SEOptimization Tips-5 : 10 Surprising SEO Facts
Did You Think SEO Was That Simple?
Search Engine Optimization is a difficult subject that has many an Internet marketer worried. Our rankings depend on successful SEO, after all.
But there are probably some things about SEO that even seasoned marketers do not really know.
10 Surprising Facts About SEO That I Bet You Weren't Sure Of
Here is a list of some facts that, surprisingly, most of us are unaware about, but which are actually true:
10 Shocking Facts About SEO That Are Actually Myths
Here is a list of some facts, that most of us think are true, but which are actually false:
- Myth 1: Google Values Backlinks from All High Authority Domains
- Myth 2: Google Uses Page Speed as a Major Ranking Signal
- Myth 3: Google Penalizes Duplicate Content
- Myth 4: Google Respects the Canonical URL as the Preferred Version for Indexing
- Myth 5: Fred Was an Algorithm Update Related to Link Quality
- Myth 6: Crawl Budget Isn’t an Issue
- Myth 7: Use the Disavow File to Maintain a Site’s Link Profile
- Myth 8: Google’s Sandbox Applies a Filter When Indexing New Sites
- Myth 9: Google Has 3 Top Ranking Factors
- Myth 10: Quality Updates Result in Algorithmic Penalties
Sometimes Confusing
The more you get into SEO, the more confusing it seems to get. But what does stand the test is unique, good content. Nothing to beat the old adage:
"Content is king"
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Hi Aparna,
Thanks for such an informative post.
Would you mind sharing your resources for both lists, because I don't particularly agree with them. I know just because I don't agree with them it does, by no means, say that they are wrong. I just want to know, for my own personal reasons, for sure either way.
So I would like the opportunity to view the information you used to create this post sort of like: hearing it from the horse's mouth myself.
Calvin
Hi Aparna, as usual great SEO article...
You are totally right about this Myth: "Google uses page speed as a major ranking signal"
I've seen many posts ranked #1 on Google, and they were very slow... I was even wondering how the heck were they able to be #1 with such a slow page...
Google happily indexes pages that take up to 3 minutes to load.
But we lose traffic because the visitor is not as patient as Google. So after 3-4 seconds, there are huge drops in visitors, as people move on.
Thank you for another SEO heads up Aparna! I'm getting SEO smart by the day through your posts!~^
Best Regards,
Rose 💕
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These SEO facts have value to me; a guide to help me rank better. Thank you for sharing this information.
You're welcome