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Google’s Top 3 Major Ranking Factors for 2021 #1662

Marketing School - Digital Marketing and Online Marketing Tips

Eric Siu and Neil Patel

Marketing, Careers, Business

4.61.4K Ratings

🗓️ 28 February 2021

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Google’s Top 3 Major Ranking Factors for 2021 In episode #1662, Neil and Eric talk about Google’s three major ranking factors this year. You will hear about the importance of user metrics, why you should be thinking long-term as a digital marketer, and much more. Tune in today! TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES: [00:25] Today’s topic: Google’s Top 3 Major Ranking Factors for 2021. [00:30] Number 1: User metrics, usability, and user experience. [01:35] Google’s job is to deliver a good search experience so they can run ads. [02:10] Number 2: Think long-term, similar to how investors think about compound returns. [02:54] Number 3: Keep your content up-to-date and fresh. [03:59] What can we be doing better on this podcast? Text us!  [04:19] That’s it for today! [04:19] To stay updated with events and learn more about our mastermind, go to the Marketing School site for more information or call us on 310-349-3785! Leave Some Feedback:     What should we talk about next? Please let us know in the comments below Did you enjoy this episode? If so, please leave a short review.     Connect with Us:    Neilpatel.com Quick Sprout  Growth Everywhere Single Grain Twitter @neilpatel  Twitter @ericosiu Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Welcome to Marketing School, the only podcast that provides daily top level marketing tips

0:06.4

and strategies from entrepreneurs that practice what they preach and live what they teach.

0:11.4

Let's start leveling up your marketing knowledge with your instructors Neil Patel and Eric

0:16.8

Sue.

0:17.8

All right guys, before we start, we got a special message from our sponsor.

0:24.1

If you want to rank higher on Google, you got to look at your paid speed time.

0:28.6

And fast your website loads the better off you are with Google's Corvital update.

0:33.2

That makes it super, super important to optimize your site for low time.

0:37.7

And one easy way to do it is use the host that Eric and I use dream host.

0:42.2

So just go to dream host or Google it, find it, check it out, and it's a great way to

0:47.1

improve your low time.

0:48.3

Today, we're going to talk about Google's top three major ranking factors for 2021 and

0:57.2

Neil is going first, user metrics, Google's going to start looking at things like usability,

1:03.3

user metrics, I'm sticking around your site, them not liking things like exit pop up as

1:07.6

much.

1:08.6

Because look, Google doesn't want to rank the site that has the most links at the top

1:12.5

or ranked the site with the best keyword density at the top.

1:15.7

They want to rank the site that you as a user love.

1:19.1

Because if they do that, they're going to win because you're going to keep coming back

1:22.1

and eventually click on some ads.

1:24.1

Just think of it this way.

1:25.4

Do you ever do a Google search and be like, oh, this number one results so much better

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