|
||||||
|
||||||
|
What Size Body Section Ranks Highest?Copyright 2004 Jon RicercaThis is another one of the controversial questions in many of the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) forums, yet it is very easy to answer for any particular search engine. While popular belief seems to be that pages should be very short (less than 10K) to rank well with the leading search engine, this article conclusively answers that question… with a completely different answer. The methodology is really quite simple for this question. I gathered the results of the queries naturally performed last month by myself and three associates using Yahoo and Google. I then visited each page and wrote down the size of the body section of the page. Those sizes were then tabulated for the top 20 rankings and converted into a normalized “ranking correlation”. The resulting number shows each group of body section sizes normalizing into a number between –100 and +100 showing the likelihood of being ranked higher/lower. A value of +100 shows that all 10 rankings were in the proper order to show that pages of the studied size ALWAYS rank HIGHER than pages of another size. A value of –100 shows that all 10 rankings were in the proper order to show that pages of the studied size ALWAYS rank LOWER than pages of another size. Numbers in between show the varying likelihood of rankings proportionally between –100 and +100. That is the number you see on the Y-axis. On the X-axis, we have groups of page sizes varying from 0 to >100K bytes. Here are the graphs for Yahoo and Google: http://www.searchenginegeek.com/graphs/dey02.gif http://www.searchenginegeek.com/graphs/deg02.gif (Note to Webmasters: Feel free to hot link to the above graphs or even copy them to your own site. Also feel free to delete this note.) There is an obvious correlation on Google, which shows that body sections of a size between 50K and 60K generally rank much higher than shorter or longer bodies. The Yahoo graph is a bit more erratic, but also shows a nice peak at 60-70K (and another one at 20-30K). This goes against the popular belief that states that shorter pages rank highest. The popular belief is shown to be completely inaccurate with this study. Notes: 1. For the purposes of this test, the actual body section size in bytes was used. The page was saved to disk and then everything before the body tag and after the end body tag were deleted. The resulting size of the file as reported by the operating system was used. Graphics and any other external references were completely ignored. 2. Over 1,000 queries and over 10,000 sites were examined for this study. 3. There was no exercise to attempt to isolate different keywords. I merely took a random sampling of the queries performed by myself and three associated during the prior month. Conclusion: Pages with a body section size between 50K and 70K rank best on the two leading search engines! This is merely a correlation study, so it cannot be determined from this study whether the leading search engine purposefully entertains this factor or not. The actual factors used may be far distant from the factor we studied, but the end result is that this search engine does, in fact, rank pages between 50K and 60K higher than pages of other sizes. About the author: Jon Ricerca is one of the leading researchers and authors of the Search Engine Ranking Factor (SERF) reports at SearchEngineGeek.com For access to the other SERF reports, please visit: http://www.SearchEngineGeek.com Circulated by Article Emporium Drive Free Traffic To Your Website By Writing Articles Copyright 2005 Woon Sung Liang One of the best ways to drive traffic to your website is by writing articles. Getting your own articles written, distributed and published on the Internet is one of the very best Internet marketing techniques in existence. Once you have ... It's No Miracle - But It Sure Does Feel Like One ItsNoMiracle.com offers all of their members the chance to make money in the world of Internet Marketing. It's No Miracle is a subscription-based program, which feeds its members into The $20 Miracle. The $20 Miracle is a well-known program, which employs the WealthSystem... Explode Your E-Business Explode Your Business With An Avalanche Of Hot Rabid Customers, Clients And Future Clients That Are Hungry For What You Have To Offer. Dear Friend, You can make a decent income selling products and services but you can become insanely rich by creating and control... What Size Body Section Ranks Highest? Copyright 2004 Jon Ricerca This is another one of the controversial questions in many of the SEO (Search Engine Optimization) forums, yet it is very easy to answer for any particular search engine. While popular belief seems to be that pages should be very short (less than 1... Do You Have a Hobby That Makes Money for You? Everyone has a hobby. We love all kinds of music, sports, movies, books... We have pets, we grow flowers, we build houses, buy cars... Some of us even love our jobs (boy, those are the lucky ones)... Dale Carnegie said: "Today is life - the only life you are sur... How to Conduct Keyword Research Copyright 2005 Keith Baxter One of the questions I'm most often asked is how I perform keyword research. In this article, I will explain how I personally perform my own keyword research as well as some alternative methods. Let's begin with an explanation ... Reprint Rights Scams And Shams The Internet marketing landscape is littered with the profitless websites of those buying worthless reprint rights packages! They buy these rights, put up a website, and scratch their heads in bewilderment when the sales don't come rolling in. Yes, you can make a lot of m... Ebooks Are For Amateurs Copyright 2005 Willie Crawford How do you get paid more for everything that you know and do? You become known as THE expert on a given topic. How do you do that? One very good way is to write a book. No, not an ebook - an actual print book. "What's wrong with an ebook?" I... The Road to Success - A.C.T.I.O.N. Without question almost every home business owner has struggled with time management. Working from home has many perks, but along with the perks come distractions. Those distractions if left unchecked can destroy your business. So, how do you find a balance ... Getting Targeted Traffic by Standing Out In The Crowd Copyright 2005 Jack Humphrey Have you ever seen the trading floor in action on Wall Street? After the opening bell, things get chaotic. People who don't know what's going on might think of it as a riot situation. It is funny to think that the world economy is so tie... Self Promotion : It's My Turn I spend a lot of time promoting other peoples' businesses. Today, I am going to get into a little self promotion. What I mean by this is... Rather than spending a bunch of words, going on about how my partners and I can help you in your marketing efforts; which we can do ... Dig out that worm. Internet worms. Is your PC infected? If your computer has become infected with a worm, don't panic, it is not the end of the world. There area number of things that you can do. Microsoft has a security web page. www... Why are Manhole Covers Round? Copyright 2004 Harald Anderson Recently I stumbled across a list of Microsoft Interview questions and was amazed by how the questions challenged me to look beyond the ordinary. I share some of the questions for you here in the hopes that you also will recognize the spark of... RSS: A "Really Smart System" For Sending And Receiving Content Online. "RSS" stands for Really Simple Syndication. RSS is a standard for publishing regular updates to web-based content. Using this standard, web publishers provide updates, such as the latest news headlines, special announcements, press releases or weblog postings through their RSS cont... Start an Internet Business in 5 Easy Steps! Want to start an Internet business? Great! Let's get started quickly by looking at five simple and necessary steps to getting your Internet business off the ground. 1. Select Your Domain Name - It is very important to select the proper domain name for your business. Why? I...
|
|
|||||
|
||||||