Most Important SEO Factors / Methods
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What would you consider to be the most important factor / method of SEO? In my opinion;
- Competitive Research
- Identifying Keywords / Phrases with high Search Volume
- URL selection
- Link Structure
- Link Building
- Meta Information
What's yours?
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I believe content is the most important factor, and then on-site optimization which would include URL selection, Identifying keywords, and structure. Once that is out of the way I move on to link building.
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