Search Ranking Quotes

The hard part is getting to the top of page 1.

We believe PulseRank will replace PageRank over time for the real-time Web.

Google gives preference to its own products, so having a Google+ account influences your search rankings.

Google demotes search results that don't get clicked on.

If you're a publisher and you forbid deep linking into your site, or have a paid wall or registration requirement, then you're making it hard to 'point to' your content. When no one points to your content, your content is harder to find because search uses links as a proxy for popularity.

There's tremendous SEO value in Gawker.

If you Google the word "fluffy," I'm the first thing that pops up. It's me, dogs and rabbits.

Within search results, information tied to verified online profiles will be ranked higher than content without such verification, which will result in most users naturally clicking on the top (verified) results. The true cost of remaining anonymous, then, might be irrelevance.