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Most Important SEO Ranking Factors from Top Marketers

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Published on November 1, 2017

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Most Important SEO Ranking Factors from Top Marketers

A recent poll was taken of 256 influential internet marketers. They were asked what they considered to be the most important SEO ranking factors. Here are the results:

1. Relevant Content Creation 57%

2. Keyword/Phrase research 49%

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3. Social Media Integration 39%

4. External/Internal linking 36%

5. Mobile Responsive Design 34%

6. Meta Description Tags 26%

7. Webpage Loading Speed 24%

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