❌ Google gives you a peek behind the curtain at how it ranks search results

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If you gave SEOs a magic lamp and asked them to make 3 wishes, their first one would most likely be: “Show me how Google’s algorithm works”.

Your wish is my command: http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fcm.wtaff.co%2Ft%2Fj-l-fdidtty-iytuguttl-o%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNHuP8WNZaFxvJFgvr1dQy506szmig a new “About this Result” panel to their search results. The panel will show you how the search engine decided to rank a specific result for a query.

An example: Let’s say you typed “how to cook a fish in the oven” into Google. One of the results is a website called TasteofHome. You click on the “About this Result” panel for this website.

What you’ll see: Google will display one or more of the following 4 factors:
  • Matching keywords. For this query, for example, it will tell you that the words "how", "cook", "fish", and "oven" appear in the result.
  • Related terms. Google will display related keywords that appear in the result (such as “ingredients”, “recipe” and “baked”).
  • Looking at links. Unfortunately, they don’t go into specifics here. Google will just tell you it found relevant links to the result.
  • Local relevance. Google will tell you if this result is relevant for searches in your area (the United States, for example).
SEOs are a creative bunch, and we can't wait to see how they use this information in their daily workflow.
 
I don't see 'About this Result' on my laptop when I search for a term?
Maybe works only on phones
 
Google will never tell you that the site bought links and ranked on top. So, never trust Google.
 
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