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The One-Hour Guide to SEO: Link Building - Whiteboard Friday

Moz

So we've discussed sort of how search engines rank pages based on the value they provide to users. Then those pages that had a lot of PageRank, because many people linked to them or many powerful people linked to them, would then pass more weight on when they linked. There are spam characteristics and trustworthiness of the sources.

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New & Improved: Announcing The Beginner's Guide To Link Building

Moz

Indeed, every study over the past decade shows a high correlation between links and ranking. This chapter covers: Editorial Links (the most important kind) User-generated links Nofollow links Risky vs Non-risky links Sustainable links. Good outreach doesn't get marked as spam. Read Chapter 2 - Types Of Links.

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8 Essential SEO Reports to Create for Your Client in 2020

Single Grain

A study published on Moz found that there is, indeed, a strong correlation between links and rankings. Sales Revenue: Clients definitely want to know the amount of sales they were able to generate per quarter. Cost Per Lead: This will tell you how much your SEO efforts are costing the client to generate a lead. New subscribers.

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A Breakdown of HTML Usage Across ~8 Million Pages (& What It Means for Modern SEO)

Moz

The way HTML is written dictates what users see and how search engines interpret web pages. <meta name="google" content="nositelinkssearchbox"> “When users search for your site, Google Search results sometimes display a search box specific to your site, along with other direct links to your site. meta name="keywords".

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Domain Authority: How to Increase Your Ranking Score from Scratch

Single Grain

Because the search engine giant wants to increase the likelihood that the user has a great experience, it’ll look for content relevance as well as sites that have a history of producing valuable, trusted high-quality content along those lines. This is where domain authority comes in. Google notices this.

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101 Ways to Improve Your Website’s SEO & Improve Your Google Rankings

seo.co

The more characters you add to your domain, the more complicated it is for users to figure out what you do and the harder it is to remember or access a domain. Though there is some debate on the subject, it’s generally accepted that the age of a given domain has a bearing on that domain’s authority. Shorten your URLs.