The 10 SEO ranking factors we know to be true

Google only confirmed 10 SEO ranking factors publicly in its history. In this article, I narrow in on what's true and what's speculation, how important each SEO ranking factor is and the evidence we have for it.

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International SEO Consultant, Speaker & Author. @Orainti, @Remotersnet, #MujeresEnDigital Founder. @sengineland Columnist. European Search Personality of 2018.

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@badams

European. Award-winning SEO & speaker. Founder @PolemicDigital, chief @StateofDigital. Specialist in #TechSEO & #NewsSEO. Occasional breaker of Wheaton’s Law.

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Online fanatic who's interested in #SEO, #SEA, #CRO, #gadgets, #Android mobile phones and (offline) cooking. Online since 1992...

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International Marketing Consultant & SEO Strategist | Si, sono Napoletana | ENFJ | Owner of @Level343

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@bill_slawski

I answer questions #SEO #Search, #SemanticWeb, #patents, #Sciencefiction, Director of SEO Research at https://t.co/JIuH0Jffc1 Carlsbad (Doing SEO since 1996)

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@edgar_sanchez

Search @ NH Hotels. Before GroupM (WPP), Yahoo!, Xing, Internet Marketing addict. SEO, SEM, Social Media, Analytics. Tweets in Spanish & English.

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@slagter

Content Marketeer & SEO specialist l Slagter Media l West-Fries uit Wijdenes l Boerenzoon. Tweet over #onlinemarketing, #beleggen & #agri

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@stonetemple

Digital Marketing Excellence Practitioner

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@jamesmeincke

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SEO, data-driven marketer and grilled cheese sandwich enthusiast living in OKC. Director of Strategy @UpBuildTeam.

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@gfiorelli1

Strategic International SEO senior consultant, @Moz Associate & @stateofdigital blogger. Founder of @theinbounder, the actionable Digital Marketing Conf.

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445 Following
36,479 Followers

@Kevin_Indig

SEO @Atlassian, startup mentor @GAccelerator, I'm all about Growth Strategy and share my knowledge on https://t.co/OQCXRIHn7O

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452 Following
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@neil_mchugh

A hands-on senior digital marketing professional. Named by Sage as a Top 100 Global Business Influencer for SME's in 2017 🏆 #sme #digital #rdguk #flipboard

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@VanDavies

Finesser of words. Content Marketer w/ 21K hrs+. TEDx addict. Insatiably curious. Digital Marketer @SimplyhealthUK #Coffeeholic #GrammarNazi. All views mine.

2,857 Tweets
1,126 Following
567 Followers

@petermeadit

WordPress SEO Consultant at https://t.co/jMNZcEjxn0 / Melbourne SEO meetup co-organizer at https://t.co/obtS1lVCjk

10,492 Tweets
1,774 Following
3,460 Followers

@CyrusShepard

Tweets about Google SEO, Higher Rankings + Traffic, Marketing & 10x Content. Founder of Zyppy. Former Director of SEO & Audience Development @Moz

18,534 Tweets
238 Following
47,686 Followers

@osandacooray

Digital Marketing Analytics, SEO, Performance marketing, Start ups, Passionate about what Internet can do!

12,708 Tweets
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10,217 Followers

@gaetano_nyc

VP, Marketing @SalesHacker | Growth Marketing Consultant for #SaaS Companies | #SEO Geek | Music Producer & Songwriter | Credits: Fat Joe, Shaggy, Ryan Leslie

17,976 Tweets
1,968 Following
3,395 Followers

@NTerje

Norwegian CIO, interested in social media, inovation and eCommerce. Passionate about IT and its ability to improve our lives. Opinions shared are my own.

8,568 Tweets
9,070 Following
9,780 Followers

@farkyrafiq

Digital Marketing Strategist.

1,204 Tweets
2,584 Following
3,975 Followers

@__nca

♥#SEO Manager♥#Vegan #feminist. #antiracist Marketing, music, food, travel. Do good & never grow up. ♥ Words & opinions ALWAYS my own.

41,596 Tweets
1,873 Following
2,583 Followers

@moniscope

I am a Google Trusted Photographer & Local Guide Expert L8; Consultant, Teacher & Coach. I love my #googleverse and all kind of tech around Google :-)

45,502 Tweets
2,379 Following
2,281 Followers

@BenvAZA

Casual Hero, Freelance astronaut, Legend in his own backyard. Tweets on Finance, Business, Startups, Mega Projects / Sports events, other topics.

6,976 Tweets
3,342 Following
2,306 Followers

@WhitecapSEO

Whitecap SEO is comprised of seasoned #Ecommerce #SEO experts

959 Tweets
3,097 Following
2,282 Followers

@ukuinbound

Ukukhanya is a young, start-up digital agency. We focus on being an agency for agencies by providing other digital agencies with inbound marketing capabilities.

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427 Following
294 Followers

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