook, G+, Twitter, Pinterest
● Google emphasised not a ranking factor● Social cues indicate fresh content ● Social affects traffic● Branding is a big deal
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Branding and Rankings
● Branding factor for SERPS● Brands specifically rank higher ● Top positions for Brands and Wikipedia ● Niche brands - go for longtail ● Branded anchor text
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User Signals Factors
● Click-Trough Rate● Time on Site● Bounce rate
Desktop vs Mobile: ● Mobile optimised sites, faster download
times helps.
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