To increase your visibility and authority on the web, you need
some knowledge of Google rankings. Learning how Google’s ranking
system works can help you make important changes that can move
your website up the ranking ladder.
What follows is a quick primer on need-to-know basics for
improving your site’s Google ranking.
When it comes to your web pages, two different Google rankings
are at work: your search result ranking and your site’s PageRank.
They are related, yet distinct measures of the value of the
content on your site in the eyes of the search-engine giant.
Searches: Your search ranking refers to your
position on the results page for a given keyword query. Because
Web users usually want quick answers, they are more likely to
click links at the top of the first page of results. For that
reason, you tend to get more site traffic if your site is
included in the list of the top five or so search results.
PageRank: Google PageRank is a tool that assigns
every web page a value between 0 and 10. Those who get zeros
have no influence, while those with 10s have the most
influence. Page rankings are updated by Google about four
times each year. This gives site owners a chance to make
changes and improve their web authority over time.
Don’t know where you rank? Try a Google search to see where your
site shows up on the results page. You can also find web pages
and toolbars that show you the PageRank for your site as well as
the sites of your competitors. For example, you can use PageRank Checker to submit a URL, or you
can install Google’s Toolbar to view each site’s
PageRank as you browse.
Because Google is the most popular Internet search engine on the
internet, its rankings are important to website owners, content
developers, and Internet marketers. The final score is assigned
using an algorithm, or mathematical calculation. Several factors
are included in the analysis, such as number of inbound links,
quality of inbound links and number of outbound links.
Here are four steps to take that can help lift your score and, as
a result, raise your Google ranking.
1. Start link building. Part of your site’s rank
is based on how many links on external pages point back to your
site. The more pages referring web users to your site, the better
your chances of getting a higher ranking. Two of the easiest ways
to generate links to your site include reciprocal links and guest
posts. With reciprocal links, you place another company’s link
somewhere on your site in exchange for getting your own link on
their site. Additionally, if you write content for a blog as a
guest author, you can usually add a link back to your site in the
author bio at the end of the post.
2. Use keywords, but don’t overuse them. Keyword
density is a term that refers to the ratio of a keyword or
keyword phrase to the rest of the text on your web page.
Effective use of keywords or keyword phrases can improve your
rank. Beware of “keyword stuffing.” Overusing keywords can hurt
your ranking. It’s always best to write naturally.
3. Remember to add title tags. A title tag is
made up of the words between the
4. Use keyword-rich anchor text. Anchor text is
the text highlighted for readers to indicate a hyperlink. When it
comes to anchor text, try to use keywords as often as possible.
Creating a hyperlink from words like “click here” won’t add any
value to the link or your website.
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