2009 SEO Ranking Factors from SEOmoz

2009 SEO Ranking Factors from SEOmoz

Every two years, SEOmoz conducts a survey with top SEO experts from around the world to gain their opinions what factors effect search engine rankings. They have just released the latest survey results.
The 72 experts surveyed were asked to rate more than 100 search ranking factors.
The general consensus of the top 5 ranking factors were:1. Anchor Text from External Links2. Keyword Use in Title Tag3. Raw Link Popularity4. Diversity of Linking Domains5. Keyword Use in Root Domain
The top 5 NEGATIVE ranking factors were:1. Cloaking with Malicious/Manipulative Intent2. Link Acquisition from Known Link Brokers/Sellers3. Links from the Page to Web Spam Sites/Pages4. Cloaking by User Agent5. Frequent Server Downtime & Site Inaccessibility
For all the detail, see http://www.seomoz.org/article/search-ranking-factors