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THE PERIODIC TABLE OF
SEO RANKING FACTORS

ON THE PAGE SEO
CONTENT

OFF THE PAGE SEO RANKING FACTORS

OFF THE PAGE SEO

HTML

+3

ARCHITECTURE
+3

LINKS

Elements influenced by readers, visitors & other publishers.

SOCIAL

+3

+3

Cq Ht Ac Lq Sr

Search engine optimization — SEO — seems likes alchemy
to the uninitiated. But there's a science to it. Search engines

Quality

reward pages with the right combination of ranking factors.

Titles

Quality

Crawl

TRUST

+2

Reputation

PERSONAL
+3

+3

Ta Pc
Authority

These elements are in the direct control of the publisher.

Research

CONTENT

Cr

RESEARCH

Have you researched the keywords
people may use to find your content?

Cw

WORDS

Do pages use words & phrases
you hope they'll be found for?

Ce

ENGAGE

Do visitors spend time reading
or "bounce" away quickly?

FRESH

Hd
Hh

TITLES

+2

Ph
History

Ps

TEXT

Do links pointing at pages use words
you hope they'll be found for?

Ln

NUMBER

Do many links point at your
web pages?

REPUTATION

Do those respected on social
networks share your content?

Ss

SHARES

Do many share your content on
social networks?

Ta

AUTHORITY

Do links, shares & other factors
make site a trusted authority?

Th

HISTORY

Has site or its domain been around a
long time, operating in same way?

TRUST

PERSONAL

Social

Pc

Negative "Violation" and "Blocking" factors harm your chances.

What country is someone
located in?

LOCALITY

What city or local area is
someone located in?

Ph

rankings. Several favorable factors increase odds of success.

COUNTRY

Pl

1 (weakest) to 3 (strongest). No single factor guarantees top

Vt

Are URLs short & contain meaningful keywords to page topics?

Thin

-2

BLOCKING
-1

-3

Stuffing

Cloaking

Vh
Quality

-3

-1

Vs Vc Vp
-1

VIOLATIONS

+2

VIOLATIONS

Does site load quickly?

Au

Lt

HISTORY

Does someone regularly visit
the site? Or "liked" it?

SOCIAL

What do your friends think of
the site?

Fresh

Can search engines easily "crawl"
pages on site?

URLS

Are links from trusted, quality or
respected web sites?

Ps

Cf

ARCHITECTURE

As

QUALITY

SOCIAL

Some factors influence more than others, which we've weighted

Do headlines and subheads use
header tags with relevant keywords?

SPEED

+1

Numbers

URLs

+3

Locality

History

FACTORS WORK TOGETHER

Engage

Do HTML title tags contain
keywords relevant to page topics?

CRAWL

Ss Th Pl
Shares

+1

+1

+1

Ce

Are pages fresh & about "hot" topics?

Ac

Headers

+1

+2

Do meta description tags
DESCRIPTION describe what pages are about?
HEADERS

Text

Speed

+1

Words

HTML

Ht

+3

Cw Hh Au Ln

Are pages well written & have
substantial quality content?

Cf

Description
+2

QUALITY

+1

Cr Hd As Lt

ON THE PAGE SEO RANKING FACTORS

Cq

+2

Lq

Sr

Country

Below, some major factors or "signals" you should seek to have.
+3

LINKS

Hidden

Bt Bp

Paid Links

Vl

-3

Blocking

Blocking

BLOCKING
If searchers "block" site, hurts both trust & personalization.

-1

Bt

Have many people blocked your
site from search results?

Bp

Link Spam

BLOCKING

BLOCKING

Has someone blocked your site from
their search results?

Vt

THIN

Is content "thin" or "shallow" &
lacking substance?

Vh

HIDDEN

Do colors or design "hide" words
you want pages to be found for?

Vp

PAID LINKS

Have you purchased links in
hopes of better rankings?

Vs

STUFFING

Do you excessively use words you
want pages to be found for?

Vc

CLOAKING

Do you show search engines
different pages than humans?

Vl

LINK SPAM

Have you created many links by spamming blogs, forums or other places?

Spam techniques may cause ranking penalty or ban.

Written By:

Design By:

Learn More: HTTP://SELND.COM/SEOTABLE

Copyright Third Door Media

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  • 1. THE PERIODIC TABLE OF SEO RANKING FACTORS ON THE PAGE SEO CONTENT OFF THE PAGE SEO RANKING FACTORS OFF THE PAGE SEO HTML +3 ARCHITECTURE +3 LINKS Elements influenced by readers, visitors & other publishers. SOCIAL +3 +3 Cq Ht Ac Lq Sr Search engine optimization — SEO — seems likes alchemy to the uninitiated. But there's a science to it. Search engines Quality reward pages with the right combination of ranking factors. Titles Quality Crawl TRUST +2 Reputation PERSONAL +3 +3 Ta Pc Authority These elements are in the direct control of the publisher. Research CONTENT Cr RESEARCH Have you researched the keywords people may use to find your content? Cw WORDS Do pages use words & phrases you hope they'll be found for? Ce ENGAGE Do visitors spend time reading or "bounce" away quickly? FRESH Hd Hh TITLES +2 Ph History Ps TEXT Do links pointing at pages use words you hope they'll be found for? Ln NUMBER Do many links point at your web pages? REPUTATION Do those respected on social networks share your content? Ss SHARES Do many share your content on social networks? Ta AUTHORITY Do links, shares & other factors make site a trusted authority? Th HISTORY Has site or its domain been around a long time, operating in same way? TRUST PERSONAL Social Pc Negative "Violation" and "Blocking" factors harm your chances. What country is someone located in? LOCALITY What city or local area is someone located in? Ph rankings. Several favorable factors increase odds of success. COUNTRY Pl 1 (weakest) to 3 (strongest). No single factor guarantees top Vt Are URLs short & contain meaningful keywords to page topics? Thin -2 BLOCKING -1 -3 Stuffing Cloaking Vh Quality -3 -1 Vs Vc Vp -1 VIOLATIONS +2 VIOLATIONS Does site load quickly? Au Lt HISTORY Does someone regularly visit the site? Or "liked" it? SOCIAL What do your friends think of the site? Fresh Can search engines easily "crawl" pages on site? URLS Are links from trusted, quality or respected web sites? Ps Cf ARCHITECTURE As QUALITY SOCIAL Some factors influence more than others, which we've weighted Do headlines and subheads use header tags with relevant keywords? SPEED +1 Numbers URLs +3 Locality History FACTORS WORK TOGETHER Engage Do HTML title tags contain keywords relevant to page topics? CRAWL Ss Th Pl Shares +1 +1 +1 Ce Are pages fresh & about "hot" topics? Ac Headers +1 +2 Do meta description tags DESCRIPTION describe what pages are about? HEADERS Text Speed +1 Words HTML Ht +3 Cw Hh Au Ln Are pages well written & have substantial quality content? Cf Description +2 QUALITY +1 Cr Hd As Lt ON THE PAGE SEO RANKING FACTORS Cq +2 Lq Sr Country Below, some major factors or "signals" you should seek to have. +3 LINKS Hidden Bt Bp Paid Links Vl -3 Blocking Blocking BLOCKING If searchers "block" site, hurts both trust & personalization. -1 Bt Have many people blocked your site from search results? Bp Link Spam BLOCKING BLOCKING Has someone blocked your site from their search results? Vt THIN Is content "thin" or "shallow" & lacking substance? Vh HIDDEN Do colors or design "hide" words you want pages to be found for? Vp PAID LINKS Have you purchased links in hopes of better rankings? Vs STUFFING Do you excessively use words you want pages to be found for? Vc CLOAKING Do you show search engines different pages than humans? Vl LINK SPAM Have you created many links by spamming blogs, forums or other places? Spam techniques may cause ranking penalty or ban. Written By: Design By: Learn More: HTTP://SELND.COM/SEOTABLE Copyright Third Door Media