SK_LinkBuilder
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Everyone lists it, almost nobody can prove it still moves the needle. What's yours?
What's a "ranking factor" you've quietly stopped believing in, even though it's still on every checklist?
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- Oct 18, 2008
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Domain Authority as a ranking signal. Good for comparisons, but not used by Google for ranking pages
i would go with keyword density. i used to look at the percent and ensure that my keyword is in there a certain amount of times. but with more work experience i realized that i do not have to look at the exact amount of keywords. all i need to do is write about the topic in the way that fits the search inttent nd everything will be fine.
- Apr 20, 2018
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I’d say keyword density. It’s still on plenty of old SEO checklists, but forcing a keyword to hit some specific percentage doesn’t make much sense anymore.
Relevance and covering the topic properly matter more.
- Apr 27, 2016
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EMD. It still feels lost.