Important Google Rank Tips

Hey folks,

I have seen a lot of debates among members about the importance of article length and how to achieve higher rankings in Google. Another member just asked this same question and I realized that, other than seeing what some of the WA members and ambassadors had to say, I didn't have a clue.

I have just begun researching this very important topic. I managed to attract over 1000 followers and over 2 million visitors to the blog I started in 2011 (the one I recently sold). I did so using organic SEO methods. Basically, I just wrote whatever the heck I wanted to, rather than focusing on keywords. I never once even checked my Google ranking, lol.

I am now finding myself wondering what my results might have been had I applied some of the techniques taught here in Wealthy Affiliate? I sold my blog, so will never know but I am going to try and force myself to focus on incorporating these techniques into the sites and blog I am working on now.

I found a link to an article that shares the results of analyzing 1 million Google search results to answer the question:

Which factors correlate with first page search engine rankings?

Here is a link to the article:

http://backlinko.com/search-engine-ranking#

I'd love to start a healthy and helpful discussion about this topic. I am hoping that each of the ambassadors and more experienced members who read this blog will comment and share their personal experience and understanding of how to achieve higher Google Rankings (or write a post on the topic themselves if they haven't already and share it in the comments on this post). I realize that there are quite a few WA resources on this topic, but clearly people are still struggling, so let's see if we can help!

In community,

Joy

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