How Google Rank Sites Now

A short list of the strongest factors associated with high search rankings:

• Relevant keywords on the page.
• Keyword in internal links.
• User signals (click-through-rate, time-on-site, bounce-rate).
• Domain SEO visibility (how strong the domain is in terms of links and authority).
• Search volume for a domain name.
• The total number of backlinks.
• The total number of referring domains (unique sites linking to your site).
• Google+ social media activity.
• Facebook social media activity.