SEO, Google Rankings, Keywords - Oh My! - Part 3 of 4
Kirsty Pilgrim • March 10, 2021
Hello Again!
We're happy to have you back for the 3rd of 4 instalments where we continue on this odyssey of examining what factors Google considers when ranking your website's relevance.
In this edition, we will be looking specifically at 'Site Factors'.
Certain site-wide factors can affect your site's search visibility as well. Such as:
- Sitemap. A sitemap is the most efficient and straightforward way to index all of the pages on your website and communicates it to the search engine.
- Domain trust. Trust relationships are the link between the administration domain and the communication domain. The trust relationship between these two domains enables the user accounts and other global groups to be used in a domain other than the domain where the accounts are defined. The building trust factors of your domain will certainly pay off in your SEO rankings.
- Server location. It is believed that a server's location helps to boost the SEO rankings for that particular country or region.
- Mobile optimized site. A mobile-optimized site is considered to be a far more up-to-date website. Mobile optimized websites will reformat itself for a list of handheld or tablet devices. This considers reformatted content, differently optimized images, and larger navigation buttons, depending on whether the user is on an iPhone or other device.
- Google Search Console integration. Finally, having your site verified Google Webmasters Tools helps with your website's indexing. Even if that's not the case, the tool provides valuable data you can use to optimize your site better.
Think of 'Site Factors' as a metaphor for building a house. The factors described above are the building materials needed to ensure a solid foundation exists.
Stay tuned for our final post in this series where we will explore the impact 'Domain Factors' have on your search visibility.
If you have any questions about whether these factors are incorporated in your website, the experts at Kre8tive Agency are here to give you the answers.
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