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Confirmed Factors by Google
- BERT
- Crisis Information Systems
- Deduplication Systems
- Exact Match Domain 5
- Freshness Systems
- Helpful Content System
- Link Analysis Systems
- Local News Systems
- MUM
- Neural Matching
- Original Content Systems
- Removal-based Demotion System
- Page Experience System
- Passage Ranking System
- Product Review System
- RankBrain
- Reliable Information Systems
- Site Diversity System
- Spam Detection Systems
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Domain Factors
- Domain Age
- Domain Name
- Keyword in Domain Name
- Domain Registration Length
- Keyword in Subdomain
- Domain History
- Exact Match Domain
- Public Vs. Private WhoIs
- Penalized WhoIs Owner
- Country TLD Extension
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Special Google Algorithm Rules
- Query Deserves Freshness
- Query Deserves Diversity
- User Browsing History
- User Search History
- Featured Snippets
- Geo-Targeting
- Safe Search
- “YMYL” Keywords
- DMCA Complaints
- Domain Diversity
- Transactional Searches
- Local Searches
- Top Stories Box
- Big Brand Preference
- Shopping Results
- Image Results
- Easter Egg Results
- Single Site Results for Brands
- Payday Loans Update
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Brand Signals
- Branded Anchor Text
- Branded Search
- Facebook Page and Likes
- Brand + Keyword Searches
- Twitter Profile with Followers
- Official LinkedIn Company Page
- Known Authorship
- The Legitimacy of Social Media Accounts
- Brand Mentions on Top Stories
- Unlinked Brand Mentions
- Brick and Mortar Location
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Page-Level Factors
- Keyword in Title Tag
- Title Tag Starting with Keyword
- Keyword in Description
- Keyword in H1 Tag
- TF-IDF
- Content-Length
- Table of Contents
- Keyword Density
- LSI in Content (LSI)
- LSI Keywords in Tags
- Page Covers Topics In-Depth
- Page Loading Speed via HTML
- Page Loading Speed Via Chrome
- Use of AMP
- Entity Match
- Google Hummingbird
- Duplicate Content
- Rel=Canonical
- Image Optimization
- Content Recency
- The Magnitude of Content Updates
- Historical Page Updates
- Keyword Prominence
- Keyword in H2, H3 Tags
- Outbound Link Quality
- Outbound Link Theme
- Grammar and Spelling
- Syndicated Content
- Mobile-Friendly Update
- Mobile Usability
- Hidden Content on Mobile
- Helpful “Supplementary Content”
- Content Hidden Behind Tabs
- Number of Outbound Links
- Relevant Images
- Number of Internal Links
- Quality of Internal Links
- Broken Links
- Reading Level
- Affiliate Links
- HTML Errors/W3C Validation
- Domain Authority
- Page’s PageRank
- URL Length
- URL Path
- Human Editors
- Page Category
- Keyword in URL
- URL String
- References and Sources
- Bullets and Numbered Lists
- Priority of Page in Sitemap
- Too Many Outbound Links
- UX Signals From Other Keywords
- Page Age
- User-Friendly Layout
- Parked Domains
- Useful Content
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User Interaction
- RankBrainTime
- Organic CTR for A KeywordTime
- Organic CTR for All KeywordsTime
- Bounce RateTime
- Direct TrafficTime
- Repeat TrafficTime
- Pogo StickingTime
- Blocked SitesTime
- Chrome BookmarksTime
- Number of CommentsTime
- Dwell Time
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On-Site Webspam Factors
- Panda Penalty
- Links to Bad Neighborhoods
- Redirects
- Pop-ups
- Interstitial Pop-Ups:
- Site Over-Optimization
- Gibberish Content
- Doorway Pages
- Ads Above the Fold
- Hiding Affiliate Links
- Fred
- Affiliate Sites
- Auto-Generated Content
- Excessive PageRank Sculpting
- Meta Tag Spamming
- IP Address Flagged as Spam
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Off-Site Webspam Factors
- Hacked Sites
- Unnatural Influx of Links
- Penguin Penalty
- Link Profile with a High Percentage of Low-Quality Links
- Links From Unrelated Sites
- Unnatural Links Warning
- Low-Quality Directory Links
- Widget Links
- Links from the Same Class C IP
- “Poison” Anchor Text
- Unnatural Link Spikes
- Links From Articles and PR
- Manual Actions
- Selling Links
- Google Sandbox
- Google Dance
- Disavow Tool
- Reconsideration Request
- Temporary Link Schemes
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Site-Level Factors
- Content Providing Value and Unique Insights
- Contact Us Page
- Domain Trust / TrustRank
- Site Architecture
- Presence of Sitemap
- Site Uptime
- Server Location
- SSL Certificate
- Terms of Service & Privacy Pages
- Duplicate Meta Information On-Site
- Breadcrumb Navigation
- Mobile-Optimized
- YouTube
- Site Usability
- Using GA and GSC
- User reviews/Site reputation
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Backlink Factors
- Linking Domain Age
- Number of Linking Root Domains
- Number of Links from Separate C-Class IPs
- Number of Linking Pages
- Backlink Anchor Text
- Alt Tag (for Image Links)
- Links from .edu or .gov Domains
- Authority of Linking Page
- Authority of Linking Domain
- Links from Competitors
- Links from “Expected” Websites
- Links from Bad
- Neighborhoods
- Guest Posts
- Links from Ads
- Homepage Authority
- NoFollow Links
- Diversity of Link Types
- “Sponsored” or “UGC” Tags
- Contextual Links
- Excessive 301 Redirects to Page
- Internal Link Anchor Text
- Link Title Attribution
- Country TLD of Referring Domain
- Link Location In Content
- Link Location on Page
- Linking Domain Relevancy
- Keyword in Title
- Page-Level Relevancy
- Positive Link Velocity
- Negative Link Velocity
- Links from Hubpages
- Link from Authority Sites
- Linked to as Wikipedia Source
- Co-Occurrences
- Backlink Age
- Links from Real Sites vs. “Splogs”
- Natural Link Profile
- Reciprocal Links
- User-Generated Content Links
- Links from 301
- Number of Outbound Links Within a Page
- Forum Links
- Word Count of Linking Content
- Schema.org Usage
- TrustRank of Linking Site
- Sitewide Links
- Quality of Linking Content
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Retired Ranking System
- Hummingbird
- Mobile-friendly Ranking System
- Page Speed System
- Panda System
- Penguin System
- Secure Site System
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