Top Keyword Ranking Problems

Affecting Rank in Google

The following is a result of tallying the last 10 website evaluations performed by Lori's Web Design and making note of the main problems affecting keyword ranking in Google. The most recent evaluations are listed first. The sites affected are identified by the initials of their business name.

As you can see by the chart below, those sites with multiple check marks are severely hampered from ranking in Google. I have not included problems that only have a minor effect like code validation, inadequate use of CSS and code bloat. If you will notice there are very few 302 redirects now, which used to be a major ranking problem in Google.

Most of the very serious ranking problems are caused by people designing their own websites with CMS (content management systems) or hiring a designer with no knowledge of SEO (search engine optimization).

ProblemWMBTIHoETPGMML NASVSDENASNE
Duplicate Titles                
Duplicate Description Tags            
Domain Penalized                    
Business Name Penalized                
Mirrors or Network              
No Image Alt Tags        
Not Enough Backlinks      
Split Domain          
Both Index and Root        
Open DNS                 
Shared Hosting        
Malicious 302 Redirects                  
302 and 301 Redirect Errors                
Other Malicious Redirects                    
Robots Text Problems                  
Navigation Problems        
Spammy Alt, Comment, etc. tags               
Duplicate Content Pages        
Major Keywords in Images          
Keyword Density Problems        
Excessive Download Time              
Google Bombing                    
Not Utilizing Htaccess        
Too Few Pages on Site                  
Changing File Names                  
Changing Domains                  
Capitals in File Names                  
No Keywords in File Names            
Linking to Bad Neighborhoods                  
Link Submission Schemes                
Base HREF Errors                  

Notice that practically all of the above sites have a split domain problem, an Index
vs Root problem, on shared hosting, not utilizing Htaccess properly and a lack of Backlinks.


Also see factors that affect How Long it takes to Rank well in Google.

If you would like your web site analyzed for keyword ranking problems
please check out the Website Evaluation page.

Lori Eldridge
www.loriswebs.com
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