Google's Search Quality Rater Guidelines now emphasize "Experience" alongside Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (E-E-A-T). This means content needs to be created by someone with firsthand experience and established knowledge.
UX as a Ranking Factor
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User experience (UX) continues to be a major ranking factor. Ensure your website is fast loading, mobile-friendly, and easy to navigate.
Search Generative Experience (SGE)
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Google is moving towards an SGE where search results might involve a conversation with AI models. Optimize your content to be discoverable within these AI generated experiences.
Google has been gradually rolling out mobile-first indexing, which means that the mobile version of a website is considered the primary version for indexing and ranking. Ensuring your website is optimized for mobile devices is crucial for SEO success.
Focus on clean website structure, site speed optimization, structured data implementation, schema markup and internal linking for better searchability.
Backlinks - Quality over Quantity
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Backlinks remain important, but focus on acquiring high-quality backlinks from relevant websites.