Does Google LOVE your site?

[steadywebber]

As there seems to be a lot of questions and discussions about how to get sites ranked high and tips and tricks to do so, I thought I would add my few pennies worth. I have mentioned this in a couple of place. Hope it helps.

Google seem to love "expert" or "authority" sites. Sites that offer valuable, usable information, as opposed to those sites that just sell various products.....and other "stuff".
Using their relevancy mantra, Google adorns these expert sites with high SE rankings and lower than average PPC AdWords keywords.

So, as a guide, here are the five elements of site that Google is looking for to fall in love with:

• High Quality Content - Useful, relevant, unique
• Lots of it - Pages of the stuff
• Updating Content - Always adding and refining content
• Easy to navigate - Intuitive and simple to browse with useful links
• Status - Reputation gained through links from other quality sites

So are you an authority in a particular field? What do you know that you can share that will add value to other peoples lives? And it doesn't have to be fancy or costly. Just a simple blog will suffice. It's the easiest and simplest way to get going.

[cdl216]

Consistent quality is the name of the game. I like how you put it that Google likes "authority" content, although how would you recommend going about making a site more authoritative?

[johnsunvalley]

really interesting post.

[mit]

I think, Google loves my optimized sites as I am giving all things which a search engine wants from a site.

[WebDizajnSajter]

Originally Posted by steadywebber

Google seem to love "expert" or "authority" sites.

When it comes to google search methods, I think most of us touches in the dark. Google loves expert and authority sites, only if there are many inbound links which points toward them.

Originally Posted by steadywebber

Sites that offer valuable, usable information, as opposed to those sites that just sell various products.....and other "stuff".
Using their relevancy mantra, Google adorns these expert sites with high SE rankings

I don’t think so, proximity of keyword phrases matters.

Originally Posted by steadywebber

• High Quality Content - Useful, relevant, unique
• Lots of it - Pages of the stuff
• Updating Content - Always adding and refining content
• Easy to navigate - Intuitive and simple to browse with useful links
• Status - Reputation gained through links from other quality sites

• If other web sites prove that
• Wrong
• Only if it’ll be more focusing
• Ok
• Ok

[BeebleBerry]

Adding content and updating information regularly certainly does help Google fall in love I notice the difference in the few sites that I manage. One site in particular gets updated quite often (it's a local community site) and Google is there often within minutes of an update and the new pages are indexed and searchable quite quickly - quite often on the first page (depending on the keyword of course!)

[steadywebber]

Well, for the response to cdl216, making a site more "authoritative" is simply the content.
On two counts. The first is satisfying Google's keyword search criteria that you have optimised you site for. If the keywords are a good match...and the have interweaved the appropriate keywords in the right density throught the site, with links through to appropriate pages, Google will score this highly.
Second, from a human perspective, giving good, expert content that gives good solid information on a specific keyword (or keyword phrase) related subject will keep the visitor on your site longer....and promote re-visits. Something Google also seems to look for. So it's more of a notional aspect - By definition, if you give good, accurate, solid information, you are an authority on the subject, both from a search engine perspective, and in the eyes of the users who visit your site.

[Cars-blog]

The last point is probably the most important. How does google know what is quality content? I don't think it knows. I think it just relies other people linking to your content, and other people linking to those that link to you, making them, 'authoritative'.

[Sheikh Ahsan]

Originally Posted by Cars-blog

The last point is probably the most important. How does google know what is quality content? I don't think it knows. I think it just relies other people linking to your content, and other people linking to those that link to you, making them, 'authoritative'.

That's right, I also dont believe that google is capable of recognizing which content is good and which one's not. Its simply the game of good and high quality BLs.

[adda4u]

Content is the king

Update it and Google loves to stay with ur site

[WebDizajnSajter]

Originally Posted by steadywebber

Well, for the response to cdl216, making a site more "authoritative" is simply the content.
On two counts. The first is satisfying Google's keyword search criteria that you have optimised you site for. If the keywords are a good match...and the have interweaved the appropriate keywords in the right density throught the site, with links through to appropriate pages, Google will score this highly.
Second, from a human perspective, giving good, expert content that gives good solid information on a specific keyword (or keyword phrase) related subject will keep the visitor on your site longer....and promote re-visits. Something Google also seems to look for. So it's more of a notional aspect - By definition, if you give good, accurate, solid information, you are an authority on the subject, both from a search engine perspective, and in the eyes of the users who visit your site.

Yes you are right. I like very well your very post. You talk about on page optimization and authority, that’s true, but there is something I see you don’t know. Someone from google occasionally goes to inspection personally to a web page to inspect about authority.

[DEBBIETTHATZME]

i still need more time to build my status --hoping google gonna love me

[DEBBIETTHATZME]

Originally Posted by adda4u

Content is the king

Update it and Google loves to stay with ur site

relevent is still essential

[istongtotong]

I think Google love my site because it ranks well on SE.

[robertgallagher]

thanks for sharing your thoughts.
but Google Loves sites updated unique fresh content. as well as Search Engine Friendly urls

[webhunter]

google does not love anyone's site. It just trys to give searchers related results.

[lunarstudio]

Google ranks "quality" based on relevant links being passed down from mostly trusted sources. It also bases quality on the code itself. If your website and code is well written, the spiders have an easier time piecing together the links. If your subject on the other hand, such as a blog is ALL over the place then the relevancy will be spread out.

It's good to stay on topic.

[raymondusher]

Content relevancy and proper SEO techniques is enough to rank well on Google and other SE's...

[buland]

I almost do all the SEO , and make it GO
so I guess G gonna love me
wait for the next update

[HiVelocity]

I would say so in the top 2 for the hardest keywords on the block.