Everyone aspires to rank first on Google. But every year, Google learns more.
Here are the findings of SEMrush’s most recent analysis.
Using a scale of 0 (not important) to 10 (extremely important), they examined the top 100 places for 600K keywords and identified the top 10 ranking factors:
Number one: 10 direct website visitors (most important)
(2) Nine minutes on site (3) Eight pages each session (TOP 3 results have 3-3.5 pages seen per session)
Bounce rate: 7, with the top three results having a 49% bounce rate.
- Total referring domains, backlinks, referring IPs, and follow-backlinks: 6. 6. Content length: 5. 7. HTTPS: 4. 8. Total anchors: 3. 9. Keyword density: 2. 10. Video on page: 1.
Source: semrush.com