Ranking Factors

* Keyword Use Anywhere in the Title Tag
* Keyword Use as the First Word(s) of the Title Tag
* Keyword Use in the Root Domain Name (e.g. keyword.com)
* Keyword Use Anywhere in the H1 Headline Tag
* Keyword Use in Internal Link Anchor Text on the Page
* Keyword Use in External Link Anchor Text on the Page
* Keyword Use as the First Word(s) in the H1 Tag
* Keyword Use in the First 50-100 Words in HTML on the Page
* Keyword Use in the Subdomain Name (e.g. keyword.seomoz.org)
* Keyword Use in the Page Name URL (e.g. seomoz.org/folder/keyword.html)


SEOmoz compiled a list of ranking factors that were rated by a panel of 72 SEO experts. According to the survey the top 10 most important onpage (keyword specific) ranking factors are: